March 6 - 12, 1948 Blanche Home From Hospital

Saturday, March 6, 1948

Joy here all day. We did regular work. Bill still lame. Called at Jean and Jack’s in eve. Jim Halket married.

Sunday, March 7, 1948

A long stormy day. We took Joy home. She was homesick. Bill and I called at Uncle Sulmore’s.

Monday, March 8, 1948

Blanche came home today. Bill’s foot not so good.

Tuesday, March 9, 1948

Bill’s foot better. He went up to get pickerel today. I ironed. Nice day. Kennie in Portland tonight to a plumbers meeting.

Wednesday, March 10, 1948

Nice warm day. Bill, Betty and I down to his father’s. Delores called on Mama in p.m.

Thursday, March 11, 1948

Mama in bed with a cold. Kennard called. I washed. Washed baby clothes. It has snowed today. Bad weather.

Friday, March 12, 1948

Dorothea stayed down for scouts.

February 28 - March 5, 1948

Saturday, February 28, 1948

Snowed again today. Joy here today. Bill home late tonight again. Finished up on the job.

Sunday, February 29, 1948

Bill’s father and mother up all day. Fern and Lloyd called also Brud.

Monday, March 1, 1948

10 below this morning. Bill downtown. Billie didn’t work. Town meeting. Bill lame.

Tuesday, March 2, 1948

I ironed. Cold and cloudy, snowed by flurry. Lot of snow. Billie worked. Joy here this week.

Wednesday, March 3, 1948

Bill awful lame. Joy still here. Did regular work.

Thursday, March 4, 1948

Snowed all day got awful cold and 10 below at night. Snow is awful deep, looks like winter. Lloyd brought license up.

Friday, March 5, 1948

I ironed, very cold. Bill still home lame. A lot of snow.

February 21 - 27, 1948

Saturday, February 21, 1948

Nice day. Did little cooking. Kids went to movies. Bill and I went to town in eve and movies.

Sunday, February 22, 1948

Nice day. Aunt Ava and Uncle Lewis called, also Fern. Mama up to their new home. Bill and I went down to see his father and mother.

1948 - Delores, Uncle Lewis, Aunt Ava and Betty

Monday, February 23, 1948

Quite cold today. Washed. Billie got his hand hurt up to Maple Lane. Joy and Ruby here.

Tuesday, February 24, 1948

10 below this morning. Bill working. Billie gone to Dr. with his sore hand.

Wednesday, February 25, 1948

Ruby and Joy still here. Didn’t do much.

Thursday, February 26, 1948

Ruby went home today. We washed.

Friday, February 27, 1948

Cleaned up some of the house today. Got my new kettle.

February 14 - 20, 1948

Saturday, February 14, 1948

It was raining this morning. Cleared off in a.m. Snow went a lot, very warm. Bill didn’t work. Gordon called. Hayd called Bill. Went away in p.m., home late.

(Note – apparently when Nanny writes GODEN in her diary – she means GORDON as in Gordon Weymouth – Bill’s sister Jean’s son)

Sunday, February 15, 1948

Very cold and windy. Dorothea down to S. S. and stayed at Ruby’s all night. Bill, Betty and I went down to Jean’s.

Monday, February 16, 1948

We washed clothes, dried good, it was quite warm. Blanche brought Joy over here to stay while she went to hospital.

Tuesday, February 17, 1948

Joy here, we had a cake for Betty and Joy. Dorothea and Joy got presents for Betty and for Joy. Betty five years. Warm.

Wednesday, February 18, 1948

Cleaned up the house. Bill didn’t work. Hayd sick.

Thursday, February 19, 1948

We washed. Rained in eve.

Friday, February 20, 1948

Joy still here and Ruby Hill also came up. Bill didn’t work.

February 7 - 13, 1948

Saturday, February 7, 1948

Not quite so cold. We washed. Ruby Hill up here for weekend. Bill and I down to Jean’s in eve. I got new oil cloth for shelves.

Sunday, February 8, 1948

Bill’s father and mother here for the day. We enjoyed them very much. Nice day.

Monday, February 9, 1948

Very cold. We washed.

Betty with Norma Gay Feb 1948

Tuesday, February 10, 1948

Awful cold, 25 below. Bill and Hayd didn’t work. Pipes froze up. Bill and I went to town. We got some coal today.

Wednesday, February 11, 1948

Cold today, awful cold. Kennard and Delores and Fern and Lloyd called in eve. House was very hot today.

Thursday, February 12, 1948

Nice warm day. Clothes dried very good. Mama down to Dot and Forrests.

Friday, February 13, 1948

Cloudy but it began to snow tonight. Warmed up a lot.