Leave our home and head to the top of Bonneville. Take a left and go down Fairview which shifts onto Abbey Memorial. Pass the cemetery and Szot Park and come to the lights. Take a right then a quick left, unless you want some Papa John’s. You are in what my husband and I and…
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The Beginning of 1940
February, March and April, these are the days. Love isn’t really heating up or cooling off, it’s nice and steady. Wonderful! The roller coster of love has turned to the lazy river for a moment. And it’s so romantic. So, maybe more like one of those Ventian boats a guy in a striped shirt pushes…
A Day in the Life, 2018, and Another Month from 1940: Part Six
Now, night time is when the fun begins. Adam is usually home around five and we spend as much time as we can in the garage. For him, it is his home away from home and for me, it’s the place right next to my garden, and him. Sometimes the house gets oppressive. Sometimes we…
A Day in the Life, 2018, and a Month in 1940: Part Four
“Dobre popowoodnew!” as she crawls from the living room after her long nap. I say good afternoon in Polish slowly, and spell it (incorrectly) even slower. She doesn’t reply but keeps making slow progress towards the bathroom. “How are ya feeling?” I ask as cheerfully as possible but I already sense, and brace myself. She…
A Day in the Life, 2018, and a Month in 1940, Part Three
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…
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…
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…
Not Until Marriage
There’s been some talk in these pages that I’ve left out. It’s talk like this: Thursday, September 7th, 1939 Jakey was certainly in a love-ly mood. Couldn’t get enough. Only for a while he put the lights out and I asked for them back. Now, I am not here to dish on the juicy details…
Images: August, 1939
Sunday, August 6th, 1939 It dawned a hot, glorious day, and after church, Ernie, Billy, Jakey, and I started for Westerly. Jimmy’s girl was still sleeping so we went without them. We spent all day in the sun, slapping sun lotion all over ourselves. I don’t think this business of showing Jakey I like…
August, 1939: Don’t Judge a Month Before It’s Over
When I began reading August, 1939, I panicked a little. Babu was down on Jakey and I worried that this blooming relationship wouldn’t really be the fairytale I always heard it to be. Maybe, in fact, I never heard it that way, but added my own spin on it. I reflected a lot about the…
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