May 22 - 25, 1974

Wednesday, May 22, 1974 I finished my housecleaning

Mostly cloudy today. I cleaned the living room. Betty and Holly were here. Lloyd came up while Bill worked on the barn. Also Stan called. Betty helped Bill today. We had dandelion greens tonight and they were delicious. Also had a turkey pie. I made a cake today. Christie didn’t act too good today. Just laid around outside a little.

Thursday, May 23, 1974

A very miserable day. I done a lot of odds and end jobs. In p.m. Betty and I went to town shopping. The sheathing came today, also the windows from Phinney Lumber Co of Gorham, for the barn. In evening went down to Ferns and she gave me a little old pitcher. Cliff’s brother and family called to see him for a little while today. Christie seemed brighter and better today.

Friday, May 24, 1974

Another miserable day. I went down to Betty’s, we cleaned her barns. They looked very nice. Bill didn’t do anything on the barn. He went down to Helen Jones’s and helped to get the shutters off. Bill got a copy of the WILL of Jean’s today. Christie not very good, hasn’t eaten a thing.

Saturday, May 25, 1974 Christie

Another miserable day. I done regular work, baked white California pea beans, made rolls, bread, a blueberry pie and a chocolate cake. Walt, Betty, Carmen and Lawrence called, also Lloyd. Billie went with Lawrence because they couldn’t do any work on the barn. Today Christie has been feeling very bad. Hasn’t eaten a thing but drank a lot of water. She is weak and doesn’t get up much. We are very concerned about her.