November 26 - 29, 1992 Thanksgiving

 

Thursday, November 26, 1992 Thanksgiving day

 

Another one of those cloudy rainy miserable days like they all have been all this week. A very nice Thanksgiving at HOME. I love that place. Walt and Betty put on a very nice dinner. It was delicious. Betty, Walt, Carmen, Brogan, Cameron entertained, Pat and Ray, Walt’s brother and his wife (a first). Billie, Betty S and me. Dorothea and David entertained Jeff at a very nice place in Naples. Kim was at Tom’s and his mother’s place in Raymond. Zak was in California. I guess he ate with a friend. He called and we all talked with him.

 

 

 

Friday, November 27, 1992

 

At last a nice sunny day. It was so good to see the sun and clear skies. Well Carmen and children came and all day Carmen wrapped Christmas gifts, Betty came in p.m. and helped. Billie and Brogan went up to David’s to see the cows. Brogan was pleased, she also saw the sheep. Carmen worked all p.m. wrapping. Dorothea got the supper, a good one.

 

 

 

Saturday, November 28, 1992

 

A quite nice day today. Dorothea came and cleaned, it looks very nice. She had Betty went to Oxford looking for antiques. Dorothea got the supper when she got back. Very good. Carmen and Cameron called, I kept Cameron while she went to town etc. Brogan and BJ called today. Brogan called her Grammy Willette and she got a chance to talk with her father. He was there at the pizza shop working for his folks. She was very pleased talk with him. I washed today.

 

 

 

Sunday, November 29, 1992

 

A quite nice day. I wrote to Esther. Then Betty called and wanted to know if I would like to go to Cornish with she and Dorothea. They was out looking for antiques. It was a nice ride and not too cold. I enjoyed it very much. Betty’s sister Sadie died early this morning at N.C. hospital. She had been to the hospital about two weeks. Dorothea and Betty stopped at Main Streets Variety and got us eat Italian sandwiches and dessert for our supper. Very good.

November 22 - 25, 1992

 

Sunday, November 22, 1992

 

Well a quite nice day, on the mild side. Very warm today. I wrote to Es after I got the regular work done. Jason came today. They didn’t do much as everything is about all done for the fall. Carlton and Brud called at Betty’s this morning or late in early p.m. Also called to say goodbye. Last night Brud and Verna had a lot of guests. Kathy, Mark and children, Linda, Nona, Carlton and Billie and Jane. It was sure crowded. They expected Billie and Jane to go home so Carlton and Linda went to a motel and stayed.

 

 

 

Monday, November 23, 1992

 

A rainy miserable day. Carmen and I went to Windham and done rest of the shopping. Carlton, Linda left for home to California this morning. Also Brud and Verna went home. Got home at about 12:30. Watched programs. Betty came and got the supper. I made a pudding.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 24, 1992

 

Still cloudy and raining. I done a big wash this morning. Betty came. She cleaned and changed the beds. I did a ironing. Betty got a pea soup started the supper. Billie and I watched TV soaps in p.m. What miserable weather day in and day out.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 25, 1992 Snow, No School

 

Cloudy and raining again. Miserable weather all the time. I done the regular work. Carmen and kids came. Carmen flew around, made four pies, lemon sponge, custard, two date filled ones. They came out good. She sure is smart when it comes to things like cooking. She also got the supper. Very good. Arnold came out and ate too. Brogan ate a big supper then she went down to Betty’s and stayed all night. No snow to amount to anything.

November 19 - 21, 1992 Service for Phyllis

 

Thursday, November 19, 1992

 

A quite nice day. I done up regular work. I checked over some books etc. In p.m. Carlton came. I was glad to see him. I love him and feel so sorry for him. He has lost a lot of weight since Phyllis’s sickness. Carmen called in p.m. and got supper to going. She made a delicious tunafish casserole.

 

 

 

Friday, November 20, 1992

 

Colder this morning. A nice very clear day. I washed. This has been a nice sunny day, on the cold side. Dorothea came early and cleaned up the house. Changed the beds. She made brownies, and gave Billie his shampoo and washed his back. She washed the floors and it all looks so nice when she got done. Susan came and cut Dorothea’s hair. I hope will be a lot warmer tomorrow. A lot on the scanner today and almost every day. I like that very much.

 

 

 

Saturday, November 21, 1992 Phyllis’s Service

 

A cloudy day and it rained very hard in p.m. Today they had memorial service for Phyllis Osborne Smith at Tom’s Homestead. Mary Beth Wells was the minister. A very good service. Pieces were read by Carlton, Verna and Dorothea. Betty helped to write it. There was a lot of people, family, friends and relatives. Afterwards a nice buffet was served, very very good. We got home at about 4 PM. There was a very nice photo of her on the table. She was a very nice person, thoughtful and kind. This family all went. I didn’t do anything except regular work and got ready to go to the service.

 

 

 

November 15 - 18, 1992

 

Sunday, November 15, 1992

 

A very long day here. Betty came late in p.m., brought some Italian sandwiches for supper. They were very good. Also had cheesecake. I got the breakfast, done up the work. Walt and Cameron was up for coffee. I wrote to Esther and backed my cards for Christmas to Scotland. This is been a fair kind of a day. Not too cold.

 

 

 

Monday, November 16, 1992

 

Cold, but a kind of a pleasant day. I did wash. It was quite cold. Carmen and Cameron called this morning. I worked at the desk in a.m. Watched TV in p.m. Betty came up and cleaned the house in p.m. She has a lot to do tomorrow wrapping gifts etc. Cold tonight.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 17, 1992 FIRST SNOW

 

Up early this morning. It was kind of cloudy. Later on in began to snow. I got ready and went down to Betty’s to do Christmas wrapping. We worked on it all day then had a boiled ham supper. Very good. Billie came down for supper. Brogan came there from school. She loves it down there. She was glad to see the snow.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 18, 1992

 

It was sunny most all day. A lot of the snow melted. I didn’t do much today. Carmen came and went and done the shopping. Betty called on her way to Kim’s. They are going shopping. Today we got a set of beautiful pictures. BROGAN ALYSSA and CAMERON ALEXANDER CROOK HORTON. They are taken for Christmas. I love them.

 

November 11 - 14, 1992

 

Wednesday, November 11, 1992

 

A rainy day, some freezing on the road. David came this morning. Late in the day Tom made a visit. I worked on Christmas lists etc. Betty came and got the supper.

 

 

 

Thursday, November 12, 1992

 

No school it being Armistice Day. Or Veterans Day. Well we had rain today and last night. It cleared off during the morning then it began to cloud up and rained again in late p.m. Betty, Dorothea, Carmen, Brogan and Cameron. It rained in late p.m.

 

 

 

Friday, November 13, 1992

 

At last we had a nice sunny day. Carmen came and went to town and done the shopping. Also she and I checked over the Christmas gifts and checking over the remaining things to get. Dorothea came and got the supper. Had some of the new steaks. A very good supper. Carmen worked tonight.

 

 

 

Saturday, November 14, 1992

 

A quite nice sunny day. Quite warm. David came for coffee. Then Dorothea came and done the cleaning. Carmen brought Cameron up for a little while so she could get a mattress for Arnold’s bed. Dorothea busy all day cleaning and helping Billie with his bath.