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Week ending Friday, January 9m 1976 This week went by very fast. Monday I vacuumed the whole house, got my hair cut and hauled about 8-10 loads of wood from the woodshed to the porch. Also developed an aching shoulder, … Continue reading

The last day of the year was clear an cold. Still no snow. We had a good Christmas except for illness. On the afternoon of thed 24th the kids were bickering and at loose ends so we walked downtown and … Continue reading

Went to Redding with Clarke, left the car at Hostetter’s VW repair shop. Doris met us there as she’d been shopping that morning. We went to the Stone Ground place and bought flour, etc. and then came home. Jeff had … Continue reading

This has been a week I’d just as soon not repeat. Monday, Bob left for Bakersfield, not to return until Friday morning. I took the VW bus down to the Shell station for a tune up. Was on the phone … Continue reading

The call with regard to the water board came Monday. Jean Auer was going to interview me on the 24th or 26th. She said the position requires about 10 hours of study a month plus the meetings. I picked all … Continue reading

This morning Bob got up early to go down to the creek to meet Scoot Miller. Scoot worked 1 ½ hours hauling shale to backfill the cribbing and raise the road level. Florence Miller came in to get him. He … Continue reading

August 19th 9:30 p.m. Just got Rebecca and Jeffrey to bed after reading three days worth of “Survive the Savage Sea”. The previous day had been partly cloudy with a few showers and at one point there was a lovely … Continue reading

My new camera arrived and I was so excited. I was a little scared by it just because it was so expensive, around $300. It had a macro-lens, which meant I could take close-ups as well as distance shots. Friday … Continue reading

Killed a little rattlesnake near the mint patch when I went out to get a sprig for my iced tea. Looked for a shovel and couldn’t find one so whacked off its head with a splitting mall. It was rather … Continue reading

Life continued to have daily living events: Rebecca had a 10th birthday; Jeff stayed overnight at Florence and Leonard’s to play with Kent; Jeannie Meyer gave us three- dozen eggs from their chickens. She and Robin went on a backpack … Continue reading