A vintage black and white photograph of a man and a woman posing closely together, with the man wearing a white shirt and the woman in a polka dot blouse, both smiling at the camera.

Year: 2008

  • Diary Entry for 7/20/2008

    Raining most all day. Cleared in evening. I went to church service out here. Nine of us. Debby H called in PM. We talked for an hour. Vi here. Jim N brought me the church bulletin. Angie here also.

  • Diary Entry for 7/21/2008

    Raining most of the day. Stopped in PM. hour. My appointment with Katie at Dr. Willis’ office. Everything good. BP 120/80. Vi went over with me. Roberta was there with her in-laws.

  • Diary Entry for 7/22/2008

    78° and 54°. A nice day. Humid. I went to exercise class. First I’ve been in awhile. Angie here. She go me some chicken legs $5. Sally here in evening.

  • Diary Entry for 7/23/2008

    Some rain in morning and AM. Humid. Vi here. Also Sally. Lyla called. They had a good trip to Vicky’s. I got a long letter from June. She got her leg cast off. She has to go easy because of swelling in her leg.

  • Diary Entry for 7/24/2008

    I went to exercise class. Angie here. Also Sally. Sally set off my Life Line control by mistake. Strawberry shortcake in Metcalf room at 2 PM. I went to it. Berries need more sugar.

  • Diary Entry for 7/25/2008

    A sunny day. Cooler. Vi here twice. We went outside in evening. Sally here. Also Angie. I gave myself Procrit shot.

  • Diary Entry for 7/26/2008

    Some showers. Cloudy day. Bad weather for Oswego Harborfest. Vi here. Also Angie.

  • Diary Entry for 7/27/2008

    Showers all morning. Vi here for Times. A lazy day. Angie was here.

  • Diary Entry for 7/28/2008

    78° and 63°. A great day. Vi here. Also Angie and Sally.

  • Diary Entry for 7/29/2008

    Mostly cloudy day. California had a 5.4 earthquake. I went to exercise class. Sally and Angie here. I went out to library to see Chad and Andria Delays wedding tape. Nice.

  • Diary Entry for 7/30/2008

    Partly cloudy day. Humid. Off for the Aging picnic at Westcott’s Beach. Postponed from last week because of rain. Julia B and Sally here. Jolie called. She has a new boss and a new larger studio. They are painting and fixing it up. Vi here in evening. Angie here in P she went picking blueberries today. Cathy called. She will be here Friday to clean.

  • Diary Entry for 7/31/2008

    A nice sunny day. I didn’t go to exercise class. I called Debby, nurse. She said I could see Kathryn Kilman at 1:30. Cheryl took me. My bladder infection is back and real bad. She put me back on antibiotics. Vi here. Also Sally.

  • Diary Entry for 8/1/2008

    Sunny, pleasant day. Vi here. Also Angie.

  • Diary Entry for 8/2/2008

    Some rain. Some sun, thunderstorms in PM. Anna A here. Also Kay for the Times paper. Vi and her family left for a cottage at Pleasant Lake for a week. Esther called. She and Juanita went out to Calcium cemetery today.

  • Diary Entry for 8/3/2008

    A nice day. Kay came after the paper. Jim N brought me the church bulletin. I went to church out here. Mrs. Smith sang a beautiful solo. She brought us cookies. Angie here. Brought me some watermelon. Julie brought me a piece of blueberry pie. Vern called in evening. They are having problems with their pastor at Minetto Church.

  • Diary Entry for 8/4/2008

    Not a bad day. Esther T called me on the phone. Sally here. Angie here twice. I took my trash downstairs in evening. I got call on prayer chain for Ray Bellinger. He fell. He’s okay.

  • Diary Entry for 8/5/2008

    83° and 63°. Sunny day. No exercise class. Muriel not feeling well. I took papers up to Esther. Sally brought me corn cukes and squash. I had the corn for supper. Good. Thunderstorm at night.

  • Diary Entry for 8/6/2008

    Thunder and rain in evening and during the night. Esther here for paper. Sally here. Angie here at supper time. Cathy stopped by.

  • Diary Entry for 8/7/2008

    A nice sunny day. Sally here. Also Angie. Esther came for Times paper. The water was off most of the day here for repair. Cathy came and took me to store for groceries.

  • Diary Entry for 8/8/2008

    Light showers most of the day. Vern and June got here about 10:30 AM. We went to Bob Evans for lunch. nice. Esther, Sally, and Angie here.

  • Diary Entry for 8/9/2008

    Rained during the night. Sally here, Also Sally. Kay came for paper. Vi got back from camp.

  • Diary Entry for 8/10/2008

    Cloudy day. Vi here for paper. They had a great time at camp. Sally here. Also Jim N brought church bulletin. I watched some of the Olympics.

  • Diary Entry for 8/11/2008

    74° and 56°. Vi here. Also Angie. I had terrible nose bleed in evening. It bled for over an hour.

  • Diary Entry for 8/12/2008

    Mostly cloudy day. I didn’t go to exercise class. Vi here for Times. She came back later with two ears of corn from the Farmer’s Market. Ray Bellinger, age 92, from First UMC died today.

  • Diary Entry for 8/13/2008

    72° and 51°. Vi and I walked over to the hospital in the rain at 9:30 AM. I had a urine test. Nice in PM and evening. Angie here in PM. Sally here in evening.

  • Diary Entry for 8/14/2008

    A nice sunny day. I went to exercise class. Angie here in PM.

  • Diary Entry for 8/15/2008

    Sunny. Sally here in AM. She has lost her glasses again. She wears a safety cord on them. Vern and June have been giving me these diaries for years. (At this point there was an insert page where an order for next year’s diary could be placed and mailed.)

  • Diary Entry for 8/16/2008

    74° and 54° . Mostly sunny day. I was sick all PM. Upset stomach and bowels. Jolie and Madison got here form North Carolina tonight. Left NC at 6:30 AM. They and Shawn Michael here until 9:30 PM. Will be back tomorrow. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming. Vi, Sally and Angie here.

  • Diary Entry for 8/17/2008

    A nice day. Julie, Angie, Sally and Jim N here. Also Vi. Church out here but I didn’t go to it. Jolie, Madison, Courtney and Shawn Michael here all day. Jolie brought me a nice Eureka “Dust Buster”. It’s easy to use.

  • Diary Entry for 8/18/2008

    Partly cloudy. Thunderstorms in evening. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. Jolie, Shawn Michael and Madison here all PM. Jim came on his bike. Kevin Rudes,, 59, died last night of cancer. When I told Jim he left to see Kenny.

  • Diary Entry for 8/19/2008

    Mostly nice. Some clouds. Jolie, Madison and Shawn Michael here. Jolie took Shawn Michael to get his driver’s permit. He’s 16 years old. He passed written test. We went to Calcium cemetery. Also went to Philadelphia. Saw June Ridsdale at our old farm. All grown up to trees. David Smith and his 40 cats rent farm from June. Jim and Susan live in trailer toward Philadelphia with 10 cats. Vi and Sally here. Jolie went to Jill’s in the evening.

  • Diary Entry for 8/20/2008

    A nice sunny day. We got up late. Jolie and Madison left for Sackets before noon. Angie here. Also Vi. Jolie called twice. They decided to spend the night at Jims. Shawn Michael also. I feel tired tonight.

  • Diary Entry for 8/21/2008

    A sunny day. I’m not feeling very good. I have diarrhea real bad all day. In bed part of day. Today is our Centennial picnic at 5 PM in Metcalf room. I couldn’t go but Sally brought me a meal. Beverly put it up for me. Jolie and Madison here in evening. They went to Patty’s for supper up at the river. Shawn Michael also. Madison hated to leave her big brother. She wore a sweatshirt of his home.

  • Diary Entry for 8/22/2008

    A great day. Madison and Jolie left Jims at 6:30 AM. Got home about 6:30 PM. She called me twice. Doreen was here. I slept most of the day. Didn’t get dressed all day. I’ve lost five pounds. Sally has been here a few times. Vi came for paper.

  • Diary Entry for 8/23/2008

    83° and 67°. A sunny day. I feel better but weak. Vi here. Sally here. Steve came up to the Kayak races. He came here after. So good to see him. He and the girls are going to the fair tomorrow.

  • Diary Entry for 8/24/2008

    Some sun. Some rain in evening. Vi here. Also Sally three times or four. Jim Nash here. I talked with Lyla in PM. Jim is in Pennsylvania this weekend. Gets home tonight. I got letter from Debby about Ore Bed Mines, Philadelphia. The Olympics closed tonight in China.

  • Diary Entry for 8/25/2008

    A great day. Cooler. Sally here three times. Vi came for paper. Angie here. Julie here. She brought me dish of Jell-O. Delicious. Esther Taylor called. I called Vi. Julie B called. I also called Jim. He got home late last night fro Pennsylvania. He had a good time. I watched the Democratic convention in evening. Mrs. Obama gave a nice speech on behalf of her husband.

  • Diary Entry for 8/26/2008

    Cool but nice. Sunny. I didn’t get up in time for exercise class. Vi here. Sally here twice Angie here twice. Rose R brought me meatball sauce.

  • Diary Entry for 8/27/2008

    A nice sunny day. Vi here for paper. Sally here. Angie brought me bean soup. I washed clothes in PM.

  • Diary Entry for 8/28/2008

    81° and 59°. Sunny day all day. I went to exercise class. First time in awhile. Fern in charge. Angie here in evening. She brought me a tomato. Barack Obama, 47 the first black man in USA history to accept USA presidential nomination.

  • Diary Entry for 8/29/2008

    Some showers. Some sun. Vi here for Times. Sally here. Also Angie. Sen. John McCain, 72 named Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, 44 his running mate. She’s married and has five children. John McCain is seventy two years old today. Today is the 20th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Todd Palin.

  • Diary Entry for 8/30/2008

    78° and 63°. Rain about 4 AM but a sunny day. Vi here for paper. Jolie and Madison called in evening. Zack in California with NASCAR this weekend. Gets back Monday.

  • Diary Entry for 8/31/2008

    A beautiful sunny day. Vi here. Sally has been here twice. Jim N brought me the church bulletin. Angie here in PM. Sally here four times in all. She said Angie went to ER. Her daughter here for my thermometer. Angie having chills. Barb Coughlin in hospital. Vernon called in evening.

  • Diary Entry for 9/1/2008

    Vi here. Also Sally. A nice sunny day. I called Jim. My TV remote isn’t working right. Jolie called. Jordan’s 8th birthday. I got letter from Debby.

  • Diary Entry for 9/2/2008

    A nice day. My appointment with Dr. LaPoint. I took the Para Transit bus. Jim’s 65th birthday. I called to wish hi happy birthday. VIP meeting. Woman from the Mustard Seed store spoke.

  • Diary Entry for 9/3/2008

    A warm day. I’m not feeling good. Sick to my stomach in evening. Vi here.

  • Diary Entry for 9/4/2008

    A warm day. Cathy here to clean. I haven’t felt good all day. I didn’t get dressed all day. Vi here. Maryanne said she brought Angie home from hospital. 39 million people watched Sen. McCain’s campaign acceptance speech tonight.

  • Diary Entry for 9/5/2008

    88° and 76°. Very warm. Nice breeze. Vi here for Times. Sally here in PM. Anne here in P. she has operation in Syracuse on Monday. Don Currier, 80, of Philadelphia died yesterday. I called Vi. Also Vivian.

  • Diary Entry for 9/6/2008

    A nice day, but was very warm sleeping. Vi here for Times. I’ve coughed a lot today. I didn’t have any cold. Angie here in PM. They didn’t find anything wrong at the hospital with her.

  • Diary Entry for 9/7/2008

    A partly sunny day. Cooler. Vi here. Also Sally a couple times. I went to church out here. The Jay Huffman performed. Two little girls played piano. Father gave message. Debby called in PM. She has a bad cold.