Year: 1978

Wednesday January 25th 1978
Poured rain all evening. Had warmed above freezing today and I tried to clear path to drains in driveway at shop to help drainage.

Tuesday, January 24, 1978
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Monday, January 23, 1978
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Sunday, January 22, 1978
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Saturday, January 21, 1978
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Friday January 20th 1978
David called and they will be up Sunday. Once Erikson’s to see his sound movies.
Howard says this is the worst snow yet. 6in since last night makes 20in on ground. Called shop and they can’t get truck out of garage. Delivering funerals and hospital in Lil’s car. Closed at 1 no customers in all morning.
Bath, washed and set hair and did nails. Continue with sorting materials that had been in file in bathroom. Found articles I had written from 1944 to 1958 and put them in book David gave me in 74.
Roberts Road guy plowed out lower driveway through 4 ft drifts and I finished near the door. Shoveled out Howard’s paths to the bird feeders.

Thursday January 19th 1978
Decided to clean out filing cabinet in bathroom so I can store slides and genealogical data. But it’s like going through an archaeological dig. Brings back all the years. Also worked on photograph albums that I didn’t get finished for kids for Christmas.
Six pairs of Cardinals at feeder along with 20 juncos, chickadees, white-breasted nuthatches, titmice, downy and red-bellied woodpecker. New today were tree sparrows and goldfinches. Girl from Commentator called to get more info on article. Decided it would be on feeding birds. Cheryl called she and Dave are leaving for Washington late today.

Wednesday, January 18, 1978
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Tuesday January 17th 1978
Sue’s uncle plowed out lower driveway so I had no trouble getting to work.
Parked in front area as was afraid of snow in alley. Claprood and Engel trucks both got stuck and Mike got truck out but parked in front to load rest of day.
Gradually sent everyone home and Lil and I left by 4:30. I took last delivery to funeral homes and headed home at 5. Williamsport Road only one track, but only met one car.

Monday January 16th 1978
Light snow all day. To Mary’s for supper and then to Palace for the Canada Opera Company performance of Barber of Seville. Rosina was adorable. Orchestra played as one instrument- sung in English and I enjoyed it greatly. It was capsulized so never dragged. No more snow when we came out so in spite of forecast I came on home instead of staying with Mary as planned.