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Grandma and me

by Spinster

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Gma April 18, 1994 Butch had the day off so Gina and I went with him to feed cows. He and Pop crossed the ditch and fixed fence on Glenn’s and Gina and us went to town to finalize transfer of o...


April 07, 2014

Grandma 1982 Me Today

Gma 4-5-1982 Chuck’s Birthday. Greeted this morning with rain, snow and sleet. Went down to Brown place and put 2 cows in. Took the laundry to town and got it done. Gma Tue 4-6-1982 18 an...


April 03, 2014

Grandma 1992 me today

Gma Sun Mar 29, 1992 43 cool and rainy all day. Butch and Sharon did the chores, then we went with them up to Teri’s. Josh is growning so fast. We ate dinner at the coffe shop in Lamoni, it...


April 02, 2014

Grandma 1990, Me today

Gma Thur Mar 29, 1990 39 got up to about 44. Cloudy and dreary all day. Pop and I got a hair cut. Had to have the vet for big black cow after we got home. Sharon and Butch helped. Calf was...


Gma Mon Mar 29, 1982 South east wind howled all day. Elma and us took Montys clothes to the laundraumat. Ate dinner in Bethany. Took Elma back over to Trenton afternoon. Gma Tue Mar 30, 198...


Mon Mar 23, 1992 26 to start the day. A real nice day. Chuck helped us pile the locust brush and trees that I had cut around the Brown pond. He ate hamburgers wit us at noon, then we burned ...


Fri Mar 23, 1990 Snowed all day 4-6 inches real fluffy. Kathy called saying she had a car accident. She wasnt hurt only bruises. Sat Mar 24, 1990 22 Snow still on te ground. Sharon and Bu...


Mon Mar 22, 1982 28 again quite a bit of frost. I washed at home and the clothes dried nicely. Pop, Monty and I went to Place’s and got Monty a watch band. Tue Mar 23, 1982 Went to Trenton...


Me Monday - 3/15/2004 Another thrilling day at work. The boss and I continue to not see eye to eye. I told my old old supervisor I was going to start asking her all my questions. She didnt thi...


Gma Sun Mar 15, 1992 24 nice white frost. Feed services did the chores. No calves. Butch and Sharon come down and hauled the roan heifer and her calf back to the timber. Charles, Teri and J...


Gma Thu Mar 15, 1990 34 Chilly wind. We went to Trenton to get Elma. Ate dinner at Shirley’s cafe, then come on back home. Gma Sat Mar 17, 1990 We went to grocery store. Kathy and Gina was...


Gma Mon Mar 15, 1982 Foggy, drizzly and warm. Went to grocery store and got some feed on the way home. Monty spent the night at Nelsons. Gma Tue Mar 16, 1982 Started cloudy, but turned out...


March 14, 2014

Me Then (2004) Now (2014)

Me Monday - 3/8/2004 I overslept this morning, and thought I would be able to call the boss and get her to agree to letting me come in 30 minutes late without giving me an occurrence. She wou...


Gma Sun Mar 8, 1992 Sharon and Butch did chores both morning and night. Kathy and us took Elma back to Trenton afternoon. Was about hot. Mildred went with us out to Hyvee. Sharon and Butch h...


Gma Thur Mar 8, 1990 Warmed during the night. 55 was high. 3 tenths rain. Chuck fed the cows. I went too, had a new calf. Not much else going on. Gma Frid Mar 9, 1990 Frost early but ...


Gma Mon Mar 8, 1982 20 Butch was down by awhile afternoon. Dave stopped in a jiff. A pretty nice day. Melted quite a bit after a few snow flakes this morning. Gma Tue Mar 9 1982 A real chi...


March 08, 2014

Then (2004 and Now (2014)

Me Thursday- 3/4/2004 Figaro is cracking me up tonight. I slipped him some roast beef leftover from my dinner and then he jumped on the bed trying to find some more.Gave up on that and attacked...


March 07, 2014

Me Then and Now

Me Monday - 3/1/2004 I took today and tomorrow off work. For no other reason than the fact that I couldnt stand the idea of going there. Its just so boring. I know that rather than bitch about...


Gma Sun Mar 1, 1992 March come in like a lamb. A little windy but not bad. In lower 70’s. Sharon and Butch moved a cow, bull and Diane and her bull calf from Brown place up here. Also roan...


Gma Thur March 1, 1990 14 high of 47. Just an ordinary day. Chores and etc. Pop fixed fence where calves were getting out. I put my quilts away. Gma Fri March 2, 1990 27 high 54 Did fen...


Gma Mon March 1, 1982 A frost come again but went away fast. Turned into a beautiful day. Gma Tue March 2, 1982 Cloudy. Butch and Sharon brought down some clothes for Teri and Gary. He t...


February 28, 2014

Just me, then and now

Me 2-22-2004 This will be a short entry since Gabby Goo Goo keeps wanting to sit in between me and the lap top. I didnt get much accomplished today, and that is the fault of the cats too. I ...


Gma Sat Feb 2-22-1992 Rained some last night so the calf lot will be bad again. Sharon and Butch did the chores. We all went north of Ridgeway and got small bales of clover. They took the 4...


Gma Thur 2-22-1990 37 rain and snow. Ended by noon. High near 40. Chuck was down but we were already feeding cows. Shut them back on North 40. Skelgas put a new fan on our stove. I sprout...


Gma Mon Feb 22, 1982 Spring again. Broke the records for the warmest. 70’s for the high. Tina spent the day here as she has the chicken pox. Not sick though. Doris come and got her after ...


Book Description

I have old diaries of my grandma’s and Im going to try to share them here, and use them as a jumping off point for recipes, stories, and photos