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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946

November 17

November 17
1942. Hung washing outside- part of time without any coat. Took nap. Shopped in Middleton. Letter from Hilda- not coming for Christmas.
1943. Hung part of washing outside. Shopped in Middleton. Started dansk letter to Florence. Visited with Mrs. Henkel in eve. She is up and around again.
1944. Stitched zipper in seersucker dress for grandma; we washed a bit. I baked bread, took nap (1 1/4 hrs. +!) walked to grocery. A gray day. We wrote dansk + read Den danski Pioneer.
80° 1945 Washed hose, mended + wrote letters till 11, went downtown + met Hans then we took bus to end of line- beekeeper Spaulding, also walked to the model Dairy, back to St. Pete for papaya juice and the Open-air forum on Wit + Humor. To library, then late to supper. Finished reading "Citizen Tom Paine"
1946. Awake from 1:45 to 4, but managed to get up in time so that we took 9:00 AM bus from Y.M.C.A. to Yen Ching Univ. We took pictures of its water tower(?), bldg east of Adm. Bldg, cloud pillow bridge from Summer Palace. Hans went to Exp. Sta. in PM while I took nap, wrote letters. A beautiful day!

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November 17 1942. Hung washing outside- part of time without any coat. Took nap. Shopped in Middleton. Letter from Hilda- not coming for Christmas. 1943. Hung part of washing outside. Shopped in Middleton. Started dansk letter to Florence. Visited with Mrs. Henkel in eve. She is up and around again. 1944. Stitched zipper in seersucker dress for grandma; we washed a bit. I baked bread, took nap (1 1/4 hrs. +!) walked to grocery. A gray day. We wrote dansk + read Den danski Pioneer. 80° 1945 Washed hose, mended + wrote letters till 11, went downtown + met Hans then we took bus to end of line- beekeeper Spaulding, also walked to the model Dairy, back to St. Pete for papaya juice and the Open-air forum on Wit + Humor. To library, then late to supper. Finished reading "Citizen Tom Paine" 1946. Awake from 1:45 to 4, but managed to get up in time so that we took 9:00 AM bus from Y.M.C.A. to Yen Ching Univ. We took pictures of its water tower(?), bldg east of Adm. Bldg, cloud pillow bridge from Summer Palace. Hans went to Exp. Sta. in PM while I took nap, wrote letters. A beautiful day!