Monday, September 30th, 1940 After supper I took a bath and got dressed for choir. We gave a party for Mary Cyron who is to be married soon and what a time we had! Had fun with most all the boys but Andy Jablonski kept pretty close to me all evening calling me darling and…
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September, 1940: Edmund, Fila, and Gladys
Last Saturday I wrote a post which started us all getting to know some of the “characters” I don’t talk, or know, as much about. September, 1940: Nat and Stretch Two other names that often pop up are Edmund and Fila. These two guys bang around with Jakey and seem to be almost everywhere Jake…
September, 1940: Nat and Stretch
It occurs to me that there are some characters in these pages I know better than others. Zosh, Jake, and Ernie are the mainstays that I’ve read plenty about and heard plenty of stories about in “modern times.” Well, Nat was also an important third to the Zosh and Emily, (that’s Babu!), show. It’s a…
Day Nine: A Bouquet of Flowers
A fun photo challenge by Cassia Elizabeth
Retro Wednesday: Cocktails
If Babu goes somewhere and has a drink, we read about it in her expert record taking: We had a drink and went to Stretch’s, drank there, went to Eddie’s, drank and ate supper there, came to Jake’s had two or 3 drinks, then to Nat’s and last of all Zosh’s. If only she ever…
John Adamczyk and the Westfield “San”
Babu is a great record keeper and it throws me for such a loop sometimes when she does not input enough data. For example, normally she puts the full date on the back of her pictures as well as everyone’s names. I have been transcribing 1940 and gathering up all the images for that year. …
Retro Wednesday: The Great New England Airshow
A rumble, kind of a cracking rumble. A kind of cracking, tearing, rumble. And then it is out from behind the clouds, overhead, and then gone. Fighter planes and stunt men, and much, much more, put on quite a quite a show at Westover Airforce Base this weekend. What could be better than standing on…
June, 1940: Taunton
I’m not sure if I shared with you that the choir Babu is a part of had a trip planned around a concert in Taunton, MA. It looked as if Babu would not be able to attend due to her attendance at rehearsals: Monday, June 24th, 1940 I don’t think I can go to Taunton…
June, 1940
I’ve written a lot recently about a heartbreaking, but temporary, rift between Babu and Jake in the middle of 1940 but the crux of it was really surrounding the Nee-Wah trip to Brookside Campground in Chester, MA. These girls always get into trouble on this trip. Check out this passage if you don’t remember 😉…
May, 1940: The Lighter Side
Friday, May 3rd, 1940 Tonight I was going to wash my hair before anyone came. I was just about to dip my head in the water and the doorbell rang. As a result, Jakey, Billy, Yvette, and I went bowling. Now I have a new score to brag about – 92. We bought a bag…
Uncomfortable: Part Three: The Ethics of Nonfiction
I have been wrestling with this for about a week now, ever since I transcribed a few of these passages and came across an alarming pattern. Now, It may be a pattern that leads to nothing. Nothing to see here, folks! It could also be a part of the story that would matter very deeply…
Throw Back Thursday: Twitches of Fate
Yes, I am still trying to find the time to go back through old posts. This will be post 426-I believe-and some of those I posted over a year and a half ago. I took some time to read this post as I was intrigued by the title I chose: Twitches of Fate That Bring…
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