Grandma Z's: February 2010

Monday, February 22, 2010

Mar.2-Mar.5 1959-1963

Photo of my cousin Stevie - over 40 years ago, seems like yesterday. One of our vacations to Kansas.

Mar.2,1959-I washed - windy cold day
" "1960-Cold 15 degrees-Snow most of day, Dad to town after coal a.m. cleaned snow from drive ways
Mar.2,1961-
" "1962-To Katies eve
" "1963-Cleaned
Mar.3,1959-Went to W.S.C.S. meeting at Ida Breszikafers and church board meeting in evening
" "1960-Cold 10 below. Dad Clyde and Classen on road had trouble starting Caterpillar
" "1961-Windy and warmer, To ElDo p.m. out to Wilson's afterwards, to Cal Heymans eve.
" "1962-
" "1963-To church & S.S. Mae Alto and boys up for dinner
Mar.4,1959
" " 1960-Zero degrees-Dad & 2 helpers on road. I did hand wash
" " 1961-Lovely day, did up Sat work a.m. worked outside some p.m. Dad to Burns and fishing p.m.
Mar.4,1962-To church & S.S. The Rowes & Mae here for dinner
" "1963-Rained got ready for WSCS meeting. Worked on quilt some
Mar.5,1959-Snow storm in a.m.
" "1960-Zero-Dad had trouble getting pick up started went to town and on road till p.m.
" "1961-a.m. cloudy and misty.To church and S.S. a.m. no company
" "1962-Washed a.m. to Guild pm at A Leatlsis?
" "1963-Mary Stackley passed away. Worked on quilt, fixed refreshments for WSCS meeting.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Feb.-March 1st 1959-1963

Feb. 26, 1959-Spring like weather. Rosemary & Emma called
" " 1960-Still zero weather
" " 1961-To church & SS Mae Rod Knox's & pecks here for dinner
" " 1962Very icy am cold worked on rag rug. Charley & Pat left for West
" " 1963-Worked on Quilt. Classen plowed garden

Feb. 27, 1959-Dad got home from Ia p.m.
" " 1960-Cold, Snowed all day Dad out plowing snow
" " 1961-Washed rainy & snowing am went to Church for prayer vigil am
" " 1962-Zero, worked on rug
" " 1963-Lovely day, Cleaned living room, washed drapes, cleaned cellar Dad fished.

Feb. 28, 1959-Dad to board meeting to town pm
" " 1960-Clear & cold Dad out all day plowing snow, no church Mae up pm
" " 1961-Ironed am to guild pm to Burns for meeting eve
" " 1962-Zero-worked on rug
" " 1963-Cleaned kitchen walls
Feb. 29, 1959-
" ", 1960-Zero cold-Dad & Claussen went south to clean out snow, home 7 pm
" ", 1961-
" ", 1962-
" ", 1963-To El Do pm Mariana a while

Mar. 1, 1959-Our 53rd wedding anniversary,Katie & girls called pm
" "-Cold 15 degrees-Clyde Faulkner ran caterpillar in snow Dad maintainers, Our 54 wedding anniversary
Mar. 1, 1961-Our 55 anniversary
" " -Our 56th anniversary
" " -To Burns church day of prayer service am

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Feb. 25-1959-1963

Feb. 25, 1959-Nice weather-Rosemary and Emma called

" "1960-Zero temp. Dad had Mcchane out to fix maintainer, he worked till six cleaning all snow.

Feb. 25,1961-Emma & boys came a.m. I did up Sat work. Dad to Co op meeting eve

" " 1962-Cold & icy. Went to church a.m. to G.Knausmans 50 wedding anniversary- Pat called

Feb. 25,1963-Worked on quilt

Grandma Z made quilts for her grandchildren -in the photo above is the quilt she made for me.

Grandma Z's Diary (*Side Bar - Thought I would write little memories)

July 22nd post-
Kansas was like a different world to me, couldn't understand why my Grandpa Z would measure rainfall. When we would visit, my dad would measure the rain too. In Florida, it would rain across the street but not on our side, or visa versa.

Grandma Z's house had an "out house", think maybe it had a Sears catalog, that could have been my imagination, but there was an out house (is that one word or two?) I remember the year that we visited, that they brought the outdoor indoor - indoor pluming, thank goodness!

I have been so blessed, I have had such a wonderful family. My parents moved to Florida before I was born, just after my father got out of the service, they came with my mothers, parents. I was very close to my mothers, mother. We called her Mom, she was my best friend.

My fathers side of the family, lived in Kansas. Every three years, we would pack up the car, off to Kansas. We stayed at Grandpa & Grandma Z's until I was a teenager, then I would stay at my aunts.

This blog is about, getting to know my Grandma Z, through her diary.

I remember sleeping on the couch, and every morning (early) my Grandmother sitting in her chair and reading her bible, I just thought that was so wonderful, to start the day.

Hopefully, my family will write things they remember-There is so much stuff about our family to be shared.

My cousin writes-

"The kids have no idea what they missed and what a wonderful woman she was. I have always said if there was ever an angel on earth it was Grandma Z."

Jan. 4, 2010-Returned from our trip, cold this morning, low 40's, finally got to light our fireplace. Grandma Z had a wonderful garden, she took me out into the garden to get some potato's for dinner, welllllllllllllll, me, being a "city girl" thought potatoes grew on trees, looking up, I didn't see any! We dug those dirty potatoes up, they were so dirty. We brought some of those dirty potatoes home- that did it, I didn't eat another one until I was an adult. I must have been very young, maybe 6 or 7.

Jan. 14, 2010-Grandma Z had this room, the room had a milk separator, I really don't know what it was called, but it did separate the cream from the milk. I thought that was really neat. The cows name was Daisy, at least that is what I called her, my brother tryed to ride, sweet lookin Daisy. He didn't stay on too long, he went a flying. I remember Daisy had little bangs over her horns, she was so cute.

Jan. 18, 2010-That same room had a large tub, Grandma Z heated water so I could take a bath, no in door plumbing when I was young, that came later, thank goodness.

Her house had a wonderful smell, lye soap, I think.

Feb. 10, 2010-Reading about Grandma Z's anniversary, made me think of my Dad. What a wonderful person he was, but not really affectionate, but that was the way he was raised. My Dad would ask me to go out and buy my Mother a gift and a card, then he would sign the card "from" instead of "Love", but he would change it after I would say something.

June 2010-Took a long weekend trip to North Carolina for a "Sample Book Making" class.

My finger is better, still pains me a little when I type caps, still have the two fingers taped together. Go back to the doctor in a few week, think I will live.

Grandma Z's