Boscobel antiques

(1964 March 1)

Yesterday Daddy and I had an outing we had planned all week. MM asked if she could come, so OK. We drove to Boscobel where we visited a second-hand shop near the [Wisconsin] river. Aisles of junk, even racks of clothing. I nearly bot a little miner's lamp and a 3-tined fork but came away with a new rag rug $3.00. The lamp looked like a piece of tin a cow stepped on, but I kept thinking of the miners at Linden etc., and yet when it came to buying it, voted no. There is something that holds me back, and I think it is a feeling of life being short now and many things to be disposed of here without adding to it. As to the forks, John Gould (in his book) mentions how wonderful they are and impossible to buy - yet I have all I need, Grandma Leedom's - they were 50 cents and like those in museum. I got MM a cover for a frying pan, as she has none, and a lemon squeezer, and she bot 2 salt and pepper sets for Mrs. Marshall's collection. Daddy finally sat in the car.

Fake rugs

(1964 April 1)

She [MM, recently married] is going to buy fake rugs for living room - printed designs of braided rugs, as Junior thinks they are neater than handmade rugs. I had just listened to WHA [public radio about] Union Textile Fair and could hardly bear this blind preference to artifical imitations.

Slimming in German

(1964 March 10)

Last night our German class met and I passed around the magazines [from the German Tourist Bureau] but brot them home again. That new Munich theater must be a beauty, tho. I believe all the class took the La Salle St. address to send for it [the magazine]. Our teacher wanted to take up my offer to have the class meet here and have another party, but the class is very lukewarm. Would rather learn than eat. Nearly all dieting because of Lent or health.

Sharp eyes

(1964 February 19)

Daddy in jury trial today. Game warden accused farmer of having loaded gun "on a vehicle" - tractor. Farmer says not. Game warden says he saw it thru spy glass.

Best of class

(1964 February 14)

At night to my German class, and when I tell you I am about the best one, you can judge the rest - about 6-8 of us.

Teflon spatula

(1964 February 14)

The other day at A&P I bot a teflon-lined yellow enameled frying pan for $1.39 but no wooden spatula came with it tho was supposed to - however I am using a wooden salad set and so far so good but hope to whittle or buy a spatula somewhere, maybe at Kiwanis White Elephant sale today.

Birthday fun

(1964 February 14)

Many many thanks for my birthday presents! I am writing with my pen now and find it very handy to use nightly on my diary also. Daddy gave me a gold pin in the shape of a leaf and a big box of tea. Wardie [Birkett] gave me a gray and white scarf nice with my gray coat. Both of them had cards with funny dogs like Dee. Also I got about half a dozen other cards from friends and relatives. Fun to get. Actually I wasn't feeling too peppy because of my cold - darn it.