Babu writes (prepare to chuckle, if you are anything like me): June 11, 1941, Had a letter and some pictures from Jakey. I told myself to keep quiet about any plans to go South because they may not formulate, but I still talk. Why do I have such a garrulous tongue? Went to choir rehearsal…
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“Flaming Blonde”
In the last post the passage Babu wrote in her journal on June 4th mentioned that she got a letter from Jakey asking her to come down. Here is the passage: June 4, 1941, Jakey had a perfect announcement of his solo flight in the paper tonight. John Bartula came up tonight and asked me…
Maybe she’s throwing things and his world stopped spinning.
There are quite a few days that go by without a letter. But nothing is going to stop the fact that summer is approaching and Babu just can’t seem to keep the boys at bay. June 2, 1941, Hoped to get a letter from Jake, but there was none. Got a few cards from Drobe…
Before the News Breaks: Part I
While Babu is in Chicopee wrestling with loss, Jake is in Alabama having no idea that he, too, has lost a friend. The letters Babu gets from him are a jarring juxtaposition to what she is facing at home. Was it a welcome distraction? May 21, 1941, Jakey wrote me another letter today and he…
Leading to the Leaving…
Sunday April 13, 1941 The doorbell woke me at 6 bringing me a corsage from Jake with even a little poetry enclosed. I’d love to know what the poetry said. So cute! Wednesday April 16, 1941 Jakey took us to work this morning. I told him to pick out a camera and let…
Throw Back Thursday: Jakey
Since the start, I was looking for one name in all of these pages, and from the start, it would appear from time to time. Like when the very story Babu would tell me about her first time meeting him appeared, exactly how she told it to me, in the pages of her diary: Some…
Andy Jablonski, Give It Up!
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…
August, 1940: Part Two
Here is Part One: August, 1940: The Trip Here is something not to be missed while Babu is on vacation with Jakey in Amsterdam, NY and staying with Ann and Paul: Sunday, August 11th, 1940 We slept late and attended 12 o’clock mass at the Shrine of Auriesville. After dinner we went swimming again but…
July, 1940
I love when I get to write about the month I am currently in. When I read something like: Cookie and I lolled around with cooling drinks on our front porch in the bright moonlight. I can say to myself, wow, that sounds nice. What’s even crazier, is that I can go out on the…
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…
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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