Work Type: Ray Romine Diaries

Saturday, September 12, 1953
Coolish esp. tonite. We (after I napped & we had nice supper) spent evening putting up last ‘o traverse rods (1 more dbl. inside in kitchen to be bought yet) etc. Trella cleaning house yet about 10.

Friday, September 11, 1953
Nice again after nice a.m. shower. Fixed shack roof leak (I hope) after work: then company; Fails & Eatons & Staffords till bedtime.
Trella made Talk 423 Forest St. p.m.

Thursday, September 10, 1953
Nice day- ideal weather. Home, after carrying while trip, & we hiked to back of place: Trella back with me, dug lilies, etc. Home tonite. I made basement screen & painted stool, etc. Trella’s folks out awhile.

Wednesday, September 9, 1953
Nice day. Stayed in, p.m. labelling case some more. Poohed tonite, tho, nap, ate with Trella (kids in to show with Rockwells) & we inspected shack & worked on driveway & grade till after dark. TV’d together, & bath & bed.

Tuesday, September 8, 1953
Headache. Bed, when home. I painted at shack woodwork tonite. Trella sold wedding in town. Sandra Jean starts last year- at brand new Harding building; kids to Doney.
[Trella added: (Dipped water out of river to flush toilets)]

Monday, September 7, 1953
Labor Day. The Hell with It.

Sunday, September 6, 1953
Swell weather. We graded, hung screen door (basement toward river); ’tiled’, etc. Burned more brush. No water from pump all day. After supper, wrote Baker, got 2 batches pomes out (rare these days) & went 552 for baths, Mary’s to call plumber.

Saturday, September 5, 1953
Work, work, work. Drive way to E, Ray Hemmerly doing most, flat tire my tractor, Mary’s flat, water pump broke down tonite! Mary & Trella canned tomatoes. Howard & M. Marg LaRue out p.m.

Friday, September 4, 1953
Sandy & all 4 of us to Lake- fine swim(s), lunch, Gabler’s Cottage, & Willard Durfee! Marion 5:30 (?) but took Shran [sic?] out & ate at Hemmerly’s, here at 8:30. Rain & cooler.

Thursday, September 3, 1953
about 100, but cooler p.m., & shower- (sprinkle). Got Sandy after work & Ray’s NEW Ford & came out, ate & back to N. Drive-In, 5 of us. Lunch after- Sandy’s spending 1st night here- in basement.