Yesterday, as we were enjoying a small party, I met a new friend who touched my soul. She reminded me of other people and experiences in my life. We shared stories and memories, and her spirit really touched me and inspired me to continue on this journey of memories that I've started.
Today, I listened to the great old music of the Carpenters, Bread, and the like, as I tinkered around at home. Mom and Dad had brought boxes on their last trip of some dear old glass and dinnerware and it was time to see the treasure. Then before I finally sat down to type, I filled bird feeders and trimmed flowers, smelling the fragrance of wild violets like the ones that were in Dena's yard. I listened to the cicada's in the trees just like the ones we heard as kids on the starry summer nights at Dena and Daddy Dale's.
And now as I type, I realize that while I may not be sewing, cooking, and living the way Dena did in the late 60's, I'm making the same kind of great memories. Life is good.
July 1969
July 1, 1969
Cleda Mae and I were together today and Irene came at noon.
Stayed up late, bed at 1am.
July 2, 1969
Dale left for Springfield.
Packed the car, group conference, Cleda Mae, Lena and I. Went to
Broadway cabin. Left for Center Beauty
Shop at 2:30 then airport. Shopped for
fabric and groceries then stayed at cabin.
Dale missed plane so drove over.
July 3, 1969
Left Broadway cabin and saw Mark. Glorieta, left, ate lunch in Santa Rosa,
arrived Portales at 4:30, Sands Motel.
Dale on college business.
July 4, 1969
Left Portales at 9:15 and stopped at Stuckey’s. Went thro Palo Duro Canyon, ate at noon in
Amarillo, Holiday Inn. Dale swam and then both to bed. (they
must have met in this location)
July 5, 1969
Watched soldiers march to eat at Holiday Inn. Visited Cowboy Hall of Fame. Out to Edna’s for chocolate cake and ice
cream. Saw new home. Heading to Joplin at 10pm.
July 6, 1969
Slept until noon. Ate
and visited Diamond, MO. Carner’s
birthplace. It rained so couldn’t go on
trail. Drove to Daugherty farm and then
on home.
July 7, 1969
Dale lazy all day. I
fixed up for Dowdy’s. House all pretty,
daylilies are beautiful everywhere, hydrangeas are gorgeous – out of this world
for yard ones, 5 on east and 3 huge ones at west.
July 8, 1969
Dowdy’s for lunch. Enjoyable visit and good meal.
July 9, 1969
Dowdy’s left at 10am.
House in order by noon. Carl
called about Papa. Getting hair fixed
and packed to go home to visit all week if needed.
July 10, 1969
Left Missouri at 9:15.
To Papa’s at 12:15, unpacked, aired house. Papa weak but ate some. Rested at night, Lorene and I worked in yard
at Papa’s for an hour. 102 degrees in town.
July 11, 1969
100 degrees and hot. Visited Papa from 930am to 7pm. Papa ate a little, some better but weak. Worked with Camile on Capps, called a few
people and went to Lorene’s for an hour.
July 12, 1969
Camile and I went to Capps on reunion. Hot weather.
Ate at Browns, called Dale. Frank
called from Pine Bluff. Saw Floyd Smith
in the Drug Store. Called Betty.
July 13, 1969
Papa better and no temp.
Mae R. and Ward came all evening.
Hot day at 111 degrees in town and 106 at dairy. Left Papa’s at 9:15 and got home ok.
July 14, 1969
Did laundry. Papa
slept most of day and I rested all day.
Went to Lorene’s and hemmed dresses.
Rain showers around and cooler.
July 15, 1969
Genie came by. Papa
lots better, ate and waited on self.
Called Dale and kids. Going to
Arkadelphia Thursday. Lorene came by
about 6 for an hour.
July 16, 1969
Women at Papa’s want a copper bracelet. Out to Lorene’s for stamp books and steak
supper. There and to Genie’s until 8 and
then packed to leave.
July 17, 1969
545 getting up to leave.
Left about 645. Papa was
asleep. To Little Rock about 10, shoes
and brown striped seersucker. To Frank’s
at 245. Hairdo 330, Lisa a lady at the
shop. Then had a babysitter that
evening.
July 18, 1969
Patricia was good.
Slept from 11-2. Eddie Lou at
club from 10-3. Lisa watched TV. Frank to Camden for golf. Eddie Lou fixed supper and left for
party. Frank and I did the kitchen. Was up at 5 to get Frank breakfast and off to
Camden for golf.
July 19, 1969
Got Frank off, I left at 6:30. Dale in Little Rock. He flew in Friday. Visited Dale at hotel, had breakfast, shopped
for two suits and shoes for Dale and black suede for me. Ate lunch at Franke’s. Met Bismarck girls at Holiday Inn then to
Arkadelphia. Eddie Lou made a good
chicken supper.
July 20, 1969
Frank off at 5am for golf in Camden and others were
lazy. Left at noon, cloudy and
cool. Ate in Little Rock, stopped in
Conway and hearing report of Apollo 11.
To Lorene’s to see landing of Apollo 11.
9pm, waited 2 hours 40 minutes as they exploded moon.
July 21, 1969
No Windermere because of Papa’s illness. Homer at papa’s when we arrived. Rainy and cool.
July 22, 1969
Came home. No rain
and did million jobs. Dale and I worked
in yard, pulled grass, etc. Wrote kids,
Lena and Home Ec girls.
July 23, 1969
House work, wash, sew, prayer meeting. Made plum jelly
preserves.
July 24, 1969
House cleaner here. I
sewed and did plum jelly. Dale to
meeting. I delivered jelly to Halls, Irene
and to Mrs. Dunn. Wrote Arlene on seed
pictures.
July 25, 1969
8am tenants came by.
Shampooed hair and cut out kindergarten designs and sewed.
July 26, 1969
Sewed, fixed supper for Sunday and Betty’s family.
July 27, 1969
Sunday School and church.
Rested, Betty and all came and ate supper at 7. Talked until 10 pm.
July 28, 1969
Betty left at 10 and house is in order.
July 29, 1969
Blanche came for ice cream.
July 30, 1969
Finished you dresses, washed, ironed, etc. Ready for
Harrison.
July 31, 1969
9am hair does. Ready
for Harrison. Stayed at Holiday
inn. Betty’s family and Home at Papa’s. Papa better.
Took two cakes, one for nurses and one for him. The oven went out.
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