April 13
Friday
Cecil's Guernsey was fresh last nite, taken her home.
Stopped raining now. it's cold and windy as 40. I watered all the flowers and cleaned the house all over. Washed some stockings out. Will sew if no one comes for me to go to Phil's funeral up at Patmos.
F came for me. H brought me back. He sure looked bad. Right many there.
Plenty frost this AM ice too. Awful cold and windy for 13th of April!
April 14
Saturday
Brite but cool as dickens. Muddy too. middle of April and no garden made yet...too wet. Didn't do anything but what i had to. Was so windy + cold all day. The wind has stopped now. Don't know who got the eggs.
Have lost one peepie so far.
Eggs 49
Went up town went to see Alice. She is better, don't know when she can go home.
HCB was up to see her too.
April 15
Sunday
No preaching any where close. G slept, I went out to see Mrs. S till 12. Came back eat a bite, taken G over to river. I went up to ML got her _ Isabel + kids; we went over to Helen and Bob's house..but no one home. Went up to Edinburg, turned came back. Looked at houses went up on back street, looked at new houses on down past Snyder's up main street and home. Done up work. Will go for him after while.
April 16
Monday
Was busy all day. It was real cold too, so windy. I baked cake, deviled eggs, gathered up stuff to take to Church. Pauline came at 4. They served their Ruritan up here. $26.00 got home at 10. Awful cold.
Cecil's black and white heifer was fresh today, he taken her home.
*Snow flakes flying this early am. April 17th!!!
Showing posts with label Ruritan Chapter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ruritan Chapter. Show all posts
5/16/10
Ruritan "Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service"
As tempted as I am to read ahead in the diary, I've focused on reading the random notes scattered throughout that she had to get down on paper.
Throughout the diary, there are lists of names of the folks that attended a Church Supper, as well as what was on the menu that evening.
There are recipes, household tips and hand written ledgers; where she carefully kept track of the amount of fabric, ric rac and notions that she purchased for making her aprons.
She notes how many animals they own that very minute on the farm, including some of their names and descriptions/color. Later you will see where she notes of their birth of new babies, as well as losses/death.
At the top of the very back cover, she wrote boldy; RURITAN
I decided to do a little bit of research and learned that Ruritan still currently exists. Established in 1928, in Virginia (where this gal lived).
The word is a combination of the Latin words for open country "ruri" and small town "tan," interpreted as pertaining to rural and small town life.
The back cover of the diary reads;
Throughout the diary, there are lists of names of the folks that attended a Church Supper, as well as what was on the menu that evening.
There are recipes, household tips and hand written ledgers; where she carefully kept track of the amount of fabric, ric rac and notions that she purchased for making her aprons.
She notes how many animals they own that very minute on the farm, including some of their names and descriptions/color. Later you will see where she notes of their birth of new babies, as well as losses/death.
At the top of the very back cover, she wrote boldy; RURITAN
I decided to do a little bit of research and learned that Ruritan still currently exists. Established in 1928, in Virginia (where this gal lived).
The word is a combination of the Latin words for open country "ruri" and small town "tan," interpreted as pertaining to rural and small town life.
The back cover of the diary reads;
RURITAN
My Prayer
Health, hope and working zeal
a life not over long.
A faith to make my purpose real
A love to keep it strong.
I look forward to seeing if there is more written of her involvement with this organization.
You can visit the Ruritan website that today is the largest Community Service Organization with over 32,000 members in more than 1,200 clubs, nationwide.
My Prayer
Health, hope and working zeal
a life not over long.
A faith to make my purpose real
A love to keep it strong.
I look forward to seeing if there is more written of her involvement with this organization.
You can visit the Ruritan website that today is the largest Community Service Organization with over 32,000 members in more than 1,200 clubs, nationwide.
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