Sunday, May 31, 1925

Sunday, May 31, 1925

Albert got up early, bright as you please, but began to droop immediately. Soon discovered he has temperature of 102.5. Gilbert and boys did up work and went to Sunday school. Papa and Burr drove over in PM and put flax seed poultice on Albert. His sore had healed up too soon. Ned feverish and fretful wants to be in my arms all the time. Mama went to Burr’s.

(Burr is another of Grandma's brothers. His real name was Wilbur. He eloped with his first wife and his father-in-law promptly had the marriage annulled (maybe because she was dying of TB). So then he married his wife Ethel and they lived in Elwood, in northern Indiana. Mom said that Aunt Ethel always brought beautiful iced angel food cakes to family gatherings and everyone raved about how good they were, and she would just smile and say "thank you". Years later, they found out that her neighbor had been baking these cakes!

It's nice to see that Gilbert was once again helping around the house on Sunday. Poor Albert and Ned were still sick. Poor, weary pregnant Grandma!)

Saturday, May 30, 1925

Saturday, May 30, 1925
Albert came home as bright as a dollar. So good to see him. Baby not quite as cross in AM but as fretful and feverish as ever in afternoon when Gilbert went to the plant for a little work. I had a hard time and no supper as Gilbert stayed down town a while to see the crowd in town for the race.

(We finally read some good news about Albert, who had been sick so long it seemed. But then Ned, the baby, seemed to get the same thing. "Bright as a dollar", is a phrase I've not heard before!

Not sure what to comment on how Gilbert seemed to leave Grandma "high and dry" on a tough day at home. Watching the crowds during race weekend seemed to be the thing to do, and it is still something people like to do yet today. We just had the 90th running of the Indy 500 this year. The first race took place in 1911, they didn't race in 1917 and 1918, so the 1925 race must have been the 13th running of the 500. For more info on the Indy 500, click here to go to their website.)

Friday, May 29, 1925

Friday, May 29, 1925

Mama says Albert is better, Ned is so cross and feverish. Afternoon, I discovered his glands swollen a little bit like Albert’s. Hope he doesn’t have to go through with all that. Did nothing but sit and hold my cross, sick baby who cries “Mama” all the time. The boys washed dishes.

(I am weary just reading about how Albert was sick for so long, and now Ned? I hope he didn't get the same thing. Poor Grandma must have been exhausted by this time, dealing with it all. It is nice to read that the older boys were able to help in the kitchen.)

Thursday, May 28, 1925

Thursday, May 28, 1925

So cool without a fire. Took Ned to Mama’s. They have a fire but we are out of coke. Took Albert to Dr. Haggard and had his gland lanced. I was afraid of the anesthetic but he just did fine. Left him with Mama for a few days. Ned had a fever all PM and Mama had a time with him, he was so restless and fretful while I was gone.

(Surgery in the 1920's... what must that have been like? I guess they lanced the gland to remove all the infection? The diary entry for this day was sort of confusing to me about who went where. It sounds like Grandma had her mother watch Ned while she took Albert to the surgeon. Then she picked up Ned and left Albert with her. And was Ned coming down with the same illness?)

Wednesday, May 27, 1925

Wednesday, May 27, 1925
Cool

But our fire went out and for lack of coke I could not kindle it. It got warm and pleasant in the sun later so I turned the boys out doors to play and got along very nicely myself.

(Sounds like they had another cool night, after two previous nights of frost. Hopefully, they didn't need any heat after this, until they got a load of coke delivered in the fall. It must have been some chore to keep the furnace going all through the winter, making sure that a fire was going all of the time. And how did they regulate how much heat they got?)

Tuesday, May 26, 1925

Tuesday, May 26, 1925
Cold
More frost last night. Too bad things are high enough as it is. Albert’s glands getting red. It is going to gather I expect. Baby as peppy and sweet as ever and the two big boys fine. So interesting at this age. Always so enthusiastic about everything they do, which is all “real boy” stuff.

(I'm not sure what it means for a gland to gather, but it doesn't sound good. At least the other three boys were all healthy.)

Monday, May 25, 1925

Monday, May 25, 1925
Cold

Frost last night killed our grapes and we had lots of them, too. I’m afraid my august lily is hurt too but I don’t believe anything else is unless it is the cherries. There were some lying on the ground today. Think gardeners lost heavily – tomatoes, beans and strawberries were killed. Thems have been fearfully high but now they will go higher still.

(And to think on April 24, 1925, they had a record high of 90 degrees. Now just a month later, they have enough frost to damage or kill plants. They obviously didn't have weather radar and other weather predicting equipment, so they were probably caught by surprise. This is a late frost for Indianapolis.)

Sunday, May 24, 1925

Sunday, May 24, 1925
Cold wave

So cold and rainy we thought we couldn’t take Albert out but as Aunt Hattie was in town we hated to give up, so Guy came after us and took us over in time for dinner. Mable and Winifred, Guy, and Ella and the boys were there. We had a real nice time. Aunt Hattie is a dear, gentle soul who would not knowingly offend anyone for anything.

(Just to catch people up who are just getting started on these diaries... Guy was Grandma's brother and Ella was his first wife. Mable was Grandma's sister-in-law, married to her brother Harry, and Winifred was their daughter. I previously posted a picture of Winifred on Grandma's Pictures. Albert is Grandma's son, and he had been sick for most of the spring with a fever and swollen glands, which is why she apparently didn't want to have him go out in the cold and take the bus and streetcar to her parents' house. But, Guy picked them up in his car and saved the day.

I have also posted both a picture of Aunt Hattie and a picture of her house on Grandma's Pictures. Aunt Hattie was Rolla Campbell's sister, Rolla was Grandma's father. It sounds like Grandma had a real fondness for Aunt Hattie.

FYI, I refer to Ruth Campbell Smith, who wrote these diaries, as Grandma, because she was my grandmother. I tried to refer to her as Ruth when I first started this blog, but I wasn't comfortable with that. I do, however, refer to her husband as Gilbert, because he passed away in 1935, and so I didn't really know him as a grandfather. I hope that makes sense. If someone has a better suggestion, please comment.

My mom says she remembers visiting Aunt Hattie in Ohio once, and her recollection is that they weren't supposed to touch anything, especially her piano.)

Saturday, May 23, 1925

Saturday, May 23, 1925
Hot

Too hot and tired today to do much. Papa came to see if Albert could go out tomorrow and pronounced him better, although the swelling is not gone yet. A couple of young fellows came along with a pony and Albert and Ned had their pictures taken on it. Then they gave them a little ride. How they both loved it! Transplanted some flowers while Gilbert spaded garden.

(Remember, Grandma's father, whom she referred to in the diaries as "Papa", was a physician, and although he specialized in gynecology, it appears that he did stop in and check on his grandchildren when they were sick. This was before health insurance, I think, so his visits would have saved them from having to pay a doctor.

So, Albert was better, after weeks of being sick, but still not 100%.

However, when a "couple of young fellows" showed up with a pony, it sounds like Albert perked right up! And, I found the picture she referred to and have posted it on the Grandma's Pictures blog. I'd like to say thank you again to my cousin and his wife who spent a lot of time scanning in all the old family pictures and providing copies for all in the family! It makes it easy to find pictures and post them with the diary.

And, I'm always excited to read that Grandma gardened when she could, although I'm sure it was hard to find spare time for working in the yard with a houseful of 4 young boys to take care of and also being pregnant with her fifth child.

Note it was still hot!)

Friday, May 22, 1925

Friday, May 22, 1925
Hot

Scrubbed and cleaned all AM and at noon when the vegetable man came I bought 6 big pineapples and canned them. I got 6 pints out of them. Sat by the couch and told stories to Albert and kept hot cloths on his neck while I peeled them. Got an awful headache from the heat but took the two primary boys to an entertainment their department gave at Sunday school gym.

(I was thinking about the pineapple, and wondered if it was grown in Hawaii or south Florida or someplace in Central America. In 1925, it would have take a slow trip from someplace to Indianapolis by boat and/or train, I would guess. I wonder what condition it arrived in and if we saw fruit in that same condition today, would we have bought any? I've never canned pineapple, has anyone?

Albert was still sick and seemed to still require a lot of Grandma's attention. The primary symptom she described several times was the swollen gland. What could he have had?

Note it was a hot day!)

Thursday, May 21, 1925

Thursday, May 21, 1925

The school had their May day celebration today. It was beautifully this AM. Mama came over to go to it as I couldn’t leave Albert and Ned. Albert was not able to go yet – gland still swollen – But just when it was time to go it clouded up and thundered, etc. so she was afraid to go on account of her rheumatism. I went in a hurry and didn’t stay long.

(I had to read this a couple of times to sort it out. It sounds like Grandma was not going to go, she was going to stay home with Albert (still sick) and Ned, so she asked her mother to go so that Dale and Dick had someone there. However, when it came time to go, because of the storm, her mother didn't want to venture out, so her mother stayed at the house with the two younger boys and Grandma went to the program but didn't stay long.

Isn't nice that the school was probably nearby and I assume they could easily walk to it, rather than take a long bus ride?

Check out Grandma's Pictures for a picture of the boys having some fun. More pictures to come, I promise!)

Wednesday, May 20, 1925

Wednesday, May 20, 1925
Cloudy

Dale and Don Couper seem to hit it off so well these days. Don has always seemed like a nice boy. He is real clever at making things, bows and arrows are the order of the day at the present. He often gives Dale candy and bless his heart, Dale usually divides with me. He knows my sweet tooth. Albert keeps me busy reading and telling stories to him since he is sick.

(So, Grandma had a sweet tooth! It's good to know where that particular trait in the family came from.)

Tuesday, May 19, 1925

Tuesday, May 19, 1925

The washing came home and shattered the hope of sending it from now on. Two dollars! 34 lbs. for a washing – not so big as usual in lots of ways. I starched them and hung out and ironed until 5:30. Ned is great on telling secrets now, whispers in your ear and just laughs like it was a big joke.

(I used an online calculator to determine that the $2 Grandma spent in 1925 to have their clothes sent out to be washed is equivalent to $23.03 in today's dollars. I think I understand her disappointment in the cost. Plus she still had to do her own starching (does anyone still do that today?), drying and ironing.

Ned certainly seemed to amuse and delight his mother. Perhaps because Grandma didn't mention Albert in her diary on this day, he was doing better at this point?)

Monday, May 18, 1925

Monday, May 18, 1925

Albert did not want me to go to the basement so I thought I would try the laundry – wet wash – this week, and if it didn’t cost too much continue it the rest of the summer. I got an extra day sewing that way and made a pair of pants for Dick and one for Albert.

(Poor, sick Albert seemed to be still calling the shots, or so the diary made it seem that way. Grandma seemed to have to stay close by.

I am wondering now what was involved when Grandma washed the clothes, since her comment about being able to get sewing done because she sent the laundry off to be washed, leads me to believe that her washer was not the "load it and forget it for 30 minutes" type of washer we have today. Yet a previous post led me to believe it wasn't a ringer type washer where you had to run all the clothes through a ringer by hand. Must be something in between.

But, imagine she sewed up TWO pair of pants on this day!)

Sunday, May 17, 1925

Sunday, May 17, 1925

Went to Sunday school with Dale and Dick but did not stay for church as Albert did not want me to go in the first place. Besides, didn’t feel like hearing a sermon by Rev. Smith on account of his peculiar voice. Anna and Ray visited our Sunday school and Anna commented on the fact that I was getting fat again!

(Albert seemed to be getting what he wanted while he was sick. But it seemed to give Grandma the excuse she wanted so she didn't have to go to church! I'm not sure how long this Rev. Smith lasted, but Mom didn't remember him. I wonder what was peculiar about his voice? You have to chuckle at her comment and wonder if Grandma ever imagined others reading her diary some 81 years later.

Anna and Ray Moch were close friends who lived more on the north side of Indianapolis. According to Mom, Grandma said that Ray looked like Abraham Lincoln. I hope Grandma told them why she was 'getting fat' again.)

Saturday, May 16, 1925

Saturday, May 16, 1925
Cooler

Albert seems better in some ways but the swelling does not go down from the gland on his left side, just below the ears.

(A short diary entry today. I can only imagine that she was still very concerned about Albert and that's pretty much all that was on her mind. What could he have had?)

Friday, May 15, 1925

Friday, May 15, 1925
Fair and warm

Albert wished Mable would come over the other day when he was so sick so she came over to see him and took supper with us. Little James Toms, Dale’s friend, got run over by an automobile this AM while running after his ball. Is in a serious condition at the city hospital.

(I will tell you now that there is no other mention of this friend of Dale's who was hit by the automobile, so I presume he survived.

It is curious what children ask for when they are sick, Albert wanted his Aunt Mable to come over, and so she did!

One other odd observation. Generally, when Grandma referred to 'automobiles', she called them 'machines', as in "Collins took us in their machine.". Yet here she called it an automobile. Told you it was an odd observation.)

Thursday, May 14, 1925

Thursday, May 14, 1925
Fair and warm

Albert had no fever today at all but the swelling on the left side was the same. Ned is as frisky as ever, getting cuter every day. He is very fond of strawberries and eats them and leaves the pie or shortcake. Whenever he sees anything he likes he rubs his stomach with both hands and shouts “oh, boy!”. A kitten died last night. That leaves two.

(A bit of normalcy seemed to have returned today as Albert was doing better, and so we have a nice comment about how cute the two year old, Ned, has been.

I'm not sure where Grandma got the strawberries, as they would not yet be in season in Indianapolis in May. But she did write several days ago that she liked to provide the boys with good things, like strawberries. She must have bought them from the store and not a local grower.

Unfortunately, it didn't go well for the kittens. The original litter included 4 kittens. For those upset by the thought of the kittens dying one by one, along with the mother cat, I've read ahead and I don't find mention of the kittens again, so we can assume, I think, that the other two made it.

For those who are concerned about Albert being so sick, remember my post from before that he grew up, attended Harvard University on a scholarship (the only way he could have afforded to do so), and became a Jesuit priest. He spent most of his time teaching theology at the University of San Fransisco until his death in 1979.)

I hope I haven't given away too much. Happy Mothers Day.

Wednesday, May 13, 1925

Wednesday, May 13, 1925
Albert was some better. His fever not so high. Mama was over today. We mended and after she had gone I didn’t do a thing but rock Albert and read to him and tell him stories. Poor little thing. He is so good but getting so thin and forlorn looking. He never was sick before so it goes hard for him to stay in.

(It was nice that her mother came over to help Grandma on this day, and this time it sounded like she did help (unlike other times when Grandma wrote that when her mother came over, she got nothing done.) I'm not sure they have yet diagnosed Albert's illness, at least so far she hasn't mentioned what he might have had.)

Tuesday, May 12, 1925

Tuesday, May 12, 1925

Albert was worse again. His gland under his left ear was so swelled up and his spine seemed irritated. I was so worried about him. His fever so high, and that spine – it just made me sick to think about it. Ironed all day. Mrs. Collins dropped in as Papa was here. She kept the kids outside. I’ll sleep with Albert for fear he kicks the cover off. Gilbert built another fire.

(As noted in the March 5th entry, Grandma's father, whom she refers to as Papa, was a physician, and so he probably came over to check on Albert. And the neighbor, Mrs. Collins, helped keep the others out of the way while he was there.

In spite of it all, Grandma still worked on her ironing all day. Ironing seemed to be a constant in her life, along with mending and sewing.

The fire Gilbert built was probably in their coal furnace. I am guessing they had let the furnace fire die out with the warmer spring weather, and now with Albert being sick they were concerned about it getting too chilly at night for him. They would need that fire in 2006, it's only 45 degrees outside right now.)

Monday, May 11, 1925

Monday, May 11, 1925

Managed to get up early, wash, iron some, mend and put out the rest of my seeds and the canna bulbs, etc. Albert wouldn’t stay alone in the house so I let him play out with Ned. It was so pretty and sunshiny out. The first day the kittens drank without a spoon. One nearly died and I gave him some castoria and he got all okay again.

(Sounds like Grandma had a good day, getting things done. In her diary she mentions more than once that she feels as Monday goes, so goes the week, so maybe this will be a good week for her.

I love the reference to gardening, as always. I'll also be planting some cannas soon but I wish she had listed what seeds she planted so I can know if I am planting anything the same. I like the connection between family and gardening.

Remember the kittens? They are about 4 weeks old at this point, and since the mama cat died awhile back, Grandma has been feeding them every day with a little salt spoon that she had no other use for. I wonder how she thought to give the kitten castoria? What is castoria? I looked it up, seems it is a children's laxative, and was probably Fletcher's Castoria. The primary ingredient is senna, which comes from a small shrub grown in warm climates including Egypt.

Finally, on Albert not staying in the house alone. I think that is common with a lot of children that they don't like to be in a house alone or even in a room alone. As I recall, there are some spooky spots in the house or at least in the late 60's, we though there were. I've mentioned the attic. The cellar was also a bit scary. They were not the first owners of the house, but I don't think it was very old when they bought it.)

I've gotten several comments on how fortunate we are to have Grandma's diaries to read. Has this inspired anyone to start their own diary for their children (and grandchildren and great-grandchildren) to read 80 plus years from now?

Sunday, May 10, 1925

Sunday, May 10, 1925
Rain

Dale and Dick and I went to Sunday school and church this AM and the two boys took Mama a box of candy this PM as it was Mother’s day. They stayed and played flinch till dusk and we called up and told them to send them home. Gilbert and I had a quiet afternoon and he went to church in the evening to hear Rev. Ben L. Smith as this was his first day as a supply pastor for us.

(Grandma makes no metion that the boys gave her something for Mother's Day, but surely they must have if they took a box of candy to their grandmother. Mother's Day was still a relatively new national holiday at the time, having been established in 1914 to be on the 2nd Sunday of May. I am assuming Albert is still sick and so they took turns staying home with him, which is why Gilbert went to church that evening.

Flinch is a old card game. Check out the details at this site.)

Saturday, May 9, 1925

Saturday, May 9, 1925

Dale colored some pictures for a contest the News had a week or so ago, but he didn’t win a prize. So the news had a special show at the Circle Theater this AM for the 3000 unsuccessful ones and Dale had a ticket. I couldn’t take him on account of Albert’s condition so he went alone. His first trip downtown alone. He got off the car too soon but found his mistake himself.

(Dale was born in 1918, so that makes him about 7 years old when he ventures to downtown Indianapolis on his own. Sounds like he got a little bit lost, but was smart enough to figure out where he needed to be. The car is the street car. The Circle Theater is located on Monument Circle and was built in 1916. More info is at this link.)

Friday, May 8, 1925

Friday, May 8, 1925
Cool and clear

Albert was real sick today. Temperature 103 and his tonsils swollen and his neck below the ears. He is hard to take care of. Always wanting something. So all I got done was a little mending and some more of my seeds planted while he dozed off in little naps. One of the kittens died this PM. I’m still feeding them with a spoon and give them a bath occasionally.

(Grandma had her hands full on this day. A sick boy, and still tending to the motherless kittens as best she could. As a gardener, I think I know how she felt, that in spite of it all, she must get those seeds planted! Remember, she also had two-year old Ned home at this time. The older two boys would have spent the day at school.)

Thursday, May 7, 1925

Thursday, May 7, 1925
Cool
Had an awful stack of mending to do today and didn’t get it all done. Had to mend some stockings for the boys as the ones I got off Mrs. McGregor Saturday are simply rags. They weren’t worth a nickel. We went to the church for supper. They had a special meeting for new members, which included Dale and Dick. Collins brought us home in their machine

(More mending. It seems like almost every day Grandma had some mending to do. Per Mom, they often went to the church on Thursdays for supper. She said it was 25 cents per person and one woman cooked the all the food. It was one night that Grandma didn't have to cook.

Collins were the neighbors across the street, and their "machine" is what Grandma called the car.

Grandma and family would be 6 people, plus I think there were at least 4 people in the Collins family, so the car must have been packed. Good thing the kids were smaller. And, of course, no concerns about car seats for the little ones or everyone wearing a seat belt. I don't think cars even had seat belts in the 20's! Must have been tight, but better than the bus.

Grandma never had a driver's license or owned a car her entire life. She always relied on public transportation or rides from others. That wasn't a problem in the 20's when there was good public transportation and stores just a few blocks up the street on 10th St. But I think it was a problem in that neighborhood later on when people moved further out, stores closed, more people had cars, and public transportation was cut back.

If you would like to see what cars looked like in 1925, try this website.)

Wednesday, May 6, 1925

Wednesday, May 6, 1925

Albert still isn’t well but he is able to be out so I sent him to kindergarten to keep him off the damp ground. I ironed till 5:30 today. Then made a strawberry pie for supper. The boys love them so. I like to give them all the good things possible. I got a quart of berries for 15 cents. Gilbert and Dale have a game of ball every evening these days.

(Yum, strawberries. Those would have had to be brought in from someplace else, as it would be too early (I think) for strawberries in central Indiana. Just 15 cents for a quart. Sometimes I read these diaries and think how things are so different, like strawberries for 15 cents a quart. Then I read how Dale has a ball game every night and I think about parents today who spend every evening at a ball diamond, so maybe things aren't that different!)

Tuesday, May 5, 1925

Tuesday, May 5, 1925

Washed and expected to iron some but had to clean up and go to the poll and vote on the primary. Got such a head ache that I did nothing but lie down after I got back. Of course I got supper too but felt that half the day was lost. I supposed the week will be lost because I didn’t wash on Monday.

(Do you know when Grandma, and all women, were first allowed to vote? 1920. That's just five years before this diary posting.

We all take for granted the right to vote, but many of us don't exercise that right. I went and voted this past Tuesday in the Indiana primary elections, did you?)

Monday, May 4, 1925

Monday, May 4, 1925

Albert had fever and had to stay home and it was so rainy in spurts that I didn’t wash. Ripped up some of Gilbert’s old pants to make over for the boys. Mended Dale some others so he wouldn’t have to wear his best to school and thus put in the day. Was busy but yet it wasn’t a very good start for the week.

(Nothing went to waste, it seems. She takes the fabric from an old pair of pants to make some new pants for the boys. I remember Grandma had many hand-braided rugs she made from strips of wool taken from old clothes. My sister (hopefully) still has one of those rugs.

In spite of Grandma thinking she doesn't get much done in a day, it sure sounds like she worked harder every day than we do today.)

Sunday, May 3, 1925

Sunday, May 3, 1925

The boys went to Sunday school but I hadn’t fed the kitty’s yet so I didn’t get to go till church time. It would have been Dr. Philputt’s 28th anniversary as pastor, so they had memorial services and presented Mrs. Philputt with a beautiful basket of roses. Gilbert took the boys to the plant in the afternoon so I had a rest. Albert seemed ailing a little today.

(Grandma still has her hands full trying to keep the 4 kittens fed, since the mother cat died a few days ago.

The plant that she refers to is the gas company plant, where Gilbert worked as an accountant. Did he take the boys because he had some work to catch up on, or just so they could see what goes on at the gas plant?)

Saturday, May 2, 1925

Saturday, May 2, 1925
Warmer

They had a party at kindergarten for older children today at 10 cents per so all the boys went this AM and had a good time. Also it kept them away from this bunch of roughnecks around here. After noon we worked in the yard, digging weeds and planting white clover. Also made flower beds and planted bulbs, and seeds.

(Grandma mentions again that there are some other boys in the neighborhood that she likes to keep her boys away from.

But, to me the interesting part today is that they spent time outside gardening! Can you imagine planting a clover lawn today? Some people do it, and I personally think it is a better ecological alternative to grass. In fact, I think until the mid 1950's they actually included clover seed in most grass seed mixes, until some chemical company came out with 'weed and feed' and convinced everyone that a pure grass lawn was something to strive for.

I would have a clover lawn if I didn't live in a neighborhood where that would be frowned upon. And, yes, for those of you following my gardening blog, you will note that they planted before May 10th. What can I say, they did have some really warm days prior to this. Did they make out okay, or was there a late frost that year? Time will tell!)

Quick Survey

Quick little family survey. If you are related to Ruth Campbell Smith and either regularly or irregularly read this blog, please let me know by posting a comment. And, if you have a memory or thought on any day's entry, feel free to send a comment. I try to review and publish comments within 24 hours of receiving them.

Friday, May 1, 1925

Friday, May 1, 1925
Cool

Albert had a May party at kindergarten this AM. They had a May pole dance, games, Jell-O and cakes for eats. He made a cute little May basket and put it by the door and knocked, then ran to the back door. He was so happy about it all. He is such a happy, loving little soul any way.

(Okay, now we know they had Jell-O in 1925! What other foods do you think they had that might surprise us? Wheaties cereal and Wesson Oil were both introduced in 1925. Jell-O has been around since 1897. Nabisco Shredded Wheat didn't come along until 1928. Twinkies came along in 1930. Here's a timeline with more info on when various foods were introduced.

What a nice, and nearly forgotten May Day tradition, to leave a little basket of flowers at someone's front door and surprise them with it. According to the tradition, if you get caught leaving the basket, you are supposed to get a kiss, I suppose from whomever you left the basket for!

I posted earlier that Albert, the happy, loving little soul, grew up to be a Jesuit priest! )