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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1948-1952

February 13

1948 Swept an inch snow from walks. did window + curtain measuring, advising on linen closet shelves, baked gingerbread + bread pudding, shopping paying bills; ordered steel file for library + knobs etc for house here. Sewed new hems in Sig's "tip lily" curtains at Kromrey's + hemmed old uniform of hers for me. 
1949. Frank + I walked to church. He began working with union plasterers last week. 
I baked cake, ironed, shrunk 4 gd gray chambray, shampooed my hair. We stopped at O. Olson's for Hans' call there. Irene popped   over We studied bulletins
1950. We washed after I listened to Helen White's lecture on Survey of English lit. Snowed 10 inches in 12 hours. Walked down about 4. Awake from 5 - slept hr. in PM. 
1951 Ironed. Worked on old blue needlepoint. Hans at office. K at office (MTT).
I napped - twice (after shoveling some of 6" snowfall). Machined 16 buttonholes in a new uniform for Signe. Got apr. 16 menus from New Williby. 
1952 I had bilious spell from too good chicken soup so did little except get off 7 letter, after it had been started anew. Les Husebo here in AM. Did a little needlepoint in eve.

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1948 Swept an inch snow from walks. did window + curtain measuring, advising on linen closet shelves, baked gingerbread + bread pudding, shopping paying bills; ordered steel file for library + knobs etc for house here. Sewed new hems in Sig's "tip lily" curtains at Kromrey's + hemmed old uniform of hers for me. 1949. Frank + I walked to church. He began working with union plasterers last week. I baked cake, ironed, shrunk 4 gd gray chambray, shampooed my hair. We stopped at O. Olson's for Hans' call there. Irene popped over We studied bulletins 1950. We washed after I listened to Helen White's lecture on Survey of English lit. Snowed 10 inches in 12 hours. Walked down about 4. Awake from 5 - slept hr. in PM. 1951 Ironed. Worked on old blue needlepoint. Hans at office. K at office (MTT). I napped - twice (after shoveling some of 6" snowfall). Machined 16 buttonholes in a new uniform for Signe. Got apr. 16 menus from New Williby. 1952 I had bilious spell from too good chicken soup so did little except get off 7 letter, after it had been started anew. Les Husebo here in AM. Did a little needlepoint in eve.