(1952 March 17)
As to your laundry, I don't know when you will get it, though I try hard enough. Thursday I turned on the machine, blew a fuse, called Strang's [electric] who rushed over Friday. Decided a new motor should be put in at once. Put it in Saturday. Today [Sunday] I filled it with your things and blew another fuse. What tomorrow will bring I cannot say.
March 7, 2009
March 6, 2009
A Green Day
(1952 March 17)
This afternoon MM ... [and neighbor girls] went to the Luthern Church to the Girl Scout 40th Birthday Party, where various members gave the Promise, etc. Doings of troops for year were reviewed, AR led singing, a scout movie was shown by Rev. S and lastly refreshments were served, cupcakes decorated in green and green punch. While I was finishing my cake, a woman leaned over and asked if I were your mother. Said she had you in second grade when she was a practice teacher at Normal....
This afternoon MM ... [and neighbor girls] went to the Luthern Church to the Girl Scout 40th Birthday Party, where various members gave the Promise, etc. Doings of troops for year were reviewed, AR led singing, a scout movie was shown by Rev. S and lastly refreshments were served, cupcakes decorated in green and green punch. While I was finishing my cake, a woman leaned over and asked if I were your mother. Said she had you in second grade when she was a practice teacher at Normal....
March 5, 2009
The Big M
(1994 February)
When I came back to my room, a teenager was making my bed. She was wearing a black T shirt with a big M on it. "What's the M for?" I asked. "I dunno," she said, "I found it in the road and I kept it."
When I came back to my room, a teenager was making my bed. She was wearing a black T shirt with a big M on it. "What's the M for?" I asked. "I dunno," she said, "I found it in the road and I kept it."
March 4, 2009
A dark & stormy night story
(1990 Maundy Thursday)
I suppose Sally will start rock collecting now. The age is right. I wish she'd start on her [stamp] album. Everything is so stepped up now, I suppose it is not too early to learn about S-E-X. She should have a good start with gerbels around.
It was a dark and stormy night and a traveler was tired and weary when in the distance he saw a lighted farm house. Soon he was knocking at the door, then welcomed in, and asked join in supper. Afterwards he sat by the fire until it was bed time, when they all went upstairs. The farmer explained they had only one bed; so first the wife got in, then the husband, then the traveler. After a while the horses got to biting each other and kicking, and the farmer had to go out to the barn to quiet them. "Now's your chance," said the wife. "OK" said the traveler and went downstairs and finished off the cottage cheese.
(Not according to Rabelais.)
[Marginal note:] This was on the radio last week.
I suppose Sally
It was a dark and stormy night and a traveler was tired and weary when in the distance he saw a lighted farm house. Soon he was knocking at the door, then welcomed in, and asked join in supper. Afterwards he sat by the fire until it was bed time, when they all went upstairs. The farmer explained they had only one bed; so first the wife got in, then the husband, then the traveler. After a while the horses got to biting each other and kicking, and the farmer had to go out to the barn to quiet them. "Now's your chance," said the wife. "OK" said the traveler and went downstairs and finished off the cottage cheese.
(Not according to Rabelais.)
[Marginal note:] This was on the radio last week.
March 3, 2009
Never a borrower nor a lender be
(1994 February 22)
I lent a person a library book and she put it in the waste basket where it was rescued and taken back to library.
I lent a person a library book and she put it in the waste basket where it was rescued and taken back to library.
March 2, 2009
The Rosary
(1995 February)
I heard an announcement and went out in the Lobby to see what was up and found only one person present, who told me the crowd had all gone down on the elevator to chapel to say the Rosary. So I came back here to my room with time to write a note to you. I went once and the lady leader kept saying, "All of us Catholics and Polly!" And one girl told me I said the prayer better than she did and she was going to tell tell the priest. I never went after that and said my prayers at home.
I heard an announcement and went out in the Lobby to see what was up and found only one person present, who told me the crowd had all gone down on the elevator to chapel to say the Rosary. So I came back here to my room with time to write a note to you. I went once and the lady leader kept saying, "All of us Catholics and Polly!" And one girl told me I said the prayer better than she did and she was going to tell tell the priest. I never went after that and said my prayers at home.
March 1, 2009
Conveniences
(1995 January)
I own three wastebaskets and find it very handy - one in bath room, one by bedside, and one by desk. Worse than your two telephones.
I own three wastebaskets and find it very handy - one in bath room, one by bedside, and one by desk. Worse than your two telephones.
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