July 7- 11, 1955

Thursday, July 7, 1955

It was a good day. I cleaned up the house, Bill and I called up to Hayd and Helen’s in evening. Dorothea came home tonight to stay and for her day off tomorrow. Lawrence Flint Jr. brought her. Fern not very well, had a bad spell with her arm.

Friday, July 8, 1955

Very nice day, quite hot. Dorothea here all day, she did some mending and made another checkerboard cake. Mama not very good today. I churned. Mowed lawns, washed. Had Brud and family and Kennard up for afternoon and evening. Ironed. Raymond over in evening.

Saturday, July 9, 1955

Hot. All day very hot and humid during the night. Billie mowed today rest of the field and Dick Carsley’s field. Went to town in p.m. Dorothea up in p.m. for a little while. Bill, Raymond and Betty got scattering in. Betty raked them with Raymond’s tractor.

Sunday, July 10, 1955

Very hot and humid all day. Bill and Billie hayed all day. Raymond, Kennard and Hayd helped Gordon Sanborn bail it. Delores called in p.m. Dorothea up in p.m. from camp. I didn’t do hardly any work.

Monday, July 11, 1955

Very nice day, sunny, cooler and no humidity. I washed and cooked. Daisy and her lamb went tonight. Elmer Fogg bought them. Hated to see them go. Two nice pets,  the little one was so cute. We are going to miss them.