I do get caught up in the feeling of a new year. Hope and renewed energy, faith in our selves to make it better…It’s kind of like the excitement of opening a new book. As with a new year, in a book you have a whole story about to open up for you, new people…
Tag: diary
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 Excerpts – Drobey VS Andy!
Fall Starts like this: Thursday, September 3rd, 1936 Kept Drobey out (so he says) until almost twelve. We didn’t get together until 10:30. He says I slay the boys + asked how I do it. I said I don’t slay him. He said how do I know I don’t and that I do. He also…
Fall Excerpts – Lovely Things
Wednesday, September 16th, 1936 Robert Taylor alias Louis Bottigi winked at me today in advertising. Said hello to the boy Ames who drove the car when we went to the prom. Saw Teddy and Jeanette on their porch. They looked very alive, modern, and rather happy I should say. She was in slacks and a…
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…
Excerpts from Summer, 1936
These first two excerpts are from her trip to Vermont to visit with Ernie. Babu has talked to me many times about visiting her friend. She clearly had such a great time. Saturday, July 4th, 1936 Junior didn’t come down in the Cunningham yesterday. We rode in the Cadaliac. He and Frank + Nelson got…
Excerpts Spring, 1936
I haven’t posted excerpts in a while. These are merely the best of the best! Wednesday, April 1st, 1936 We rode to the fare limit and state limit this afternoon. Mr. Mitelski (he’s in my Economics class) obliged. It was a smooth number, + equipped with a radio. He seemed to be a careless driver,…
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…
TM Anniversary!
This month I received a notification from WordPress that it is my one year Anniversary with Transcribing Memory. In that time I have transcribed almost three years of Babu’s young life. She has graduated from high school and has begun her second year in college. She has had ups and downs with her parents but…
Summer, 1936
Boys, boys, boys. Let’s begin with Caveman. They have been getting along well for a while now even though Babu doesn’t see the way she can sure mix up a signal. She plainly tells Caveman that he should take her to the prom if he could learn how to dance. Well that explodes in her…
Babu’s Journal: June 1936
Summer is coming. In these pages, anyway. Extended school year due to the March floods but, Summer is coming. Scorching hot days, swimming, tennis, lazy days once school finally dismisses. It’s strange to be at this point in 1936 as magical fluffy white flakes are pouring down outside my window and Christmas Carols are piped…
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