The moment she said it, everything came flooding back. And the best part… the pretzel sticks he always gave us while we waited. What struck me is that I probably haven’t thought about Mr. Lee in 35 or 40 years. If a child were sitting in Mr. Lee’s shop today, would they be on a bench… or on a device? Those in-between moments where we used to look around, notice, daydream and take in the present moment.

Source: Daily Sun February 09, 2026 19:26 UTC