Happy Birthday, Babu! Thursday was Babu’s birthday. I have been thinking all month about some sort of special post mark the occasion. I could not think of anything nor did I post anything. In fact, I was quite blue. It was a combination of things and this anniversary and… A friend of mine said “Celebrate…
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Just Listening to Some Jazz While Waiting on the Mail…
Friday, May 2, 1941 It rained in spurts today and by evening had turned really cold. Washed my hair, cleaned my room, and played piano. Nellie dropped in for a while. I was anxious to get home tonight to see if I had any mail from Jake, but there was none. His folks had a…
So Begins a New Year, 2021 and the Month of May, 1941
Thursday, May 1, 1941 Now that Mildred left, I am again working as Mr. Hitchcock’s secretary. His work alone keeps me busy all day. Tonight while I was practicing, Ed came up and afterwards Frank Adamzyk. We picked up Zosh and went to see the fireworks at Mt. Park. So far this week I haven’t…
Beginning of April – No Joke!
Hello, I am here. I hope that means that I am back and will post more frequently. I’m sure many writers can relate to how hard it is to get going when writing inertia and life momentum gets going. Mostly, I find it is harder and harder the longer I am away. Regardless, however long…
February 15th? 16th?, 1941
For a moment I thought I had found the pictures for the Vaentines day dance of 1941, but I had not. These are clearly the pictures for Zosh’s 22nd birthday and here is the passage from that day: Saturday, February 15th, 1941 Had a headache this morning from lack of sleep. In the office the…
New Year’s Reflection
Do you know the feeling when you are lost but you are just now getting the feeling like the area around you is beginning to look right and you think you know how to get unlost? I have been having this feeling this holiday while reading these powerful passages from Babu. It is such a…
Ugly Wrapping
I ugly wrapped this year. On purpose. My grandmother would be mortified. But I did it for Babu, who would be pleased, I think, and also maybe a bit mortified. Here is the result: Yes, I wrapped Christmas presents in Birthday, Anniversary, any other holiday paper. I was delighted to wrap a present for my…
Vintage Christmas Photos
Merry Christmas! Happy holidays to everyone who does not celebrate this particular holiday and Happy Winter! for people who do not have a holiday this time of year. I think, whatever your beliefs are, that many of you will appreciate these adorable photos. They are from the archives, although a full decade ahead. I just…
Physical (and Mental) Exams
The rest of October is well documented in this post: Enlistment At the same time that Babu was calculating the measures, budget, balances, and calories of love and relationships, Jake was making plans for something else as well. This something else would have its own ramifications on the fore mentioned. Jake and Chet are continuing…
Just a day in Janurary, 1941
Nothing in wrong with a simple day. Friday, January 17th, 1941 It rained and thawed after the snow and now it’s just slush. Emmy brought some potato chips today that have flavors of onion, celery, and tamale. Ernie is worried about paying an income tax of over 7.00. Washed my hair tonight and cleaned my…
Babu: 1918-2018
It is with an extremely heavy heart that I post this update. In fact, I’ve been avoiding it for two and a half weeks. We have lost Babu. She was a hundred and a half and she went peacefully and quickly. It’s been a hard holiday and long December. I’m in the process of healing…
Update :)
Hello everyone! I want to let you know that things are going well and Babu is doing wonderful. Babu has had no change in her health, we are still watching dance videos together at night, and she and Stella are still the best of friends. (She got to see today how excited Stella gets when…
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