(1992 December)
The woman sitting at my table ... is a little odd. Many people here have been sent by their doctors. Margaret Scott pushes her sister around and around until 4 p.m. when relieved by a school girl and then she can write. [Scott was a prolific local historian.]
January 31, 2012
January 30, 2012
Knitting class
(1992 December)
The knitting class [that Polly volunteered to give at the Schmitt Home] never got started. I talked to the woman in charge of activities, very interested but not started. Remarked supplies could be at hand at Vergil and Connies, a RC store. Well - I offered.
The knitting class [that Polly volunteered to give at the Schmitt Home] never got started. I talked to the woman in charge of activities, very interested but not started. Remarked supplies could be at hand at Vergil and Connies, a RC store. Well - I offered.
January 29, 2012
Wheelers
(1992 December)
Every type of wheel chair invented rolls past my open door. God bless these brave people rolling along.
Every type of wheel chair invented rolls past my open door. God bless these brave people rolling along.
January 28, 2012
Box lunch
(1992 December)
Yesterday I slept thru dinner, and Jean fixed me up a box lunch - sandwich and apple. Good to be where there are people, and it is also good to be home, which is where I wish I were.
Yesterday I slept thru dinner, and Jean fixed me up a box lunch - sandwich and apple. Good to be where there are people, and it is also good to be home, which is where I wish I were.
January 27, 2012
Prayer helps
(1992 ?November)
Sometimes I think how useless this all is - it's about time for me to be dying anyway, and I am performing no useful service any more, unless it is prayer.
Sometimes I think how useless this all is - it's about time for me to be dying anyway, and I am performing no useful service any more, unless it is prayer.
January 26, 2012
Clueless
(1992 ?November)
We kept appointment at hospital with young lady who ran a heart machine. I lay on a hard couch on a hard pillow while she ran her heart machine, which made a noise and showed the heart beating in a nearby movie. When the hour was over, I said, "How did I do?" And she said, "I have no idea. That is for the docor to say."
We kept appointment at hospital with young lady who ran a heart machine. I lay on a hard couch on a hard pillow while she ran her heart machine, which made a noise and showed the heart beating in a nearby movie. When the hour was over, I said, "How did I do?" And she said, "I have no idea. That is for the docor to say."
January 25, 2012
Fire drill
(1992 December)
We had a fire drill a few minutes ago. I am near an exit so not much of a distance.
We had a fire drill a few minutes ago. I am near an exit so not much of a distance.
January 24, 2012
So long
(1992 December)
Geraldine is going to her son's in Florida for a week - said "so long." If you say "Goodbye," you do not expect to see the person again, her father told her.
Geraldine is going to her son's in Florida for a week - said "so long." If you say "Goodbye," you do not expect to see the person again, her father told her.
January 23, 2012
Library blues
(1992 December)
I asked to see the library and was taken to 4th floor. Very cold & deserted.
I asked to see the library and was taken to 4th floor. Very cold & deserted.
January 22, 2012
Keeping it warm
(1992 December)
TV man back for his slip - employment. I was sitting on it on the bed, "keeping it warm" as he said.
TV man back for his slip - employment. I was sitting on it on the bed, "keeping it warm" as he said.
January 21, 2012
January 20, 2012
Bird count
(1992 December 21)
It's Bird Count day in RC and groups go out in cars to see what birds they can see - kinds, etc. Jan's turn to bake cookies.
It's Bird Count day in RC and groups go out in cars to see what birds they can see - kinds, etc. Jan's turn to bake cookies.
January 19, 2012
Sing-along?
(1992 December 11)
The cooking here is excellent - one thing. Ruth Williams came one afternoon and Jan always. I lay down for a little nap after dinner, and 3 people came in to see if Iwere ill or if I would come to a Sing-Along.
The cooking here is excellent - one thing. Ruth Williams came one afternoon and Jan always. I lay down for a little nap after dinner, and 3 people came in to see if Iwere ill or if I would come to a Sing-Along.
January 18, 2012
Bathing machine
(1992 December 11)
Was scooped off for a bath in tub with a chair that lifts up and deposits victim in warm water adjusted for his taste.
Was scooped off for a bath in tub with a chair that lifts up and deposits victim in warm water adjusted for his taste.
January 17, 2012
Tabletalk
(1992 December)
[When Mary Margaret suddenly died, Polly went to live at the Schmidt Home.] A nice man at my table has trouble lifting his spoon to his mouth and sometimes bursts into tears, so sad.
[When Mary Margaret suddenly died, Polly went to live at the Schmidt Home.] A nice man at my table has trouble lifting his spoon to his mouth and sometimes bursts into tears, so sad.
January 16, 2012
Xmas list
(1992 November 16)
I think most people thot it was very dull to get money for Xmas last year. What do you people want this year? Let me have your lists. As for me, a few postcards and stamps. Something curious Sally made. Summer pyjamas with long sleeves. Black tea not in bags. A subscription to a woman's magazine. Your turn to think.
I think most people thot it was very dull to get money for Xmas last year. What do you people want this year? Let me have your lists. As for me, a few postcards and stamps. Something curious Sally made. Summer pyjamas with long sleeves. Black tea not in bags. A subscription to a woman's magazine. Your turn to think.
January 15, 2012
Georgette
(1992 November 16)
How am I? Well, far from good. I think I'd describe it as weak. "I eat, I drink, but not as I should" - taken from an old song, "Georgette, Georgette, why can't you be good.?"
How am I? Well, far from good. I think I'd describe it as weak. "I eat, I drink, but not as I should" - taken from an old song, "Georgette, Georgette, why can't you be good.?"
January 14, 2012
Updating
(1992 November 16?)
This might be Nov. 16, 1992. I don't go out nor see many people, but I could pay more attention to the date on the paper - that would be the Wisconsin State Journal.
This might be Nov. 16, 1992. I don't go out nor see many people, but I could pay more attention to the date on the paper - that would be the Wisconsin State Journal.
January 13, 2012
Crack the whip
(1992 November 14)
[On a notecard showing Winslow Homer's painting of schoolboys playing "Snap the Whip":] I have played this in grade school. Quite a jolt if one is at the end.
[On a notecard showing Winslow Homer's painting of schoolboys playing "Snap the Whip":] I have played this in grade school. Quite a jolt if one is at the end.
January 12, 2012
Kafeeklatsch
(1992 November 14)
In the morning a popular thing for girls to do is go to the bakery, get coffee and a roll or bun, and sit and exchange gossip. MM does this sometimes. Mary Speidel [Polly's other caregiver] was thinking of it today, but it is pretty sharp out.
In the morning a popular thing for girls to do is go to the bakery, get coffee and a roll or bun, and sit and exchange gossip. MM does this sometimes. Mary Speidel [Polly's other caregiver] was thinking of it today, but it is pretty sharp out.
January 11, 2012
Afterthought
(1992 November 4)
Dark and miserable out, and I am glad I'm not getting married on a day like this.
Dark and miserable out, and I am glad I'm not getting married on a day like this.
January 10, 2012
Catplay
(1992 October 27)
I said, "What is Annie doing?" MM said - "in the bathroom wopping the hot water bottle corks as they hang over the shelf." Very dull just now.
I said, "What is Annie doing?" MM said - "in the bathroom wopping the hot water bottle corks as they hang over the shelf." Very dull just now.
January 9, 2012
Annie up a tree
(1992 October 26)
Guess what? Annie, our adventurous black kitten, climbed to the top of the lilac bush, and MM had to run upstairs, open the window, take out the screen, reach out and bring in that Annie. That kitten is always up to something!
Guess what? Annie, our adventurous black kitten, climbed to the top of the lilac bush, and MM had to run upstairs, open the window, take out the screen, reach out and bring in that Annie. That kitten is always up to something!
January 8, 2012
Bat bite
(1992 October 25)
MM tried to be kind to bat, picked it up to save its life, but it misunderstood her motive and bit her, and she now goes to hospitals both in RC and Madison.
MM tried to be kind to bat, picked it up to save its life, but it misunderstood her motive and bit her, and she now goes to hospitals both in RC and Madison.
January 7, 2012
Lost ornaments
(1992 October 1)
Beaulard, a giant of a man, found the storm windows to the kitchen. Another look for the Xmas Tree Decorations, but gone gone Gone. Some were so old - the swan, the dwarf - too bad. Bill and I took them off last year, and he took them up [to the attic] and one would think they'd be there.
Beaulard, a giant of a man, found the storm windows to the kitchen. Another look for the Xmas Tree Decorations, but gone gone Gone. Some were so old - the swan, the dwarf - too bad. Bill and I took them off last year, and he took them up [to the attic] and one would think they'd be there.
January 6, 2012
Comeback
(1992 October 1)
Cat news first: Annie, our kitten, slipped out and away when Mary M opened the door to let Cyrus in. There was nothing she could do, so away she went! After a couple of hours, I was sitting in the livingroom and MM opened the door, and in she came like a shot, jumped on my lap as if to say, "I made it," another jump on the [foot]stool, tucked in her tail, and was instantly sound asleep! Since she proved she could come back, I suppose we'll let her out often.
Cat news first: Annie, our kitten, slipped out and away when Mary M opened the door to let Cyrus in. There was nothing she could do, so away she went! After a couple of hours, I was sitting in the livingroom and MM opened the door, and in she came like a shot, jumped on my lap as if to say, "I made it," another jump on the [foot]stool, tucked in her tail, and was instantly sound asleep! Since she proved she could come back, I suppose we'll let her out often.
January 5, 2012
Bad book
(1992 September 22)
I read such a poor book of Daddy's - Eight Questions, I think it was. I told MM to throw it, but she said no, she would hand it in at the new [used] book store downtown. I said in that case, erase "Poor" I had written at the top. Craig Rice [author].
I read such a poor book of Daddy's - Eight Questions, I think it was. I told MM to throw it, but she said no, she would hand it in at the new [used] book store downtown. I said in that case, erase "Poor" I had written at the top. Craig Rice [author].
January 4, 2012
Frost
(1992 September 22)
For the first time this year WRCO said, "Cover your plants, for it will frost tonight." Mary M, the sage, said, "Not the squash." I wonder if frost has reached you and what Sherry will say.
For the first time this year WRCO said, "Cover your plants, for it will frost tonight." Mary M, the sage, said, "Not the squash." I wonder if frost has reached you and what Sherry will say.
January 3, 2012
River rising
(1992 September)
A few strong showers cause rivulets to run into the Pine, the river near our house, and of course that rises. ... The Pine is high, and people may be evacuated; Geraldine thot she might, so did not come to work. ... Many people on shore to look at the river rising, and so I met Alice Premo (orchard) after many years.
A few strong showers cause rivulets to run into the Pine, the river near our house, and of course that rises. ... The Pine is high, and people may be evacuated; Geraldine thot she might, so did not come to work. ... Many people on shore to look at the river rising, and so I met Alice Premo (orchard) after many years.
January 2, 2012
Top cat
(1992 September)
This black kitten Annie is often in trouble. After MM went to the fair, I missed her. She was between the house door and the storm door. The big cat, Cyrus, helps take care of her. Won't let her out when he goes out.
This black kitten Annie is often in trouble. After MM went to the fair, I missed her. She was between the house door and the storm door. The big cat, Cyrus, helps take care of her. Won't let her out when he goes out.
January 1, 2012
Exit Annie
(1992 September)
One night I opened the door, and Annie, who is a black kitten, darted out, and MM hurt her arm trying to catch her from elbow to shoulder. Has been to doctor but still very tender. She does everything for me, and a good thing, as I can do less and less for myself - just tired. What I do pretty well is sleep.
One night I opened the door, and Annie, who is a black kitten, darted out, and MM hurt her arm trying to catch her from elbow to shoulder. Has been to doctor but still very tender. She does everything for me, and a good thing, as I can do less and less for myself - just tired. What I do pretty well is sleep.
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