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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946

July 4

1942. Hoed marigolds from 7 to 8. then a shower

Kathryn, Frank, + I saw "Lost Horizon" at Play Circle 2-4. Vern Miller rode out with us. Kids worked at Dairy Barn from 4:30 on - so I was alone. Read, wrote letter, clipped papers.
1943. We got to Hans' folks' new home in Maq. at 1:30 A.M. Visited an hr - then slept till 8. At 12, went out to our old farm. Co=op dinner - we took peas, lemonade, etc. I drove truck to elevate load hay bales into barn for Wilbur. Olga's, Velma's, Oskar + Camilla, etc there.
94º 1944. Hans worked as usual. I was awake from 1:15 to 5 (from rhubarb pie, probably) so slept an hr in P.M. Hilda here sewing; K also. She cut out rose lace dress. I cross stitched a while. Made ice cream, apple crisp.
1945. Had furnace fan going a while.
Hot. I dressed a young chicken, made strawberry shortcake. Arthur Riley here in AM and took Frank out for dinner. We had picnic supper in back yard with Al's. Went to band concert by campanile. Mary Lydia came from Omaha at 10 and we talked late. 
102º 1946 Cut out + basted pink jersey dress for Gene. In PM we drove into orchard area around Winters. Sent Sig postal + had ice cream in " [Winters] at Oxley's friends, the Richardsons. Saw many fig, almond, apricot, peach orchards, rice fields, etc. Gene went to Shasta Dam + Mt. Lassen Park.

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1942. Hoed marigolds from 7 to 8. then a shower Kathryn, Frank, + I saw "Lost Horizon" at Play Circle 2-4. Vern Miller rode out with us. Kids worked at Dairy Barn from 4:30 on - so I was alone. Read, wrote letter, clipped papers. 1943. We got to Hans' folks' new home in Maq. at 1:30 A.M. Visited an hr - then slept till 8. At 12, went out to our old farm. Co=op dinner - we took peas, lemonade, etc. I drove truck to elevate load hay bales into barn for Wilbur. Olga's, Velma's, Oskar + Camilla, etc there. 94º 1944. Hans worked as usual. I was awake from 1:15 to 5 (from rhubarb pie, probably) so slept an hr in P.M. Hilda here sewing; K also. She cut out rose lace dress. I cross stitched a while. Made ice cream, apple crisp. 1945. Had furnace fan going a while. Hot. I dressed a young chicken, made strawberry shortcake. Arthur Riley here in AM and took Frank out for dinner. We had picnic supper in back yard with Al's. Went to band concert by campanile. Mary Lydia came from Omaha at 10 and we talked late. 102º 1946 Cut out + basted pink jersey dress for Gene. In PM we drove into orchard area around Winters. Sent Sig postal + had ice cream in " [Winters] at Oxley's friends, the Richardsons. Saw many fig, almond, apricot, peach orchards, rice fields, etc. Gene went to Shasta Dam + Mt. Lassen Park.