Proud Provider....
My Dad at that time wanted to buy my Mom all the latest appliances. From Ford's Department store right to Corralitos. We were the first on our block to have a dishwasher and the first to have an actual Sterreo as well. Neighbors would stop by to see the new appliances as my Dad performed a demonstration. We learned to load the dishes and hook the hose to the sink. It was a very big deal and neighbors were delighted when he pressed the on button and the thing roared to life. The Sterreo came with a record that showed how it distributed sound. Everyone would oh and ah, as they heard the sound of baby chicks go from one side of our living room to the other. Every week he bought a new record. From classicle and jazz, to light opera and folk. 1 Blake was filled every afternoon with music from every where. My parents wanted to fill our lives with what they hadn't had. Both of them coming from broken homes during the depression. My Dad flourished in his rail road job. Although He didn't even have a High School deploma, he was able to move up and provide fairly well for us. My Mother had two Sisters in San Francisco,  so she regularly visited them. So of course She packed us off  to the Museums, Tea Gardens, Macy's and the Zoo on a regular basis. And every summer my Aunts packed up my Cousins for summers in Corralitos.