June 23 - 25, 1962

Saturday, June 23, 1962

Cloudy and showers in a.m., cleared in PM. Blanche here all day. We got ice cream made. Also made brownies and date bars. Made bread, and rolls and baked beans. She and I went to town. In evening they all, Kennie, Dot, Kennard, Delores, Fern and Aunt Ava and Uncle Lewis came over and Bob and Blanche showed the pictures on screen so Mike could see them before he goes back to camp. Picked 5 quarts.

Sunday, June 24, 1962

Cloudy and showers in a.m. We had to postpone the picnic. Bill, Billie fixed the screens. Betty and Mike worked upstairs. I did the work, got the meals. Aunt Ava called and Kennie and Dot. A miserable day.

Monday, June 25, 1962

A very nice day. Quite on the warm side. I washed. Wrote to Esther. Betty and Mike took a cookout lunch, went down through the woods, poor Lassie went and she was so tired when she got home. We saw a little fawn on our lawn last night, spotted. Bill and I down to Ferns and to town after supper. Fern came back with us. Stayed till midnight. Fern, Betty, Mike and I played cards. Betty, Mike and Blanche down to beach swimming. Kennard called. Verna and children over to Harrison tonight. Verna’s father died this morning. Picked 4 quarts strawberries.