Sent news items to Town and Country. Sent Garmon R and Floyd Taylor get well cards. Raining, lazy day. Got letter from Dr. Scanlon and Dr. Rosen. Appointment with Dr. Ronald Pinkerton in Kingston May 20. Lorraine here to sew.

4-H Food lesson, “Foods, Let’s Explore”. All here but Hill’s, Jamie, and Marie. Amy Ambrantes guests with Vicky. We went after groceries. Put 4-H money in bank. Sent reminder of Cancer money. Wrote Vern’s.

Beautiful day, 75°. Vern’s called in evening. Planted flower seeds. Merrill worked over garden. He built fence. Washed my hair. Marguerite Beach’s daughter, Madeline, 52, took her life. She lives in Georgia.

Rainy and cool. We went to church. Children’s Day with Joyce Griffin, Sunday School Superintendent in charge. 178 there. Nice program but long and noisy. Bill Heck talked to Bill Flaherty and I about church organ.

Cleaned stove pipes. Baked rolls and molasses cookies. Merrill built fence. Cheryl and Vi called. I called Esther T. in evening. Floyd better but still weak. Sent sympathy card to Marguerite.

UMW. Mr. Ball’s slides on Africa. 30-40 there. Had short meeting first. Marilyn and Brian here in PM. Returned cake plate.

UMW District meeting, Bethany church in city. 9:30. Reservations in May 1st. Mrs. Cameron, Vi, Margaret M. Leah, Carrie went with me. Mr. Cameron went to Doc Livingston in PM. She has sugar. I was so tired I went to bed at 9:30.

I wrote Vern’s. Aunt Maude called in AM. We went to city and Sackets. Visited with Aunt Cora, Patty and girls. Merrill got work shoes at Max Albert’s, $24. I got pink night gown at Fays, $3.59. Great day. Lodge practice. Got milk check, $160.

Got cards and notes from Vern. Sent Mother’s day cards. Sent Jim and Pat anniversary card. Michael Payne 6, died today in Upstate Hospital of brain tumor. He has been in there since April 10th. Merrill and Bob Flaherty worked on parsonage bathroom. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries.

Jim and Pat’s 6th anniversary. Merrill worked at parsonage bathroom. Jim Hardy helped. I made casserole and pie for Payne’s. Merrill took it to them. We went to funeral home at Lafargeville in evening. Stopped by Aunt Keitha’s but she wasn’t home.

Mother’s Day. We went to church. stayed for Memorial Service for Madelyn Beach’s John. Called Mom. Bob Best died. Michael Payne’s funeral 2 PM. We didn’t go. Went to funeral home last night.

Cows out for first days. Merrill helped at parsonage. Wrote Uncle Berl. Mother and Daughter Banquet covered dish, 90 there. I took Lorraine. Patty couldn’t come as Jill had shots and wasn’t feeling good. Cheryl had a wonderful program, patriotic.

Beautiful day. Turned cows out nights. Jim’s here. They all planted most of garden. I fixed Jim’s pants and put emblem on his shirt. Merrill mowed all 3 lawns for first this year. I went to Bible Study.

Floyd Taylor had bad spell. Initiation at Rebekah’s. 54 present. All went well. Vicky Flynn joined. Also for Copenhagen and 1 for Garmon. First time we have put on the work in years. Donna cut my hair short. Got $8 refund from hospital. Merrill had tires changed at Mills. Had to get new one, $44.

Patty’s 28th birthday. Went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill fixed Mrs. Cameron’s faucet. Cleaned it out again. I went to Marilyn’s for shot. Got groceries. Merrill planted rest of garden. Thunder and rain in evening.

Eleanor and Mom called from Philadelphia parsonage [?] Meeting Roberta at Ogdensburg. Juanita went with Roberta to Ogdensburg. We washed all downstairs windows. Washed curtains in bedroom and dining room. Mrs. Cameron called. Floyd Taylor very bad.

A beautiful day. Like summer. Merrill helped put bath tub upstairs in parsonage. I washed clothes and draperies most of day. Did ironing also. A lot of ironing with draperies.

Vern called in evening. Jim leaves for Monticello, NY for police convention. We went to church. Marva told us she is engaged to Fred Watson. Wedding July 4th. Miles were at church. Sat in sun in PM. Made 2 apple pies for FFA supper.

Nice day. Patty and girls came in PM. Here for supper. Jim at police convention. Pat and Merrill planted more seeds. I cleaned floors. Very hot all day. I went to Administrative Board meeting. Only 6 there. Talked of fund drive for new organ.

My appointment with Dr. Ronald PInkerton, Kingston 10 AM. We left home at 7:30. Not too much trouble finding place. Had several tests by 3 doctors. Have to go back for two days later. Nice day but hot. We got home at 2:30. Called Vern’s in evening. Got letter from June.

Floyd Taylor died at 7:30 PM. Wrote Mom. Merrill mowed all three lawns. Sent Gehm’s card. Some of garden is up. My eyes have run all day. Brenda, Bill and boys here in evening. Had been to Pearls. Patty called.

Merrill helped Jim M fix garage. Don Gehm’s 64th birthday. FFA supper at school. Fed 159. I got home at 11:10. Lois L called to say Floyd Taylor, 62 died last night. Merrill and Boots went to Lafargeville for 25 pounds of cheese, free to FFA.

Very hot, 85°. I went after groceries. Howard here to use phone. We went to Floyd’s wake in evening. He is at home. Very hot in evening.

Floyd’s funeral, 4 PM at church. I went. Margaret M went with me. We went to Philadelphia in AM to take dish of scallop potatoes to Taylor’s. I got worm capsules for Boots and gave him some. Hot all day but nice breeze late in PM. Sent Merrill’s life insurance.

We went to church. Not many out today. We went out to Mom’s afterwards. Had lunch there. Put lilacs from Mom’s on Dad’s grave. Jennie Hayes, 74 was killed at Talcott Falls exit. We saw Jim on square.

Decoration Day. Cloudy off and on but no rain. Jim, Pat and Jolie came in PM. Left at 9 PM. Dr. Pinkerton’s office called from Kingston. I go Wednesday and Thursday for rest of tests. Merrill mowed all 3 lawns in AM.

Garmon and Pauline Roggie’s auction. Wrote Vern’s. Ruth and I went to Bible Study. Last one until fall. A good meeting. Washed clothes. A cloudy day but no rain. Bob Flaherty had heart attack during night. A bad one.

We went to Kingston for me to have 4 eye pressure tests. Got to see a lot of Kingston as it only took about 10 minutes for tests. Called Vern’s in evening to have them see about Mom’s eye records. Beautiful day. Called Esther.

Lisa here to fill out 4-H report. Five years of glaucoma. We went to Kingston for second day. Had tests all day. We toured old Fort Henry. Very nice. Dr. Pinkerton changed my drops to 4 %. Also have to use Epifrin at bedtime. Use drops 4 times a day.

Howard and Evelyn’s 23rd anniversary. Merrill, Boots and I went to city. Got first bottle of 4% drops and first bottle of Epifrin to use at bedtime. Got aluminum canner, $5.97. Called Patty. Raining for first in ages. Got letter from Dot Medina.

Vern’s called in morning. Bringing boys up tomorrow. Fireman’s field days at Philadelphia. 4-H Walk and Bike show. Merrill went to Aunt Maude’s for garden tiller. Gave myself a Tip Toni. Washed clothes.