Ruth Campbell Smith 1925-27 Diaries

My grandmother, Ruth Campbell Smith (1892 - 1972) kept a diary for many years. I am posting her entries from 1925 - 1927 in this blog. Her family included sons Dale (1916 - 2004), Dick (1918 - 1971), Albert (1920 - 1979), and Ned (1923 - 1976), and later daughters Marjorie (1925 - 2010) and Eleanor (1929 - 2011). Her husband was Gilbert (1889 - 1937) and they lived in Indianapolis. I hope you enjoy this glimpse of what it was like to be a housewife and mother in the 1920's.

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Wednesday, April 15, 1925

Wednesday, April 15, 1925
Mama came today and I ironed some mostly but didn’t get quite done. Had flannels and a lot of extras to wash and that put me back. It seemed like I couldn’t get a thing done.

(Remember Grandma has commented before that when her mother came over, she never got much done. She noted that her mother talked a lot, and due to her own problems with hearing out of her right ear, Grandma had to strain to listen, which distracted her from her work.)