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.

 

August 30 - September 1, 1975 Lil to the hospital

Saturday, August 30, 1975

 

What a miserable rainy day. It rained hard all day. We needed that though. I made bread, pie etc. Bill and Billie didn’t do anything. Esther’s folks didn’t get away until very late in the day. They went to Dawn’s at a cottage. They had a good time though. We done the chores and got Pa’s supper. Pres. Ford in Portland and Augusta this weekend.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 31, 1975

 

A beautiful day, but coolish. I washed. We got ready and went over to Esther’s about 12:30. We had a very nice cookout dinner. Barbecue chicken, salads, beets (Harvard), bread, butter, celery, pies, cookies and cake. It was very good. Her guests were Yates, Crooks, Hortons, Thomases and the Ragers. Cliff, Billie and herself. All seemed to enjoy it and have a good time. Kids all had a lot of fun playing etc. Kennard called. He looks awful bad. I’m afraid his time isn’t too much longer. He looks so pitiful.

 

 

 

Monday, September 1, 1975 Lil to hospital, Susan moved to Esther’s

 

Clear and sunny most of the day but it got hazy and not too sunny later in the day. A damp wind in p.m. I did a dite of washing. Also I ironed. Done regular work. Kim and Zak here in a.m. Betty moved Susan from Casco to Esther’s. Billie did a lot of trimming with the tractor. At 4:30 this morning Chet had Lil taken to the hospital. She was in serious condition. She has pneumonia and I would say she had had a stroke. Billie up to Chet’s tonight.

 

 

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.