I’ve already written a lot about June, 1939 in yesterday’s post. It was a month full of late nights, dancing and dances, they are not always the same thing, driving around and parking, obviously very different things, and all the while she is working and living at home with her parents. She admits to not…
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April, May, and June, 1939: Babu Roars!
April, May, and June seem to be a wild time for Babu. By June, Babu is doing more than burning the candles at both ends. She’s thrown the candle right in the fire and she’s still going. At first it was concerning and seemed to be heading for a break down, it still might before…
Other Delightful Things in May, 1939
In May, 1939, she writes: There hasn’t been any rain all week. It’s wonderful. Only it’s such a grand night out and the love of my life is angry with me. Otherwise, he’d be up to see me. Let the record show that On May 5th, 1939, Babu called Jakey “the love of her life.” …
May, 1939 The Story of Some Pictures
I have to admit, May, 1939 was much of the same as the month before. I don’t know if it’s just me, but that makes it no less interesting! And, in fact, I did have a mystery solved. I cannot believe I forgot to mention this when I wrote about April. There have been some…
April, 1939: Hitler and UFOs!
Yes, you read that title correctly. And I am so excited for this passage for two reasons: I hate talking about Hitler, especially in today’s climate (I THOUGHT MAYBE WE WERE MOSTLY PAST THIS!) but I love when history explodes out of the pages of these 80 year old books. It’s like, I know a…
Sunday Share: The Difference a Month Can Make
Usually Sunday Share is about sharing other wonderful blogs out there. However, this Sunday is about sharing about my life. It has been over a month since I have posted and I wanted my first new post – yesterday’s – to be about Babu and not me. I wanted that because that’s what this blog…
April, 1939: How Do You Know?
Hi! It’s been a while and I am so happy to be back. Back writing, back posting, back sharing, and back in time! Here is April, 1939: One theme in her pages this month was how to know if she was in love or not. Johnny sees her with Jake and she doesn’t say hi…
March, 1939
This month, I do not wish to be the intermediary. When something is perfect the way it is, you leave it alone. So, ladies and gentlemen, I give you…Babu, March, 1939. Wednesday, March 1st, 1939 Weight only 112 now. Wonder what is keeping me down. Perhaps our tap dancing. We went tonight for a change….
Look What I Found!
Remember the Nee Wah formal last month? Oh wait. I always do that. I mean, the Nee Wah formal of January, 1939. Since I just transcribed February of 1939 I look at the month before as “last month.” The Nee Wah formal is this post here. Go ahead, click on it. I updated the post!…
February, 1939
February was a cute month full of Babu’s sass and shut downs. I’ve been in the habit of transcribing across the table from her as she eats breakfast and sometimes it is just too much to read what she has written at 20 years old and look up and see her ever so innocent 99…
The Reluctant Gatekeeper
In a way, I have become the gatekeeper of Babu’s memories. I don’t relish the responsibility. On her own, her memories both have abandoned her and hold her hostage. There is a lot she can no longer remember and even less she talks about and focuses on. Some things she obsesses about. One thing in…
January, 1939 Continued
Sometimes, not a lot happens to Babu in a month’s time. (Think about what a diary of mine would like like, if I ever wrote in one!) January, 1939 is a busy one, however. It was busy with small details that I could have easily over looked, like these two sentences somewhere midmonth: Mother had…
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