September 1, 1947 Monday
temperature at noon 70°F Labor day
up 9 AM, Norma
here knocking on door. breakfast, read, worked on record box till 12:30 PM,
lunch, finished box, put casters on it put stuff away. Randolph came, went with
him via streetcar to CPR railway yards to help him pile some lumber on a
flatcar, watched the workers a while then walked to Main Street by Dufferin,
stopped at a store where he bought some stuff, streetcar home. To Lil's where
Rhoda was, talked, brought water home, read paper, supper, made a shoebox for
the polish and brushes, sat outside a while made a smudge to keep mosquitoes
away till 8:30 PM, Sat and talked, got water then did writing till 9:25 PM
emptied can then to bed
September 2, 1947 Tuesday
temperature at noon
74°F
Up 7 AM, dressed, tea, KR, left to corner to streetcar to work,
talked, orders and stock till 11:20 AM, out to Donald Street streetcar, home,
talked, read, lunch left to corner streetcar and back to work, Did orders and
stock till 5 PM left to Donald Street streetcar and home, talked, read paper,
supper, outside for a while, got ready, walked to Lil's via Brazier Street, she
was out, but we stayed and talked to Norma as we might not see her for some time
as she is going east on Wednesday to become a Nun. Left, talked, home, put kids to
bed got wood in, bed and did some loving
September 3, 1947 Wednesday
temperature at noon 74°F
Up at 7 AM, dressed, tea, shaved and washed, KR, to corner street car, to work at 7:45 AM, talked and did orders all morning
till 11:30 AM, Went to Café for lunch, back and played crib with Albert and
Roy. Orders and stock all afternoon made out ticket orders, ready, left at 5:30pm to Donald St. streetcar home, talked, no phone yet, read paper had supper washed
and dried dishes, got ready, Rhoda and I to corner streetcar to see Norma go but
we figured we were too late so we stayed on the street car till Portage and Main
then went windowshopping down to the mall and back, streetcar home, 10:30 PM,
talked with Mrs. Lennox and Norman for sometime, they left, read,
bed.
September 4, 1947 Thursday
temperature at noon 78°F
up 7 AM,
dressed, tea, shaved and washed, KR, to streetcar to work, orders and stock
till 11:30 AM, To Café for lunch, played crib with Albert and Roy till 12:30 PM
I won one game, orders and stock all afternoon, left, home, in, talked, read
paper, supper, laid down until 7:45 PM out and chopped small wood, Brought it
in, then started to clean up garden but mosquitoes to bad, made four trips for
wash water, after emptying water six trips, read till 9:30 PM did writing till
10:25 PM emptied can, to bed, did some loving
September 5, 1947 Friday
temperature at noon 81°F
Up 7 AM, dressed, tea, shaved and washed, KR,
out to corner and streetcar to work, talked, went with truck and picked up Export
cigs, back, unloaded, that trip away then country orders till 1130 a.m.. To
Café for lunch, played crib with A and R, till 12:30 PM, country and city orders
till 5:30 PM washed up, out, in cars to the Alexander docks, went on a boat (
the Agnes) rode down the river till two miles from Lockport, had supper, sang songs
and other things, Back to Alexander dock at a 10:30 PM all staff from work were
on the boat trip, Ron gave me a ride to the top of my street, home, talked, and
emptied washtub, read, bed.
September 6, 1947 Saturday
temperature at
noon 53°F
7 AM, dressed, tea, shaved and washed, KR, to streetcar, to
work, helped get trip away, stock and orders till 11:30 AM, I wonder who is
supposed to be the shipper around here? I don't care as long as there is no cut
in wages, to sales meeting as I am on Bill Woods territory or a week he is on
holidays. Lily was in and left some fig bars and candy for me, left at 12:30 pm
to Donald St.
Home, no phone yet, lunch, Rhoda uptown, I slept till 3:30 PM,
out, worked on garden, burnt junk from shed, Rhoda home, talk, lit fire got
things going, read paper, supper, read, Outside burnt more stuff, put fire out,
got water and stuff, talked, bed
September 7, 1947 Sunday
temperature at
noon 52°F
Woke up at 8:30 AM did some loving, up at 9:30 AM, dressed, lit
fire, got breakfast ready, dressed Linda, out, dug garden, got spuds and peas,
Beans poor yield, kids helped in usual way till 2 PM, lunch, read a while,
Finished digging garden, put tools away, then slept till 3:30 PM, supper, read,
chopped thick and thin wood and took both in, locked shed then got water and got
kids in, covered schoolbooks with brown paper but couldn't finish them, emptied
can, Did writing, talked, then bed