August 9 - 15, 1947

Saturday, August 9, 1947

Hot. Cleaned up the house. Bought a bushel peaches at A & P for $3.69 Went to town with Kennard’s folks. Fred Emery and Edmund Otis called to see Ed Davis.

Sunday, August 10, 1947

Hot. Dr. Mabry came to see Ed.

Monday, August 11, 1947

Dr. Mabry took Ed Davis to hospital. Bill home lame. Billie home sick.

Tuesday, August 12, 1947

Hot. Canned peaches 15 ½. Dorothy Allen called. Bill and Billie home sick. Hot.

Wednesday, August 13, 1947

Very hot. I picked blueberries. Bill and Billie back to work.

Thursday, August 14, 1947

Very hot. I picked blueberries. We ate out back tonight. Blyn called. Dorothea over to Woods Pond on picnic with Blanche and Ruth.

Friday, August 15, 1947

Very hot. Showers cooled off in late p.m. We washed. Canned string beans and picked peas.

August 2 - 8, 1947 Nanny's Birthday

Saturday, August 2, 1947

Bill back to work after haying. I went to town to see about chicks.

Sunday, August 3, 1947

Bill haying at Lloyd’s and Billie up to Chet’s.

Monday, August 4, 1947

We washed. Dr. Mabry came to see Ed.

Tuesday, August 5, 1947

I went up to Evelyn Ridlon’s blueberrying. Got about 10 quarts. Hot.

Wednesday, August 6, 1947

We canned 6 quarts blueberries. Hayed at Lloyd’s tonight.

Thursday, August 7, 1947

We canned string beans. Dr. Mabry called. Lloyd finished haying.

Friday, August 8, 1947

Fern and Lloyd up and brought up a box of chocolates for birthday.

July 26 - August 1, 1947 Fox Killed All The Chicks

Saturday, July 26, 1947

Nice day. Bill home all day and they hauled the rest of the hay. Rayburn here. Ed Davis came here today to board. Jackie’s birthday.

Sunday, July 27, 1947

Hot day. Billie worked at Lloyd’s. Bill worked in berries. Blyn Davis called this a.m. Betty down to Ferns. Dorothea and Sara to movies. Sara here for dinner.

Monday, July 28, 1947

Showers. We washed. Bobby got burned. Godden and Sally called. Shafer came up for milk.

Tuesday, July 29, 1947

Goden mowed hay. Here for dinner.

Wednesday, July 30, 1947

Bill home and hayed.

Thursday, July 31, 1947

Haying.

Friday, August 1, 1947

Our chicks were all dead this morning. Set a trap and got a fox. Finished up our haying.

July 19 - 25, 1947

Saturday, July 19, 1947

Finished picking strawberries. Canned some and made some jam. Very hot.

Sunday, July 20, 1947

Nice day. Goden up here and mowed all day. Bill and Evelyn Ridlon called and wanted us to go to movies.

Monday, July 21, 1947

Washed and ironed. Billie didn’t work. Rayburn here all day. Grover finished hauling slabs.

Tuesday, July 22, 1947

Rained. Bill home and worked on tractor. Rayburn here all day. Blanche and Joy here in a.m. Dorothea over there in PM.

Wednesday, July 23, 1947

Billie took cow up to Chet’s. His big one.

Thursday, July 24, 1947

Betty got her hair cut at Joan’s. Looks good. Blanche took us down.

Friday, July 25, 1947

Goden here all day. They got the tractor going. I went blueberrying.

July 12 - 18, 1947 New Bike For Dorothea

Saturday, July 12, 1947

Dorothea got her brand-new BIKE. From Wales Hamblen. $39.50. Nice day. Bill stayed home and put out the chicks. Bill, Billie and I rode on the new bike.

Sunday, July 13, 1947

We washed. Had showers in PM. Jim and Mildred came and got milk.

Monday, July 14, 1947

Picked strawberries, last ones for the store. Had a nice crop of them. Papa gone one month today.

Tuesday, July 15, 1947

Betty and I called at the Carl – Vern and Minnie’s. Dorothea began her swimming lessons. Mama got birthday cards and money on her birthday. We got our chicks from Mel Greens for berries. $15.86

Wednesday, July 16, 1947

Nice day. I went up to Rados and picked some peas. Dot and Mina called. Got the tractor started. Val and Rayburn still working on barn.

Thursday, July 17, 1947

Picked some more berries.

Friday, July 18, 1947

Picked berries. Val helped me. Dorothea and I went to town in PM. Bill down to Charlie’s before supper.