August 26 - 29, 1981 Carmen off to COLLEGE!!!

 

Wednesday, August 26, 1981

 

A nice day, it has been all the week. I done a diet of washing. Carmen called. She is working on the wall.

 

 

 

Thursday, August 27, 1981

 

To town, Betty took us. I came home. I was busy all day. Betty, kids called at different times. Carmen still working on the wall, it looks very nice. I ironed.

 

 

 

Friday, August 28, 1981

 

A beautiful day. I been very busy all day. I went to town. I made some tarts and fudge for Carmen.

 

 

 

Saturday, August 29, 1981 CARMEN CHRISTIE HORTON OFF TO COLLEGE

 

When we got up this morning it was a beautiful day. I got up early. I got a bath taken, I got the breakfast, got my beans in at a little after 8 AM. They came all packed and ready. Carmen looked very nice. We had a very nice ride up, very pretty all the way. It was very (?) And all the way the homes we saw and the many farms everywhere so neat looking. We got up there by 11:30, got Carmen unpacked then we rode around over the campus. We saw Laurie and Zenya’s buildings where they will live. It was a very pretty town and college campus. We came home by the coast. A very pretty drive, ate supper at Rockland.

 

Nanny, Daddy, Aunt Fern, Carmen and friend Becky Meinking

 

 

August 22 - 25, 1981

Saturday, August 22, 1981

 

Clear most of the day, hot and humid. I done up regular work. Changed beds. Swept, washed floors etc. etc. Took bath then read the Bridgton news. Got supper, I made a cake. Billie done a lot of odds and end jobs then he helped David hauled Joy’s snowblower down. He and Carmen put up the fence today. Those new beans were very good tonight.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 23, 1981

 

A very nice day, it was sunny and quite warm. I done up the work. Called at Dorothea’s. I am very worried about Dorothea. She is all wrought up, a very hard emotional strain, over tired. Cold, sore throat and that awful bad cough she has. She should have her throat checked out. Billie and Carmen hauled Carmen sawdust. Woodrow Dobbins called on Bill today.

 

 

 

Monday, August 24, 1981 Horses in field

 

Increasing cloudiness and light rain showers at times. I washed and defrosted the refrigerator. I did up the work, went up to the camp lot with Betty, Kim and Zak for a little while. Came home, ate a bite. Carmen cleaning up their wall and so she came in for a bite to eat. I watched TV in PM. Kim called and Zak.

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 25, 1981

 

Cloudy and windy with them we got up. It cleared off but very windy. I done regular work. Carmen began to clean up along the wall. Then she and I went to town and Zak.

 

 

 

August 19 - 21, 1981

 

Wednesday, August 19, 1981

 

A beautiful day. I done up my work, did a small wash. I took a walk down to Betty’s then home, up to the shelter and back. Got my supper started then I made a pudding, watched soaps.

 

 

 

Thursday, August 20, 1981

 

A quite nice day, cold this morning early. When I get up now, mornings, it is quite dark 5:30. I done up most of the work. Bill took Delores and I to town. I came home, finished the housework and then prepared for the outdoor supper. Made potato salad, sliced tomatoes, peeled cukes, onions, got everything else ready. Billie picked the corn. Got Fern about 2:30. I watched TV soaps then I got the supper to going, it was very good they all said. I had coconut cake and watermelon. Betty, Walt and kids, Fern, Jeff and friend and us.

 

 

 

Friday, August 21, 1981 very nice day

 

A very nice day. I’ve been busy all day. I did a dite of wash. I did some cooking. A lot of other odds and end jobs. Called down to Betty’s. Picked some of their red kidney beans. Bill down town a couple times. Billie down to Fern’s.

 

 

August 16 - 18, 1981

 

Sunday, August 16, 1981

 

A very nice pretty day. When we got up it was so awful hot and humid. I didn’t get up till 7 AM. I done up the work. And Fern came, we worked on the shell beans. I canned five jars. Then I started supper. Fern stayed until about 10:30 PM. She enjoyed her supper very much and sitting on the back porch. Joy and Kathy came for milk. Betty’s family and Sandra and family came late night and they had a good time riding the motorbike, horses etc. Then they all went up to the camp lot. They had a cookout, enjoyed it all so much. Barnaby’s called to see Bill.

 

 

 

Monday, August 17, 1981

 

This is been a day of all kinds of weather. It was cloudy, clear, windy, rain and got real cool in PM. I done up the regular work and was going down to Betty’s, but she called and wanted to know if I wanted to go down to the mountaintop in Casco. So I did. Carmen, Kim, Zak, Susan, Vince, Chris, Monica, Tara and myself. Gee, it was awful going up that trail. It was nice up there, you can see so much. It was quite cloudy and showers, all the kids sat in the back of the truck, froze almost to death. Zak got in front. He was cold all through.

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 18, 1981

 

A nice day. I done the ironing. We picked cukes for pickles. Billie worked on the raspberries. Bill didn’t do much. Carmen worked on the wall.

 

August 12 - 15, 1981

 

Wednesday, August 12, 1981 VERY HOT, STEER WENT

 

Not quite as much humidity. It was hot. Better than yesterday. I done up my regular work, went to town. I done a few odd and end jobs in PM, watched soaps. Bill mowed lawns. Billie sold the Jersey steer to Clyde Rowe. Bill and Kim mowed at Fern’s today. Bill mowed our lawns is PM.

 

 

 

Thursday, August 13, 1981

 

It was more clear when I got up this morning then it had been for a week. We have had a terrible week with all the rain. Delores and I went to town with Carmen. She drove down to Casco to get her glasses, but he was closed because of the death of Dr. Gordon’s father. I came home, did rest of the work, got the supper to going then did my hair.

 

 

 

Friday, August 14, 1981 hair set

 

A quite nice day, quite hot. I done up my work, did a wash. Then went out, Billie and I, picked the shell beans. I got the clothes dried and in. Kids called for a little while. I got my hair set and cut today. I missed most of my programs today.

 

 

 

Saturday, August 15, 1981

 

Well it has been cloudy all day, late tonight we got showers. It was a little sunny in early a.m. I done up my regular work and my Saturday chores. Then I went to work on the shell beans. I got nine boxes frozen today. Will finish them tomorrow. About 5 PM Walt’s sister and family came. Jeff called. He and Billie and David moved Fern’s freezer up to David’s.

 

August 8 - 11, 1981 Nanny's Birthday

Saturday, August 8, 1981 71 TODAY

 

A nice day. I did regular work. Bill worked at Walt’s in the barn. Put in a new sill. I done regular work. Made rolls, cleaned up the house. Washed floors, baked beans, other odd jobs. Fern still sick. I took her supper tonight. Carmen and I did. Joy took her horses home tonight.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 9, 1981

 

Not a very good day. I done up the regular work. Fern much better. She came up here in the evening. I got things started for supper. In late PM Betty called, invited us out for supper. Bill would not go nor Billie. So just Betty, Dorothea, kids and I went then when we got home had cake made by Kim. Very pretty, good too and ice cream. I had $90 in money and many nice cards and money and gifts.

 

 

 

Monday, August 10, 1981

 

It was cloudy in a.m. then it cleared. I hung my clothes outside. I did the sheets inside because it was still cloudy. I done up the work, went to the bank. Bill mad all day, didn’t speak. How foolish can a person get anyway. Carmen and Zak called today. Very hot. We had shell beans tonight. It was the string beans that went to shell beans. Jeff moved up to Dorothea’s today. I hope he will get a job soon and move to his own place.

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 11, 1981

 

Well it was cloudy and very foggy, it burned off. I did my ironing, defrosted refrigerator. Swept all through, made a couple pies. Bill worked on the boat. Billie busy all day. Kids up today. We had some bad thundershowers, the power was off for about an hour.