Typhoid May was infamous for being the source of the disease in several outbreaks during the early 20th century in New York. While asymptomatic herself, she unknowingly carried typhoid in her cells. It didn't help that she was a poor immigrant from Ireland and therefore easy to vilify.
Anyway, I feel like a modern variant myself. So many of the quilt stores I love and visit close soon after my visits. LeRouvray in Paris, City Quilter in NYC, Gentler Times in Salt Lake City--the list grows. Now I have found out that the building where Britex Fabrics in San Francisco has been for more than fifty years was purchased and the new owner wants to toss them out on the street. They aren't just a quilt store, they carry everything anyone who sews might want, but they are a magnet for sewing in Union Square. I have purchased so many beautiful fabrics there, from Japanese indigo and batiks, to Italian designer wool. The owner of the business is trying to use a new law to stay in the building but these days money talks in San Francisco.
On an entirely different note, Trump has expressed support for Marine Le Pen in the French election. "Quel dommage!"
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