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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946
August 17
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August 17 1942. Slept till 6:45. Did big washing, mending, + some ironing, baked bread + rolls. K went on bike to bank for me + got our sugar ration cards at last. Frank + I got suitcases of Sig, a new one for K, a new granite teakettle, etc. Card from Pauline W 1943. Baked bread, ironed + pressed Hans' suit. Picked tomatoes. Oskar + Camilla came just at noon. We went to Orpheum to see "Heaven Can Wait" Got them glass pitcher + dozen glasses. Cool. 94° 1944. Scrubbed + waxed dinette floor, finished cleaning furniture, went to garden, washed my hair, turned apercale sheet, ironed kitchen curtains, finished reading "Razor's Edge." Wrote dansk letter to Fru Hansen in eve 1945. Packed Hilda's things most of day. while Hans saw H.A. Wallace, FEA, Raymond Wilson of Friends' Service, etc We couldn't the last 2 days of "closed shop." Got some roasting ears from garden. Talked to Mrs. Frank Hiatt. We packed Hilda's books + bookcase, etc. into car. 80.6° 1946. Awake a while, then almost overslept Breakfast gong 8, tiffin 12:30, tea 4, supper 7. Rode in ricsha no. 21 from "Language School" to P.O. Damp weather. Read in Woolcott's "Long, Long ago" Walked in eve with Miss Andresen of Oslo, Norway. Found gingko tree, nice glowers on grouns.
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August 17 1942. Slept till 6:45. Did big washing, mending, + some ironing, baked bread + rolls. K went on bike to bank for me + got our sugar ration cards at last. Frank + I got suitcases of Sig, a new one for K, a new granite teakettle, etc. Card from Pauline W 1943. Baked bread, ironed + pressed Hans' suit. Picked tomatoes. Oskar + Camilla came just at noon. We went to Orpheum to see "Heaven Can Wait" Got them glass pitcher + dozen glasses. Cool. 94° 1944. Scrubbed + waxed dinette floor, finished cleaning furniture, went to garden, washed my hair, turned apercale sheet, ironed kitchen curtains, finished reading "Razor's Edge." Wrote dansk letter to Fru Hansen in eve 1945. Packed Hilda's things most of day. while Hans saw H.A. Wallace, FEA, Raymond Wilson of Friends' Service, etc We couldn't the last 2 days of "closed shop." Got some roasting ears from garden. Talked to Mrs. Frank Hiatt. We packed Hilda's books + bookcase, etc. into car. 80.6° 1946. Awake a while, then almost overslept Breakfast gong 8, tiffin 12:30, tea 4, supper 7. Rode in ricsha no. 21 from "Language School" to P.O. Damp weather. Read in Woolcott's "Long, Long ago" Walked in eve with Miss Andresen of Oslo, Norway. Found gingko tree, nice glowers on grouns.
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