Sunday, January 26, 1947
David 2 years old
Temp about 48
A thoroughly soul-satisfying day!
Up at 8:45 and took Kathy to Sunday School and she stayed through for Jr. Church all by herself. I dashed home to get dinner ready for Fanny & Floy Baker & Mother & daddy. They came just at 12 as Wally came back with Kathy. Brought David a cute little push toy. He thoroughly enjoyed his cake & I lit the candles three times for him & blow.
Company left at 2:30 to got to Columbus for Norma Jean who had bug spending the week and with Mary – Kathy went with them. Romines came at 3. Stopped at the place east of 23 about 7 miles out & tramped all over it. Like it even better than from the hill – as far as I ever got before. Even Ray liked it. Then down to see if skunk cabbage was up – and sure enough found several clumps with spathe fully colored & expanded & the club like flower head nestled inside – but most of them were merely poking at the muck tentatively. Found some wile dirs & liverworts. Took them back to “Bramble Knob*” along with [illegible] “buttons” & planted them. Romines here for supper & then we went to folks & played ping pong.
Back here for some vacation planning. Sky Line won’t make cabin reservations until April 1.
[*Bramble Knob – the small hill (probably a glacial kame) still exists along US 23 bypass north of Bethlehem Rd. Trella and Ray considered purchasing it to build a house (on a hill, but not near a river!]