Merrill painted rust spots on car. Warm and sunny part of time. Mildred Walts, 68 died on Sunday evening. Orrin is my second cousin.
Monthly Archives: May 1989
Diary Entry for 5/2/1989
Rained during night and all day. We need it so badly. Merrill put paint on car in garage.
Diary Entry for 5/3/1989
Still raining. We went to funeral him in evening for Mildred Walts. Went to Bible Study afterwards. Last Bible Study until fall. We finished study of Revelations.
Diary Entry for 5/4/1989
Sunny and warm, 68° We went for groceries in AM. Scraped windows of black paint.
Diary Entry for 5/5/1989
Dr. Siegel, 11 AM. Blood pressure 150/80. Saw Dr. Siegel this time.
Diary Entry for 5/6/1989
Raining all day. Washed clothes. Merrill cleaned floors. Got a note from Kathy and Steve. They have found a house to buy.
Diary Entry for 5/7/1989
We went to Sunday School 41, and church 29. Communion. Cold and cloudy. Snow in Rochester and Buffalo. 9 inches at Rochester. We didn’t get any. Wrote letter to Vern’s.
Diary Entry for 5/8/1989
Cold and cloudy. Merrill took letters to post office.
Diary Entry for 5/9/1989
Mother and Daughter get together. Sandwiches at 6:30. About 100 there. Catholics, Baptists, Alliance churches all took part. Musical. I washed clothes. Jim, Sue, and 2 guys here for coffee with Merrill in evening. Had been canoeing.
Diary Entry for 5/10/1989
Another nice day. In the 60’s. I raked out flower beds. We trimmed tree by our bedroom window. I didn’t get to Rebekah’s. Ginny didn’t go. Jill Ferrell very bad in hospital.
Diary Entry for 5/11/1989
PPR Philadelphia. 7:30. 8 of us there. Planned summer schedule. Got Mother’s Day card from Patty.
Diary Entry for 5/12/1989
We went for groceries in AM. Rained off and on all day. Foggy in evening. Made brownies. Merrill painted lawn chairs black.
Diary Entry for 5/13/1989
Cloudy. Washed clothes. Merrill went to dump. Sent Patty birthday card. Linda Shorkey’s aunt is building new house on lot by Brians.
Diary Entry for 5/14/1989
Mother’s Day. We went to Sunday School 44 and church 57. Jim and kids here for dinner. Vern called in evening. Nice day but thunder storm about 1:30. Jill Farrell died this morning.
Diary Entry for 5/15/1989
Patty’s birthday. Merrill mowed lawns for first this year. 70°. I made cinnamon rolls. Darcy and Brent here. John left yesterday for training in Pennsylvania.
Diary Entry for 5/16/1989
New State Police station opened in Philadelphia today. Cobby Slate here. He brought church key and books. Leaving our church. We went to funeral home for Jill. Stopped at Halls. Evelyn and Dawn there. Dawn engaged. We forgot to go to Administrative Council.
Diary Entry for 5/17/1989
Jill Farrell’s funeral 11 AM at Theresa. We took food to Delles. A beautiful summer day. In the 70’s. Kids here selling candy bars after school. Merrill puttied windows.
Diary Entry for 5/18/1989
Merrill got hair cut. I washed clothes. A great day. 80°. Worked at yard by lilacs. Washed brown clothes. Had fresh bullheads for supper. Got groceries.
Diary Entry for 5/19/1989
Go to Vern’s. Got there about 4 PM. Steve, Kathy, Dan and Robin there for supper. Delicious ham supper.
Diary Entry for 5/20/1989
Dan graduates from college. We all went. Very nice. Vern read names. Dan graduated Magna Cum Laude. Had picnic for Dan and Don Gehm’s birthday. We stopped at Ken’s. Saw Holly and family. Also Tammy and baby.
Diary Entry for 5/21/1989
We went to Sunday School 35, and church 33. Rained in early morning. Sunny and windy. Cooler. Wrote Gehm’s.
Diary Entry for 5/22/1989
Don Gehm’s 77th birthday. Sent him card and note. Merrill mowed lawns for 2nd time this year. Froze first asparagus. Jim, Sue and Rick Miller here in PM. Too windy to canoe.
Diary Entry for 5/23/1989
I was sick all night with diarrhea. Feel punk. Washed clothes. Merrill worked at windows.
Diary Entry for 5/24/1989
Rebekah’s. I went. Leah brought me home. Froze asparagus. Cooked rhubarb. Hardware store has moved out of Philadelphia. My eyes bad this PM.
Diary Entry for 5/25/1989
Warm cloudy day. Rained at supper time. Merrill painted at trim on windows. I washed and ironed dress clothes and work clothes.
Diary Entry for 5/26/1989
Raining. We went for groceries in AM.
Diary Entry for 5/27/1989
Washed clothes. Merrill took trash. Cooler and windy. Sunny in PM. Debby stopped in after work.
Diary Entry for 5/28/1989
We went to Sunday School 41, and church 43. Windy and rather cool.
Diary Entry for 5/29/1989
Merrill mowed lawns. I froze asparagus. Sunny and cool wind. Had cook out picnic in back yard. Got down lawn furniture.
Diary Entry for 5/30/1989
Howard and Evelyn’s 37th anniversary. Raining. Doris Haggerty called in evening about ice cream social.
Diary Entry for 5/31/1989
We went to city and FHA. Got red petunias for cemetery and set them out on way home. Got wedding gift for Donnie. Rained hard all day. Foggy. Jolie sang solo at school concert. Joel in chorus. Pat and Jim went.