Here comes the bride

(1952 June 21)

Evenings LL and I sit in the living room around 9 p.m. and one will say to the other, "Well, shall we have a tune?" The other will say, "Do you feel up to it?" If so, we get out the flashlight and our spectacles and see if we can figure out the machine [a drop automatic]. If we are feeling sharp and can get it to go, we often listen to something fairly entertaining.

One night I said, "If you will carry out that bouquet of peonies which are falling off, we shall be able to get to our records in the window seat and play something from there. Just as he picked it up, a record fell down and started to play "Here - Comes - the Bride" and he, on his feet, with bouquet - you can imagine the clowning rest.

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I thoroughly cleaned window seat. 3 records broken, "Way out West in Kansas," another I forget, and "The Pear Tree" I gave Daddy for Xmas. I removed all my stuff - nothing but records now. Note and remember: all record books are now placed with titles on top so they may be read. Therefore remember to hold each book on the left as you lift it out or records will roll out.