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.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Sunday, November 29, 1925

Sunday, November 29, 1925

Had so much to do that I didn’t get bathed and ready to sit down and rest till five o’clock. While we were eating dinner, Guys drove in for a few minutes to consult about Mama’s Christmas present. We are going together to get her a lamp.

(Seems even Grandma started thinking about Christmas fairly early on. "Guys" refers to her brother Guy and his family.

And haven't we all had days when we had so much to do, it took basically all day to get it done!)

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Anonymous6:11 AM, November 29, 2006
I've had days like that.... in my pj's, the day slips away and then before you know it -- it's time to put new pj's on and go to bed!
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Anonymous12:03 PM, November 29, 2006
I guess back then since they did'nt have all our conveniences hard work & manual labor was just a fact of life. Yes, of course I know that millions still live that lifestyle, but I thank God I don't have to.
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