Friday, March 14, 2008

March 1 to 8, 1968

March 1, 1968 Friday Temp at noon +31 cloudy, mild
up at 7:10am. dressed, washed, breakfast, read awhile, then shaved, out and started car, had tea, KR left at 8am in car to PO then to work, Mr Lloyd in town, Bryan away, orders and trailer til 10:30, tea, orders til noon, out in car to home, lunch, read left to bank then to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car to PO then to CNIB, got Rhoda and Linda was there too. Home, read paper, dozed til supper, laid down til 7:30 talked, with Phil and Linda, played some records - 78's - they left at 10:30pm, tea & bread, bed, slept.

March 2, 1968 Saturday Temp at noon +10 cloudy
Rhoda woke me up at 5am by petting me, but I just couldn't get interested or something, up at 5:30 to bathroom, to bed and slept off and on til 8am, dressed washed, breakfast, sat around, out and started car, too Rhoda to work by 9:30am and I went to IGA and then bakery, then home, put stuff away, made and had lunch, cleared table, sorted bills, then did writing, laid down til 2:30pm, up sanded shelves, cleaned up sawdust and mess with vacuum, also vacuumed rug, then out to barbers for haircut, back home, read paper then out to CNIB to pick up Rhoda at 4:30. Rhoda bought 2 stereo records, played them, talked read, supper, dozed in chair, then watched tv til 8:30pm, fooled around at different things, reading etc, ate had tea, talked, bed.

March 3, 1968 Sunday Temp at noon+26 cloudy, mildup 8:30am, dressed washed, breakfast, talked, did a few things then sorted out all the 78 records, played some, can't find 2 favorite records of mine, talked, read, lunch, laid down, slept til 2:30, talked did a few thing around the place, read, supper, at 6:30 Randolph and MUM here, talked all evening about different things, had tea, they left at 10:30pm, read for awhile, then bed, had some fun, then slept.

March 4, 1968 Monday Temp at noon +23F partly cloudy mildup at 7am, dressed washed, breakfast, sat awhile out to start car, back in for tea, talked, KR left in car to PO to work, Bryan still away, Trailer and orders til 10:30, tea, orders til noon, in car to home, read, lunch talked, KR, back to work, orders til 3:30 tea and orders til 4;30, out in car to home, read paper, supper, talked, laid down til 7pm, had a bath, dressed, shaved and washed, out at 7:55 to corner bus, to downtown, to beer parlour, had 2 beers, to bowling alley, bowled fair, out at 11:20 to corner and bus home, tea and bread, read, talked, went to sleep.

March 5, 1968, Tuesday Temp at noon +26F partly cloudy mildup at 7am, dressed washed, breakfast, talked, sat awhile, started car, then left at 8am, to PO then to work, orders and trailer till 10:30am, tea, Paul brought a young fellow to help us via N.I.C. so I'm showing how to do orders and other things til 12, out in car, home for lunch, read, left back to work, orders and trailer til 3:30, tea, same til 4:30, out in car to PO and CNIB got Rhoda, home, read paper supper, laid down & slept til 7:15pm, talked listened to radio, then got payments of bills ready, did writing, til 10:30pm, ate, bed.

March 6, 1968 Wednesday Temp at noon +32F cloudyup at 6:50am. dressed shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, sat til 7:45, out to start car, scrapped back window, in for tea, KR, left at 8 in car to PO then to work, orders & trailer til 10:30am, tea, same til noon, out in car home lunch, read, left to bank, then to work, orders til 3:30pm, tea, orders til 4:30pm, out in car to PO then to CNIB and got Rhoda, home, no stuff yet, talked, helped with getting supper ready, read paper supper laid down, slep til 7:10, Rhoda on phone & talking to K McEwen so I went downstairs and watched Hockey game til 9:15, helped Rhoda move some furniture, then watched Gunsmoke til 10:30pm Rhoda is trying to knit something again, talked, had tea, bread and jam, read, bed.

March 7, 1968 Thursday Temp at noon +42F cloudy

up at 6:50am dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, out ot start car, in tea, talked, KR, in car at 8am, driving slippery in spots, to PO then to work, orders and trailer til 10:30am, tea, orders and trailer til noon, out in car to home, lunch, read, left in car to work, orders & trailer til 3, tea, orders til 4:30, left in car to PO and CNIB and got Rhoda, home, in, dozed in chair then supper, read paper, dozed on chesterfield, Rhoda laying on bed, she said too much noise from boys, she couldn't sleep, talked to Linda on phone, wiped dishes, & put them away, wrote in car record book, Rhoda gone in car to Lodge meeting so I hope she drives okay, did writing, read, talked to boys, read, had tea and bread, then to bed, Rhoda came in, talked, slept.

March 8, 1968 Friday Temp at noon +32Fup at 6:40am dressed shaved,, washed, breakfast, listened to radio, talked, out at 7:45 to start car, scraped windows, talked, tea, KR, out in car to work, talked, orders til 10:30am, tea, and orders til noon, out in car to home for lunch, read & left back to work, orders til 3:30, tea and orders til 4:35, out in car to PO and CNIB, got Rhoda and went to IGA and bakery, the home, read paper, supper, laid down and slept til 7:30. Rhoda was too. KR, up talked fooled around doing different things, phone Jack to see if he had my two favourite 78's, phoned Bett and talked for half hour about what paint colour we should use for walls, & wondered when furniture would come. Had tea and bread, read then to bed. Petted, then for the first time in 13 years I never removed it at the time of expelling, I hope everything will be okay. the only thing it will prove will be whether them pills Rhoda been taking are any good. Talked, slept.