Grandma Z's

Friday, April 16, 2010

April 15,1959-Dad maintained, I worked outside most of day
" "60-sultry 80 degrees hot. Defrosted planted okra, tomato's glad bulbs. to El Dor p.m. got milk storm in south.
April 15,1961-Frost cold n. wind. Dad on road, staking. I cleaned baked cookies, did little quilting.
" "1962-Mae came & took us to church a.m.
" "1963-Washed windy planted row beans
April 16,1959-.15 rain over night warm. We went to El Dor a.m. Set out 100 strawberry plants, Dad fished.
April 16,1960-Cold N. wind.Easter morn to church to Knox for dinner Rowe's & Morgans & Grandma Knox there. Stopped at Mike on way home.
April 16,1961-
" " 1962-Washed & ironed, Dad fished p.m. got 5.
" " 1963-Watered some. Ironed, set out cabbage plants, planted tomato seed & went to guild,p.m. mowed east lawn first time this spring.
April 17,1959-
" "1960-60 degrees. Washed a.m. mowed lawn first time this year.
" "1961-Cold frost. To church & s.s. no company we went to Dooley's eve.
" "1962-To guild at Dewitt's p.m.
" "1963-
April 18,1959-.48 degrees rain a.m. Cleaned baked cookies. Dad to Burns p.m.
" "1960-Windy and warm. Ironed a.m., Mae & Alta took me to El Do p.m. bought 2 pair shoes & gray dress.
April 18, 1961-Dad to Dooley's to fix fence. I quilted a.m. set out 60 cabbage plants p.m. cultivated garden to Kati es eve.
April 18,1962-Went to Ted Gfeller sale Calvin Heyman passed away.
" "1963-To El Do eve bought checked material.

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the farmer's wifeApril 16, 2010 at 4:06 PM
This all makes me so nostalgic for a "simpler" time. I know they worked hard, but it seemed that they had more time. Wonder if they knew how lucky they were...
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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.

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