October 20 - 22, 1975

Carmen with Gabe and Cindy Stackhouse

Cindy's horse Frosty

Cathy Flaherty

Lisa Smart on Penny, Cindy on Frosty, Carmen on Angel and Cindy on Ebony

Here comes Mother!

Monday, October 20, 1975 hams and bacon, game postponed

 

Another rainy day. It is awful rainy and wet. No ballgame. I done up my work, we got ready and went down to Gorham and took Betty’s hams and bacon down to be smoked. Also Betty got her trout for the well at Buxton and got some dry red kidney beans, potatoes and onions in Standish. Fern went with us, she had such a good time. In evening Betty and I called at hospital to see Kennard. He isn’t at all good. Bill didn’t work.

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 21, 1975 FERN’S BIRTHDAY, 73 YEARS

 

Nice mild day. I was down to Betty’s, we got the kids winter clothing out, put away the summer clothes. I had fried chicken for supper. Kennard about the same. Lloyd took Fern out for her birthday. Mrs. Bert Downey went with them. Had dinner at Richardson’s Motel.

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 22, 1975

 

It has been a very nice mild day. It was cloudy and foggy when we got up but 8:30 or nine it began to clear. I did a very big wash. I ironed, I mended. I cooked. I cleaned up the house and also we cleaned the two cars. Betty to her coffee group meeting in a.m. In the p.m. no school. Kimmy went hiking with the Girl Scouts to the top of Pleasant Mountain. Carmen and several other girls all at Carmen’s and went horseback riding. Bill worked at Betty Johnson’s, came home early. He had indigestion.

 

May 26 - 30, 1955 Dorothea Graduates High School

Thursday, May 26, 1955

Cloudy again this morning, cleared in a.m. and a very nice day. We went to Wadsworth in p.m. came home. Had supper. Dorothea did some packing. She and Joy gone to movies. Cliff gone to green keepers meeting. Done some shopping today.

Friday, May 27, 1955 Dorothea Jean Crook

Quite warm. Went to Barberton in a.m. Dorothea and I got our hair fixed, done a little shopping, Es got groceries. It evening we went to Barberton high school graduation, Dorothea graduated. Very pretty and was nice. We were very proud of Dorothea. We sure appreciate all Cliff and Esther have done for her these past two years. Graduated from Norton high school at Barberton, Ohio.

Dorothea Jean Crook - High School Graduation photo 1955

Popcorn after graduation - Kennie, Joy, Althea, Dot and Susan

Dot, Cliff, Bill, Susan and Esther

Saturday, May 28, 1955

Left Esther and Cliff’s at 6:10. Fair. We ate dinner at Dunkirk, New York at 11:30. Drove on up by Lake Erie to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Then drove on to Lima, New York for supper and onto Seneca Falls for the night. Bad showers. Had a very wonderful time at Cliff and Esther’s. Appreciate it all very much.

6:00 AM  - all packed and ready to go

Joy, Bill and Kennie eating breakfast in NY

Kennie in NY

Niagara Falls

Sunday, May 29, 1955

Left the cabin at 5:25, had breakfast at Brouksville, New York. Dinner at Bennington, Vermont. Got home at 7:30. Ran into showers in New Hampshire.

Diner where they ate

Sights of Vermont

Monday, May 30, 1955 Memorial Day

Cloudy. Washed some things out, cooked a little. Dorothea down to Barbs and to Dot Libby’s.

March 7 - 10, 1955 Mama and Billie in Portland Hospitals

Monday, March 7, 1955

Nice day, awful cold. Washed. Nellie went today and Betty had another sheep here when she got home. Bill bought it at Howard’s.

Tuesday, March 8, 1955

Very nice day. Dorothy Prescott took Mama down to Dr. Crowley’s office. He said he wanted her to go in and see Dr. (?) Godutis. Her eyes were bad.

Wednesday, March 9, 1955

Stormy day. Dorothy Prescott and I took Mama down to Dr. Godutis. He said he thought it best she have an eye operation. Dot and I took her up to the Eyecare Infirmary and got her in. Hated to have to leave her, but she was very tired from going around from place to place.

Thursday, March 10, 1955

Billie sick all day, in p.m. went down to see Dr. Skillin and said he had appendicitis and wanted him to get to the hospital as soon as he could. Raymond took him to Dr. then he came home and Raymond and I took him to the Maine General Hospital. He was operated on in the nite a press case and enlarged.

February 23 - 28, 1955

Wednesday, February 23, 1955

Rained all day, very warm, snow settled a lot.

Thursday, February 24, 1955

Very nice springlike day. I’ve made a pie, done up the housework etc.

Friday, February 25, 1955

Another nice day. Churned, did up the regular work. Went to town after Bill got home. Bill got a good check.

Saturday, February 26, 1955

Very nice day. Donnie’s birthday, got his haircut.

Sunday, February 27, 1955

Cloudy. Aloha Bradley up here. Mama came home from Aunt Ava’s tonight. Eye is no different.

Monday, February 28, 1955

Another cloudy warm day. Washed. Billie up to Chet’s, hauled sawdust for himself. Judy had a nice calf born tonight part Brown Swiss and Guernsey. It clouded up tonight.

February 17 - 22, 1955 Betty's Birthday - Big Snowstorm

Thursday, February 17, 1955

A big storm on Betty’s 12^th birthday. A storm now for at least the last four years. Bill has had to work. We got about 15 inches of snow. Fern and Lloyd and Uncle Os up in p.m. Holly was here all day, no school. Billie shoveled snow. He and Raymond downtown in p.m.

Friday, February 18, 1955

Another day of no school because of storm. Bill got home at 4:30 this morning. Slept till 10. Was sick.

Saturday, February 19, 1955

Bill had to work all day. Billie took me to town. A lot of snow piled up. Nice day.

 Sunday, February 20, 1955

Very nice day. Bill had to work all day. Mama went over to Aunt Ava’s. No better.

Monday, February 21, 1955

I washed clothes, got real dry quick. Pat and the baby called in p.m.

Tuesday, February 22, 1955

Cloudy. Bill didn’t have to work. Billie worked for Chet. Betty up to see Lil. I done up the work and ironed. Mama no better.