After breakfast, once Babu is safely on the couch, is another span of time where I don’t need to be 100% on watch. Many aspects of this job are not that hard. Most days, Babu doesn’t need all that much and sleeps a lot. I’ve gotten into the habit of cleaning and showering during this…
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A Day in the Life, 2018, and a Month in 1940: Part One
There is some dream, some dream about…my garden. I keep walking, taking turns peering around corners, snooze and there’s more. More yard, more rose bushes. It’s both a marvelous snooze dream, like The Secret Garden! and an anxiety dream. There’s more. More work to do. I could have put the snooze cucumber plants here and…
April A-Z: January
Usually, when I “end one year” and “begin another” inside this project I celebrate almost as much as I do the actually changing of years. Ok, that’s an exaggeration, but possibly this January, the January of 1940, deserves to start without a lot of fan fair. Here is a shock: Oh my. This hasn’t happened…
April A-Z: November, 1939: Doubts
Here is an extra post for April A-Z for D. I leave this here as a record of where Babu and “Peaches” or “Cookie” or whatever sweet thing she is calling Jake, are in this moment. Yes, here is the typical Babu, doubting: Monday, November 13th, 1939 My honey took me to work this morn…
April A-Z: December, 1939: Everyone Stopped by!
Wednesday, December 6th, 1939 Tonight at 6:15 Jakey rang the doorbell. He leaned against some paint and I had to clean his pants. Then Edmund came, asking if Jakey lived here. Next came Filo. Billy turned up last of all. We discussed things and when Dad came home from work, they left to bowl. I…
November, 1939: Consolation and Choir
It’s just things like this that show, as much as Babu has changed since 1934, she’s still the same witty girl. Eddie Zimba, Emily Pesternak, Jakey and I tried to find an open bowling alley but all evening was spent in naught cause they were all full. We consoled ourselves with ice cream. I wonder,…
Reflection
I’m thinking I may not even post this. I only need to write it. I just need some time to reflect. I have a confession to make. I took yesterday off from school just to get caught up on the blog. Not just posts, or replying to messages, or checking in on the blogs I…
I’ve Been Holding Out on You. (The World’s Fair, 1939)
Yes, October, 1939. I have been holding out on you. Kinda, but not really. Yea, not really. I began as super excited. I had seen, not really peeked, a picture here, a word there… Babu went to the World’s Fair! So exciting. I wanted to read all about it. What did she think of the…
Responsibility. And what comes with it.
In September, we read about Babu’s new hashtag life goals. Saturday, September 23rd, 1939 Consulted Mother today about my paying board and managing on my own pay. I think I will. Wednesday, September 27th, 1939 It’s so cold, rainy, and miserable out today. I can get no answer out of mother about what board I…
October, 1939
Sunday, October 1st, 1939 Johnny Krol came home with me after church. Jake and Edmund told me to dress in a hurry so we could start for Amsterdam, New York. He (Ed) borrowed a convertible coupe Oldsmobile and we started off in style. Got there at 3:30. Had a good time at Paul and Ann…
Just the Right Amount of Sweet Part Two
September was so sweet, it needed a two part series. Since I alluded to this in yesterday’s post, I will say, that I’m glad there is a little drama to spice up all this sweetness! Yesterday we read about some trouble with how often Jakey and Babu spend time together: Monday, September 25th, 1939 Jakey…
Just the Right Amount of Sweet
I tend to be a bit cynical of love. Oh I believe in it. I guess I take it for granted considering that I truly found my one, my “Peaches,” long ago and thankfully he loves me back and we both decided we were keeping each other. Forever. So, now I have time to focus…
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