Wednesday, June 16th, 1937 It seems almost incredible. I thought about it before but only as an impossibility. Going home after school Benny stopped me and asked if I wanted to go to the dance to Meriden Saturday. Said he would come for me and bring me back or I could stay over. Mother said…
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June, 1937
I am reading and typing along and suddenly it makes sense why she is doing things like playing tennis and sunbathing. It’s June! I had lost all track of time. As I go through the month I keep wondering if she is approaching graduation. Classes continue into July so before the end of this month…
Excerpts: May, 1937 “It was almost the end.”
Almost a tragic end: Thursday, May 13th, 1937 Such a night. I was reading under the parlor lamp and the doorbell rings. Mother comes in with a young man. She flops on the sofa and just sits there. Finally, we find out she was struck or grazed by this young man’s car. Thank heavens! It’s…
May, 1937
I’m going to get this disappointment out of the way because I know it’s been on my mind. I’m sure it’s been on yours, too. Hasn’t it? On May 6th, 1937, the Hindenburg explodes. Here was Babu’s journal entry on that day: Thursday, May 6th, 1937 Thank you for a lovely evening! It was lovely. …
Excerpts April, 1937
To be completely cliche- these excerpts are the good, the bad, and the ugly of April, 1937. It seemed appropriate because this month was such a mix of highs and lows. In romance: The Good: Monday, April 12th, 1937 Didn’t go home after school. Ernie and I went to the show and saw Bette Davis…
It’s a Thin Line
I haven’t shared much in the way of passages lately with Babu. In the way of excuses I have: I began the year with a pretty bad cold and wasn’t putting my germy laptop in front of Babu, then the first day I went to share the computer battery died, then I’ve been working a…
Also April, 1937
April saw the resolution of one conflict but another one, this time at home, reared an ugly head. There was always tension between Babu and her parents and the landlady. Here’s an example from December, 1936: Johnny Olbryck’s mother is a meany. She won’t let us have steam heat. Says she needs an even temperature…
February, 1937 Excerpts
More evidence that Babu only looks far away and not right under her nose: Tuesday, February 9th, 1937 Last dance tonight. Francis Cebula and I went together. Jaime gave me the ticket, bought me a sundae, took me home, but that doesn’t change my attitude toward him. I can’t help it. I just can’t go…
December, 1936
It was my wish to complete transcribing December last month so while the holidays were happening in real life they were also happening in the past, but in the past and present for me. Does that make sense? It’s how I feel when I’m transcribing. It’s the magic of this all being very real and…
Fall, 1936
Time passes before my eyes. Summer turns to fall and bathing suits are put away and replaced with a catalogue of school supplies. She writes what she had to buy and what it cost. She writes that she must go to school full time since her father pays the entire tuition. Her parents must have…
The Opposite of Ominous: The Start of Something Big
At some point during the New Year’s party I think I yelled: “I’m OUT!” Grabbed the bowl of chips, spilling them all over the place, went up stairs and fell asleep. (What a jerk!) But I’m glad I did because I was the first one up this morning. I offered to “Do breakfast” even though…
Thank you Word Press!
So here we are, Happy New Year! and I have been Freshly Pressed! It means a lot to me as I build this blog and have ever reaching goals for its success. Do you know what it means to get “Freshly Pressed?” If you look to the left of your page, there is a tab…
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