May 17 - 20, 1975

Saturday, May 17, 1975 bathroom and breezeway

A very beautiful day. Sunny all day. I cleaned the blue bathroom, breezeway, made rolls, a chocolate cake, baked beans and washed twice. Kids and Carmen called also Betty. Carmen and Zenya rode horseback. Hortons all rode after supper. Walt worked all day testing. Billie went with Lawrence. Bill got a nice pole for Betty’s flagpole. Betty mowed her lawns for first time.

Messing around

Sunday, May 18, 1975

I done a big wash and a lot of odds and end jobs. Billie went with Lawrence. Bill didn’t do anything today. Worked away I mean. Down to Betty’s for a cookout. It was very good, just the Hortons and Crooks.

Monday, May 19, 1975 NEW CALF, FINISHED HOUSECLEANING, VERY HOT

Today Betty came up in a.m., we did the two bedrooms and in p.m. with Fern’s help we did the living room. I’m so relieved it all look so nice. Bill painted at Betty’s. Mr. Saltman called in evening. Esther here, we got some dandelions. Today Billie traded calves. He traded the big robust Chalolais steer for a rhone red calf. Bill worked on the flag pole. I did another big wash. A very unusual hot day for this time of year.

Tuesday, May 20, 1975 HOTTER

Another very hot day. I done odds and ends, finished jobs. Washed, ironed and cellar and room downstairs. Betty to coffee group this a.m. Bill painted. Another very hot day. This has has been a very unusual month of May.