75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - August 15, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

August 15, 1939

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK SMITH, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.


Here is the daily entry for Tuesday, August 15:

 Did usual work. Straightened up house. Pete mowing weed in the pasture. I was cutting up apples when Aunt Lena, Swansons & Betty came. They stayed until after 6:00. Chored, bathed, & went to bed.

My comments:

Pete was using the team to pull the mower to cut the weeds in the pasture.

Mom was cutting apples... can another apple pie be too far away??? Yum! ;-)

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - August 3, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

August 3, 1939

 

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK SMITH, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.


Here is the daily entry for Thursday, August 3:

Up early. Took Pete up home. Frosted cake, bathed Billy & got rest to go to Toots' to cook for his threshers. In Polly's car. Had a keen ham dinner & ice cream. Stopped to show Billy to Aunt Lena. Stayed there nearly an hour. Went in to town. Bussy doesn't feel so well tonite. Home, did dishes, separator, ate, bathed, & went to bed.

My comments:

Aunt Lena was a sister of Michael Smith, so, my Dad's great-aunt… Always called her Aunt Lena. She married Bert Brown, they had a farm over near Scranton. No children.

Her she is, a couple of years later, holding cousin Judy Higenberg. ;-)

 

P.S. This is the day Nancy Bolger was born to friends, Glenn and Ruth Bolger, but Mom didn't know about it yet, of course. ;-)

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 9, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 9, 1939

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.
Now we are beginning 1939 - the year I was born, on July 1 - Bring it on! ;-)


Here is the daily entry for Thursday,  Feb 9:

 Pete up at  7:30. Me at 8:30. Did the separator and went in to town. LVene came to have her hair set while we were gone. Home at 11:00. Snowing & sleeting. Ate dinner. Drove up to LVene's. Told her I wasn't going to club. I think she's kinda mad.
Over home but they were to Aunt Lena's. Just laid & read all afternoon. In to town at 6:00 and got a rental battery. Ate, did dishes while Pete milked.

My comment: Not very thing is positive, here, all the time. ;-)

I've found the cold and bad weather has a lot to do with that, as well!! ;-)

Lena was Pop's sister - married to Burt Brown, lived on farm over north of Scranton. Here is a photo of them, about this time - and of her, at a younger age. ;-)

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Jan 15, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Jan 15, 1939 

 

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.
Now we are beginning 1939 - the year I was born, on July 1 - Bring it on! ;-)


Here is the daily entry for Sunday, Jan 15:

Birthday noted: Irene Smith

Pete up at 8:00. I at 10:00. Ironed a few things. Cleaned up and went up home. Over to LVene's after them. Their car was frozen. Irene's birthday scissors. Aunt Lena & Erma were there. Goose dinner. Home at 6:00. Late with the chores. Sat and talked as usual. Looked at the catalogs awhile and went to bed at 10:00.

My comments: This was Irene's 30th Birthday - certainly deserved a family Goose Dinner! ;-)

Irene Smith:

Families are Forever!  ;-)