March 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th 1951

March 14, 1951

Wednesday

Dinner up town for Sandridge Women. Left about 15 of 10. Fed 62 taken nearly 66 real good. 

Served ham, scalloped taters, lima Beans + Corn. Jello salad, cherry pie + whipped cream. Pickles. 

Coffee. Rolls.

Rained, snowed and sun was out…done most everything it could think of.

1 pig less. Leaves 12

Berlin had heart attack taken him to Winc

March 15, 1951

Thursday

Mabel’s cow had twin calves (heifers)
Cloudy nearly all day. 

I washed big wash, then cleaned 2 cases of eggs, got supper, done up the work good. 

Ironed his shirt. 

Am going to call it a day. Right cold out!

Johnny home from Winc, taken his tonsils out, he is getting better.

Shorty has been gone for several days, his cold was awful bad so guess he went up Skimmer.

March 16, 1951

Friday

Cloudy. Hope it soon gets warm. I done all work up. Watered all the flowers. Done the ironing. Must patch several pieces.
Marg called + talked a while. Pie is asleep. Everybody else out + gone.

Girls were over a while. I went over to Rith's a little. Worked on quilt top this eve. 

10 o'clock now. Cats all asleep. Guess Shorty is for good.
MJ called + talked late.

Vintage 50's unused and unwashed quilt top. Will be deconstructed to harvest fabric and feedsack quilt strips. Keep watching, these will be available for sale soon!
March 17, 1951
Saturday
St Patrick's Day

Phil bought the Borden place up here; 20 acres

Very nice. Little cool.
I finished joining the quilt top.
G taken a nap, then C came over.
Then G went to Hockman's, now taking another nap, wants to then go to the River.

Pie + I are going to get dinner now.

I made 1 of Mrs S dresses after supper.

Sylvia called, talked a good while.

1 more pig less

*G not feeling good
*G taken Molly Bird to Hockman's