Cold and sunny. A few snow flurries today. Vi here for paper. Madison called in PM. Vern called in evening. They are well. They celebrated Steve’s birthday today. Angie here. She brought me a piece of delicious mince pie. Rose brought me piece of pumpkin cake. Very good.

50° and 22°. Very cold over night and today. Vi here twice. Angie also here. Flu shots here. I had mine. I sent election ballot.

Angie here. I went to exercise class. Good to have Muriel back. Kitty Hardly on Philadelphia prayer chain. She’s in hospital with blockage. Lyla called to say Larry 44 has taken a turn for the worst since last Sunday. So sad. Juanita called. She went to the doctor in Syracuse today.

Rained hard in morning. Sun out part of the time. October the warmest October on record. I went to exercise class. Angie here. Madison called. Shirley M here dressed as the devil.

63° and 44°. Vi here. Also Angie. I called Shirley for permanent appointment. November 12th at 1 PM.

52° and 28°. Cold and sunny. Vi here for paper. I washed clothes in PM. Angie here. Jolie called from Texas.

Cold but a nice day. Sunny. 54°. Vi and Kay here for paper. I set the clocks back an hour as daylight saving time ends tonight.

51° and 27°. A nice sunny day. I went to church out here. We had it in library as there was a birthday surprise party for Mary D in Metcalf room. Sally here in evening. Vi here for paper.

Partly cloudy. Vi here. Also Angie. Centennial meeting in evening. Election of officers. Bev McGregor is president. Sally Steele is vice president. Diane Russell is secretary, and Shirley Davis is treasurer. I talked with Lyla. Larry a little better today. Had something to eat.

49° and 39°. Raining most of the day. A little sun. Election day. I didn’t go to exercise class. Detra Willis here. Our VIP meeting here. John Sullivan, Assistant Attorney General was guest speaker. Nice meeting. A great turnout. The crows are back in the city. The council voted to pay $85oo to scare them out of town for the third year. Islander chorus here in evening. It was good to see Tracy Robertson and hear him sing. Very good. Mayor Jeff Graham elected to his fourth term as city Mayor.

A cold cloudy day. I had bad nose bleed in morning. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. I watched the Country Music Awards show in evening. Very good. 47th year. Some snow on the ground tonight in Oswego County.

Not a bad day. I went to exercise class. Cathy here to clean. We went to the store. My smoke alarm by bathroom went bad. Angie here awhile.

A nice day. Sunny. 44°. Vi and Alison here for Times. Jim took me to appointment with Dr. Barnes. I go back in May. Jim got filter for my humidifier and got it going for me. Lee and electrician put up a new smoke alarm by my bathroom. Angie here. Arlene Wilson called about dinners.

40° and 22°. Cold but sunny. I went for coffee and donuts. They started getting donuts from the Big M store. Very good. I put up my birthday invitation signs. We are getting all new washers and dryers here on Monday. Price will be $1 for each. Jolie called in evening. Zack at the races for ten days.

Partly sunny day. I didn’t get to church. Jim has not been driving yet since his illness. Vi here. Also Angie. Jolie called.

Cloudy day. Raining in evening. I got a permanent today Shirley here just two hours. $30. They installed new washers and dryers in laundry. Each costs one dollar now. Vi here. Also Angie. No mail. Got Times.

Cloudy day. I went to exercise class. The lunch man said Charlie had quit bringing our lunches. We will miss him. Angie here.

62° and 46°. Mostly cloudy day. A little sun. vi and I went over to hospital for my blood work. Sally here. Also Angie twice. Jolie called. Madison ill with strep throat. Zack in (?). Jim and Shawn Michael are going to Jolie’s for Thanksgiving.

Raining all day. Snow in the Adirondacks. I went to exercise class. They sang Happy Birthday to me. Angie here twice. Sally here. Betty Greco called. The average price of gasoline in Watertown is $3.11.

A cloudy day. Vi here. Also Marion C. Angie here in PM. I got several birthday cards. I talked with Lyla. Larry is very bad. Not expected to live more than a week. Vern called in evening. I called Jim in evening.

A nice sunny day. My 90th birthday party here from two until five put on by my family. A great party about 50 here. So good to see everyone. Dan, Joel, and Jolie not able to be here. Debbie and Karen and Bob called on three way. Jolie called in evening.

A partly sunny day. We didn’t have church as Milton was having knee trouble. Vi, Sally, and Angie here. I’m tired today from the party but it was a lovely party. So good to see folks. Vern and June called in evening.

Dark and cloudy. Esther Taylor went to hospital this morning. Vi went with her. Angie here twice. Marge Heck called. Good to talk to her. I called Jim at 7 PM. They (He and Shawn Michael) were in Lynchburg, Virginia on the way to Jolie’s. Left Adams at 9 AM. Ran into snow thru Pennsylvania. Jim Nash here. I got Texas race pictures from Jolie. Jolie called about midnight. Jim and Shawn Michael there then. I had call from Detra W.

Mostly cloudy. I didn’t go to exercise class. I had a nosebleed. I walked over to hospital with Vi to take Esther some things she wanted. I shared some of my birthday cake with folks.

My 90th birthday. My appointment with Dr. Johvonee. My eyes are stable. Pressure 13 in each eye. I took Para Transit bus. Jim called from Jolie’s in NC. Debby called from Indiana. Elgin called from Canada. Jill from Syracuse and Sue from Watertown. Vi here. Also Sally. Raining all day.

Raining and freezing. 36. Roads slippery. Some flurries. Jolie called. Also Joel and Camille. I called June and Vern in evening. Vi came down and we ate our Thanksgiving dinner from the hospital here together. The kids sang happy birthday to me when they delivered it. So sweet. Esther Taylor sill in hospital. Patty invited Vi and I for dinner. Jill here in PM to get Reader’s Digests.

A cloudy cold day. Ground covered with two inches of snow this morning. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. Sue Licidi called. Jessie Pitcher called for me from Cortland. She’s going to Florida for the winter. Good to hear from her.

Quite cold. Some flurries. Ground still white. I went for coffee and donuts. Not too many out. I got birthday cards from Madison and also Jolie and Zack. Elgin called from Canada again.

A sunny day. I didn’t go to church. Vern and June here in PM. We went to Bob Evans for lunch. Sally here. Also Vi. Vern took me to Kinney’s drugs to get Christmas cards.

44° and 37°. Warmer. A cloudy day. I called VIP members for dinner reservations. Dr. Schipic office called for my appointment in January. Vi here. Also Angie. She gave me a slice of pumpkin bread.

43° and 33°. A cloudy day. A few showers and thunder. I went to exercise class. Fern taught the class. I called Cindy with fifteen reservations for VIP dinner. Sally and Angie here. Esther came home from hospital. They lost her clothes over there. I talked with Marion C. Larry about the same but getting weaker.

Snow during the night but it melted. I went up to Vi’s and Esther’s today. I got card from Vivian and Clark from Florida. They made it with our pictures on it. Lyla called in evening. Larry about the same. Lyla said Raymond Hewitt died today. I started Thank you’s. Sally here. Also Angie.

Some snow overnight. A cloudy day. I went to exercise class. Muriel back. Angie here. Elgin called from Canada. I worked at thank you cards. Sent some for first.

37° and 28°. Sun out about 11 AM. No sow. Vi here for Times at noon. I worked at thank you notes.

Ground white with snow. This morning it is colder. Sunny. Vi here. Also Sally and Angie. Angie brought me bean soup and cornbread for supper. I called Jim. He isn’t feeling good. Has a cold.

More snow overnight. Cold. Vi here. Also Sally. Angie here in PM. I went to church out here. A nice service. Mrs. Smith gave us cookies. I called Juanita in PM. Darcia and husband have bought a house near Pierepont Manor.

Snowed and rained overnight. Snowing during day. Icy. Lots of delays and closings. Vi, Angie, and Sally here. Angie gave me some pecans her brother sent her from Mississippi. I went to Centennial meeting in evening. Hope not there. They put up a new Christmas tree in lobby today. Cost $189. Has white lights. They came on it.

Mixed rain and snow. I didn’t go to exercise. Vi here. Also Sally. Our VIP Christmas party. Very nice. 17 reservations. Delicious turkey dinner. Merrill died seven years ago today.

Quite cold all day. 21° and 0°. Not much sun. Vi here. Angie here twice. I wrote thank you cards for VIP club. Cathy B called. She will be here at 3 PM tomorrow. I got my first Christmas cars this year from Jessie P my former cleaning lady.

30° and -3°. Cold. Some snow. I didn’t go to exercise class. My leg still sore. Cathy here to clean. We went to Big M for groceries. I went to the Centennial Christmas dinner out here at 5 PM. 74 present. Very nice. Barb C is charge. It was catered by Schuler’s. Shirley Marriott came into it dressed as Santa passing out candy to her customers. I called Jim. He’s feeling better. I got a Christmas card from Gloria and Robert Verbridge.

Cloudy day. Vi here. Also Angie. I washed clothes. First I’ve used new machines.

Not a bad day. Some sun. A terrible apartment house fire on Academy Street. 30 people homeless. 3 people hurt. They took down what was left of it this PM. Elgin called today. He also called Lyla. Lyla called. Also Juanita. I didn’t go to coffee hour. I forgot about it. My leg sore today.

Mostly cloudy. Vi here for paper. Also Sally and Angie. The carolers from First Pres. Church here in evening. Very good. About 30 of them.

33° and 22°. Not a bad day. Mostly cloudy. Marion Carvell called early in morning to say Larry Ashley 44 died during the night. 2 AM. Vi here. Also Angie. I called Elgin about Larry. Also called Juanita. Jolie called in evening.

Not a bad day. I went to exercise class. Fern in charge. Angie here. Our 72nd anniversary of our wedding. Merrill’s been gone 7 years.

A nice day. Vi here. Mr. and Mrs. Prugaar here from church. They brought me a bag of goodies and soup. Angie here. Also Sally. I talked with Jim. I sent first Christmas cards.

Cold and snowy. I went to exercise class. Fern in charge. Angie here in PM. I addressed more Christmas cards. Several people from here went to dinner and Christmas program at the high school.

38° and 13°A few snow flurries and cloudy. Jim N here. Jim, Shawn Michael and a friend of Shawn’s was here. Jolie called in evening. Vi here for Times. I received several Christmas cards.

Snowing off and on. Storm on the way. Jim called. Shawn Michael and his friend left their duffle bags here. Also Shawn’s new coat that Jim got him for his birthday. They went to the mall. Vi here. Also Angie.

A very wintery day. Larry Ashley’s funeral at TLC funeral home. Jim came and took me. Large funeral. We didn’t go out to the Philadelphia Legion after the funeral. Vi, Sally and Angie here. Colby Slate called in evening. Vernon called in evening.