Wednesday, December 25, 1935 A happy Christmas day. Only Jaime disappointed me. He sent me a sweetheart card (I hate that) and a 5lb box of candy. Zosh and I saw “The Crusades.” She had supper up the house. Our story teller “Mike” was there, too. Then I played and we sang Christmas carols. (Oh…
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All I want for Wigilia…
…is to find Babu’s 1934 diary – and any others! Call me greedy. I want to never run out of this work. Aaaannnddd who doesn’t love a holiday special? Here are three years of Wigilia entries: Tuesday December 24, 1935 Had X-mas supper with the Olbrychs at our house. Got no presents but don’t mind…
The Falcons Part One
She talks more and more in her journal about attending the Falcons group at the bowling alley. Babu doesn’t remember much about it although I’ll keep asking because on different days you never know. In my research I found the Polish Falcons of America and I know this is right. Babu is very proud of…
Out of character?
Babu read the passage about Mucha’s over and over as if she were trying to decode something. “I wasn’t that kind of person!” She said. I gave a good natured laugh. “What do you think was going on there?” I ask her and she doesn’t know. “Maybe it was an accident,” I say to soothe…
Excerpt #3
Tuesday, January 15, 1935 I found out today that Adele Janik is wearing WBZ’s class pin and Jenete told me he pushed all the boys away that he was talking to and walked Janet Overbaugh. Can’t he choose between the two. Father B said “Hello Emily” to me at Falcons today. He likes Jenete.
The Third Week of 1935
WBZ is being a card. He likes two girls, one is nemesis AJ, and neither one is Babu. She criticizes him but I think she would still take his class pin if he offered it! 😉 She goes skating for the first time and falls, but has faith she’ll get better but the next day…
The Poli Part 2
I conducted some more research on The Poli and found a great resource! This quote is from the blog “Tragedy and Comedy in New England” and was written by Jacqueline T. Lynch. The theater was located at 286 Worthington Street, and after having its name changed to the Park Theatre in 1913, was destroyed…
Excerpt #2
Wednesday, January 9, 1935 I had no chance whatsoever in the tryouts for the senior play. All the good kids got in first and all I did was to say one line with a whole bunch of others. WBZ tried out for Dizzy and had and I had to shake hands with him. I’d rather…
Happy Star Wars Day!
Watch out for this sith. Yes. We bought our tickets over a month ago. All our friends are going to the “advanced screening.” We have costumes. We have seen all the previews. I don’t know if both of us will get to go. Babu has been sundowning every once in a while and the two people…
The many twitches of fate that bring us here.
Babu does not always remember the stories that go along with her 1935 diary entries but sharing these pieces with her is still rewarding. She surprises me with remembering some details from then and at other times she will launch into stories some related to what’s in the entry she is reading and some not….
The Second Week of 1935
She continues to work on her theme which has no title and goes to a group meeting for something called the Falcons. Adam says that might have something to do with exercise? But I really don’t think so! I smell the next research project coming up! She feels she got no chance at auditions for the…
The Poli
Babu always complains about her memory and brain capacity these days. I will never understand until I am much older but I sympathize. “Never get old.” Babu’s mother always told her that and now she tells it to me. However, this woman is amazing for 97! She remembers so many details as we go through…
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