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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946
December 30
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December 30 1942. Didn't sleep till after 2- too much tea + Got up at 9. Did washing- 2 blankets. Ray Engelbrecht here an hr. or so. Sewed a little on Kathryn's red dress. Sent telegram to Uncle Chris. 1943. Did a 30 piece washing. Even blanket dried outside. Made apron. Wrote several thank you letters. Adele phone in AM. Red in "West in the Night" by Beryle Markham. 1944. Inch of snow over night. Did last shopping of year. Finished crocheting edge + making crosstitch in tan linen tablecloth, began years ago. Finished reading "Embezzled Heaven". 30° 42° 1945 Awake from 4-6. Baked 2 apple pies, roast pork. K + Main went to Alex. church, Hilda + Sig to Wash. Hans got ice cream for buffet dinner for 8: Dan, Ellen, Ruth Elefson of Madison, Marie, Sig, K + We. Hilda studied in library all PM + eve. Starting cutting old Christmas cards for hospital scrapbook. 1946 Eleanor Geraghty of Rochester NY in at 9 for a letter I had from Briggs for her. Wrote 7 circle letter + while waiting to mail it, Jimmy Chen called to me to get whole handful of letters + 6 Christmas cards and 2 letters besides! Older than last batch- sent Dec 9 to 12- but all thru Tientsin. To see Anne w. in her office.
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December 30 1942. Didn't sleep till after 2- too much tea + Got up at 9. Did washing- 2 blankets. Ray Engelbrecht here an hr. or so. Sewed a little on Kathryn's red dress. Sent telegram to Uncle Chris. 1943. Did a 30 piece washing. Even blanket dried outside. Made apron. Wrote several thank you letters. Adele phone in AM. Red in "West in the Night" by Beryle Markham. 1944. Inch of snow over night. Did last shopping of year. Finished crocheting edge + making crosstitch in tan linen tablecloth, began years ago. Finished reading "Embezzled Heaven". 30° 42° 1945 Awake from 4-6. Baked 2 apple pies, roast pork. K + Main went to Alex. church, Hilda + Sig to Wash. Hans got ice cream for buffet dinner for 8: Dan, Ellen, Ruth Elefson of Madison, Marie, Sig, K + We. Hilda studied in library all PM + eve. Starting cutting old Christmas cards for hospital scrapbook. 1946 Eleanor Geraghty of Rochester NY in at 9 for a letter I had from Briggs for her. Wrote 7 circle letter + while waiting to mail it, Jimmy Chen called to me to get whole handful of letters + 6 Christmas cards and 2 letters besides! Older than last batch- sent Dec 9 to 12- but all thru Tientsin. To see Anne w. in her office.
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