B-12 shot. Beautiful day. Washed clothes. Merrill and Boots went to dump. We went to Legion doings in PM. Country and Western bands played. Paid fire insurance, $173.
Monthly Archives: September 1979
Diary Entry for 9/2/1979
Vern’s, Oswego. Jim’s, Bob P, and us had nice day together . Celebrated Jim’s 36th birthday. June and Vern had cake for him. Rained hard in late PM and evening. Got home at 9:45. We rode with Jim. Gave him card and $5.
Diary Entry for 9/3/1979
Watch MD Telethon all day. Jim on TV off and on all day. We called in $5 donation.
Diary Entry for 9/4/1979
We went to city. Got eye drops and iron pills. Merrill got pants and I got 2 piece dress and brown skirt. Bill and Vi here in evening for ladder brackets. I signed up for my Social Security today. Will get $107 a month based on my income from Olga.
Diary Entry for 9/5/1979
Pat Baine’s shower at Dawn’s. We went. Nice time. Terrible hot and muggy. School open. Merrill dug potatoes in garden, 1/2 bushel.
Diary Entry for 9/6/1979
UMW. Mrs. Cameron, Alice, and I on refreshments. Larry Millen, 60 died. Alice there so can’t help on refreshments. I made 2 salads, crackers and cheese. 15 out.
Diary Entry for 9/7/1979
Jim Ashley had operation. Called Jim’s in morning. Merrill cleaned church. I went over to Vivian’s. Ordered frozen food, 2 berries and 2 peas. We changed living room furniture around. Froze 6 packages swiss chard. Patty had two wisdom teeth out.
Diary Entry for 9/8/1979
Merrill worked at Jim’s all day. Got home at 4:30. I wrote Angie. Washed clothes. Jim goes to Kalorin’s party. Patty’s face very sore. 50° in morning. Aunt Maude, Cheryl, and Dorrs went to Canada. Cheryl Cross and Ray McKinney married today.
Diary Entry for 9/9/1979
Sunday School starts. Closing in church. [?] We went to church, 94 out. Good to hear Rev. Cameron again after his vacation. We went to Bill and Vi’s for dinner. Nice day but cool wind. We ate inside trailer. Stopped to see Marion on way home. Jean not good.
Diary Entry for 9/10/1979
Merrill made storm windows for laundry room. Warmer. Rained hard at supper time and in evening. I made cupcakes and small cake. Mrs. Morse brought bushel of tomatoes in place of corn. Mrs. Cameron called. Rev. Cameron has lost 100 pounds. He weights 260. She weighs 148.
Diary Entry for 9/11/1979
Canned 14 quarts of tomatoes. Got letter from June. Jim Ashley got home from hospital.
Diary Entry for 9/12/1979
Rebekah’s, 12 out. I washed clothes. Nice day. Beulah Hall is in hospital. Merrill got a letter from a Tryon in Massena. [see 9/15]
Diary Entry for 9/13/1979
Merrill took stuff to dump. Took old freezer he tore apart. Merrill mowed all the lawns. Look nice. Very green yet. I’ve felt horrid all day. Hurt all over. No work done.
Diary Entry for 9/14/1979
Vern’s. They got here about 7. Rained all night and today. End of hurricane Freddie. Cooked stuff for salads. Vern brought Merrill garage light, 8 feet long.
Diary Entry for 9/15/1979
Vern’s left at 12 noon. Vern had meeting in city. Nice day after all the rain. Carl and Evelyn Scee stopped by on way to Dick’s. It is in tonight’s Times that Richard Peers, Massena, died Friday. We had letter from him Wednesday seeking information on his great grandmother, Rosanna Tryon.
Diary Entry for 9/16/1979
We went to church, 72 out. Carl and Evelyn Scee here for supper on way home from Dicks. Nice day.
Diary Entry for 9/17/1979
PNG’s, Aunt Maude’s. I was on committee. Had strawberry shortcake. Only six present plus Cheryl. I drove over but it was hard to see driving home. Got letter from Uncle Berl. His health is failing. He uses a walker now.
Diary Entry for 9/18/1979
Gave Barb D a Tupperware order. Beautiful day. The cactus plant has 7 large buds on it. Linda was over to see it. Got letter from Beulah about having 50th anniversary party for Marg and Roy.
Diary Entry for 9/19/1979
Uncle Berl called from California. Lettie Wood, 92 died at 4:30 this morning. My cactus plant had seven blossoms come out tonight. Linda was over to see it. Patty called.
Diary Entry for 9/20/1979
Hard frost last night. First time this fall. Agway frozen food. Met Patty at Mills at 9:30. She, Jill, and Joel here for a few minutes. Got strawberries and peas. Sent Vern card, letter, and $5. Got letter from Beulah Hall.
Diary Entry for 9/21/1979
Vern’s 43rd birthday. Lettie’s funeral in California. Just graveside services. Wrote Uncle Berl. Aunt Maude’s Stanley party for UMW. I didn’t go. Partly cloudy at times. 70°
Diary Entry for 9/22/1979
B-12 shot. We went to Jim’s. Men got door cut through and two end windows in. Called Beulah Macklin’s. Got iron pills. Martin Landes here in evening.
Diary Entry for 9/23/1979
Nice day. We went to church, 91 out. Merrill looked for sewer gas leak in PM. Needs repair in crawl space. Vern called from city in evening. He spoke at New Superintendent’s reception, Rev. Leonard Owen, Jr.
Diary Entry for 9/24/1979
Administrative Board meeting here, 10 present. Gave them cheese cake. Merrill fixed kitchen sink drain. He went to Theresa twice. Washed clothes. A beautiful day, in the 70’s.
Diary Entry for 9/25/1979
Another great day. Patty called in AM. Washed Merrill’s work clothes. We got down storm windows and washed and put on kitchen ones. Merrill puttied and painted rest. Called Laura for hair appointment.
Diary Entry for 9/26/1979
Beautiful day. Warm. Merrill got rest of storm windows on except 1 in bedroom and 1 in attic. We went to store. Sent school taxes, $209. I went to Lodge elections. Virginia New NG, Nancy Wilcox VG, Anne Eggleston Sec, Jill Farrel Sec, and Esther Treasurer.
Diary Entry for 9/27/1979
Pastor Parish meeting at Evans Mills, 8 PM. Raised minister’s salary $500. Got my hair cut at Laura’s. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa. Renewed Vern’s and our Readers Digest with Peter K. for seniors
Diary Entry for 9/28/1979
Cloudy. The old feed mill on Irish Avenue burned about noon. Belonged to Jack Trembley. Merrill went to bank and got groceries.
Diary Entry for 9/29/1979
Terry Hall and Patricia Bain wedding at Bay Catholic Church. Reception at Pine Tree Point. All very beautiful. We got home at 6:45 PM. Got Tupperware dish from Barbara’s Tupperware party. Was on porch when we got home.
Diary Entry for 9/30/1979
We went to church. Went to Jim’s in PM and for supper. He has a 4 wheel jeep van.