Sunday, January 19th, 1941 We spent a lazy day. Then Jake came about 2:30. We did crossword puzzles and then fell asleep. Went to his house about six and were given supper. Nellie and Caz and Jake and I walked down street and Jake and I went to see “Little Nellie Kelly” and “A Fugitive…
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We Had Some Narrow Escapes
Were cars in 1940 harder to drive or is Babu just really bad? Sunday, April 7th, 1940 Maybe I spent all of a half hour at home today. After church Jakey took me riding and gave me my first driving lesson. He got provoked a few times but on the whole we did well. Admittedly,…
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…
Retro Wednesday: Trolleys Part Two
Read part one here: Retro Wednesday: Trolleys Part One There were the times she had to wait for the trolley (and faced repercussions,) Friday, January 22nd, 1937 We lost our game with the Juniors 30 to 28 but it was a pretty good game. After school we had a practice then I bought a tan sport…
Retro Wednesday: Trolleys Part One
This is where something historical, the trolley system, meets something more. Something intimate. I read some research and I can tell you when the trolley system was put into place and when it was dismantled. Who funded them, who approved and disapproved of them, I can tell you this history of these machines even in…
April A-Z: Insufficient sleep
You really cannot say that Babu had a wild life. She did everything a good woman of the time was supposed to do: waited until marriage, did well in her college studies, got work and was, for the most part, a very dependable employee. Even still, here is one passage I will never forget: Rumble…
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