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BEACH DAY

The Art of Packing Up

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Oct 08, 2022
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That year, Grandma’s new car was a lime green Oldsmobile Delta 88 with a white vinyl top. Later, it would be called the Green Bomber, but when it was new, the car was Grandma’s pride and joy.

Every six years she got a new car—this time she’d outdone herself and ordered what she considered to be the perfect automobile. The Oldsmobile was so long that the …

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