Grandma's Blog 1932

July 7

Did the ironing. Helped get some beets ready to cook to can. Velma was down today. Had lots of wind and rain just after dinner. A cyclone hit s. of N. Vernon and almost swept old Vernon off the map. Did some patching this P.M. and made a suit of underwear. Folks stopped on way home tonite. Robert and Violet came and took Ora and myself to Vernon tonite. Surely was terrible. Business section was utterely destroyed. Wanda and Ray were out tonight.

July 6

Did the washing. Helped ma T. finish remaking her black dress. Picked a few B. berries in garden. Reset some cabbage plants. Dampened clothes. Cut out a suit of underwear.

July 5

Still more rain and lots of it. Did mornings work and pulled some weds out of strawberry patch. Read papers and worked a little on mama's dress. Went to Jack Tobins funeral this P.M. Cleaned off chicken roosts and coops. Set one hen tonite.

July 4

Rain and more rain. Mowed the yard this A.M. and cared for a baby Robin. Cats tore nest out of shade tree but we saved the bird. Put in a rat trap and hung on fence and old birds fed it all evening. Mama was down this P.M. and I cut a dress out for her. Harley was here awhile.

July 3

Went to Sun. school. Mrs Myron resigned and Ruth Haines was elected teacher. Ora and I went to Sara's from school. Ken took folks up this A.M. Raining this evening.

July 2

Cleaned all the house up this A.M. Dug a bucket of potatoes. Mama came down and brought my pillows, also 1/2 gallon of berries. Boys threshing this P.M. I plowed beans most all afternoon. Robert was here for supper. Folks all down tonite.

JULY 1, 1932

Did mornings work and worked in garden. Cleaned up the cellar and mopped it. Did a little more patching. Went fishing this P.M. Borgas have the thresher ready to go, and run some wheat thru this P.M. A strong, cool, west wind has blown all day. Two ducks left.

June 30

Worked a little in garden and did some patching this morning. Robert, Bill and his dad were here for dinner. I went up home this P.M. Helped mama put feathers in 5 new pillows. One pair is to be mine. Did a little work in garden this evening. We made a gallon of ice cream / prepared it and all went over to Hunnicutts. Robert brought ice, and we made 2 gallons of cream.

June 29

Did morning's work and started the ironing. A kettle of tar boiled over on stove. Had to stop and clean kitchen floor and porch, stove and irons. Finished ironing by 2:30 P.M. Did some mending and worked on mama's black dress. Mowed some more grass.

June 28

Boys carried back their wheat and reshocked it. Did the washing. Finished my dress and washed it. Mowed part of yard. Ducks still dying. Dampened clothes. Washed Ora's sheepskin, dad gave him.

June 27

Rained some in nite and has rained all day. I worked on my dress, remaking it. Wheat floating down stream as result of the flood this P.M. Bottom fields were covered with water.

June 26

Went to Sunday school. Went up home and visited with all of them this P.M. Rained at noon. Helped do chores as Ken and dad are up north. Robert and Violet were here tonite. Took mama 11 chicks.

June 25

Finished picking the strawberries. Cleaned up all the house. Made myself a new bonnet this P.M. Aunt Maude and family came this evening. The folks came down tonite. They took their chickens home. Left me the 5 and 2 more.

June 24

Cleaned out duck house and chick coops and roosts off. Put coal oil on roosts. Mowed some more grass. Went to North Vernon to Dr. this P.M. Picked some strawberries. Set 2 hens. Paid the second set of fire cards today $9.60. Heard that Jack wasn't dead.

June 23

Did a large ironing and some patching. Mama and kids were down this P.M. Helped her sew up 5 pillows, new ticking. Mowed part of yard. Gathered eggs out of barn loft. Heard about Jack Tobin's death. Losing lots of ducks.

June 22

Walked up home to tell mama that we wasn't going to the funeral. Planted lots of navy beans, pickles, butter beans and K. Wonders, and more kidney beans. Put tallon on chicken roosts. Made myself another apron. 'Tis the '32 depression apron made from 4 different colors of material. Plowed some in garden. Helped pick berries. Sara and Bob were here tonight.

June 21

Did a large washing this morning. Helped to plant seed potatoes this P.M. Heard about Sol Miller's death. Planted some kidney beans.

June 20

Another big rain this morning. Did some patching, cut out an apron, picked some berries. Set 4 hens this P.M. Violet was down tonight. Sold 12 fat hogs at $3.70 - $82.57. Eggs 10 cents. Cream 13 cents.

June 19

Did morning's work, took dinner and went to Sun. school and was there all day, celebrating Father's Day. Came home at noon and did the chores and went back. Helped do the milking.

June 18

Rained early this morning. Did the Saturday's cleaning. Did some pressing. Cleaned some berries and mowed a little grass. Studied Sun. school lesson, took a bath.

June 17

Cleaned off chicken roosts, coops and duck house. Left side of my head giving me fits all day and feels worse tonite. Hoover and Curtis are the '32 republican nominees. Velma was here for dinner and helped us pick berries this P.M. Took her to Mabel's and gave her 4 1/2 qt. berries and took Lizzie and Mary 3 qt. of big berries. Lost several ducks the lasts few days.

June 16

Made myself a new apron and helped mama re-make part of a dress. Picked some berries. More rain.

June 15

Did ironing chores and did lots of mending. Feeling bum so took life easy this P.M. Patched window curtains.

June 14

Did the ironing and helped do mornings works. Feeling rather bum, so loafed most all P.M. Picked a gal. of berries. Martin vaccinated the pigs this morning. Rained some this evening and still cloudy.

June 13

Did the washing and picked berries this P.M. Emma and Dean helped. Had 5 1/2 gal. Nice rain this afternoon.

June 12

Still cloudy and cooler. Went to Sun school. Took a big map and went up to where the folks were papering. Emma came home with us. She and I picked 11 qts. of berries. Helped milk and separate and went to the Children's Day Program. Cleaned out duck house before dinner.