June 29 - July 2, 1964 (And 30 Years Later)

Monday, June 29, 1964 Finished Haying

A hot day. Finished the haying, didn’t get it wet. Blanche and Carmen and I went to Portland in a.m. I washed in PM. Verna and children here today. Betty not away tonight.

Tuesday, June 30, 1964

I did some windows and curtains today. I picked 8 boxes of strawberries. A searching party went out for Roger Maynard tonight. Bill and rest of the town crew. Betty not away tonight.

Wednesday, July 1, 1964 Hot

Well this month Mike will come home. Well today we finished all the downstairs cleaning. Billie and the crew finished Stan Whitney’s hay and finished mowing up to Ray McDonald’s. Blanche, Bob here. We picked 8 quarts berries. Dave here in evening. MIKE COMES HOME THIS MONTH.

Thursday, July 2, 1964

Mama been gone three months today. I washed. Cleaned up my chambers. Today Betty decided to move upstairs instead of taking the Vose house. Nola and Kathy here. Still miss Mama. Think of her each day. I hope to meet her again.

(Exactly 30 years to the day they met again. Nanny died July 2, 1994)