Friday, January 8, 1926
Snow
The most memorable thing about this day is the snow storm. It started in about seven and snowed as hard as it could till dark. A fine day for kids. I was crazy to get out in it abut I didn’t have any rubbers. I had planned on going to the Piggly Wiggly to get some Rye Krisps and the dry goods for some buttons. I wished I had some galoshes but I found some rubbers that were too small for Dale’s new shoes so I tried them on and they were a perfect fit so I went and Dale, too, leaving Dick with the babies. He is a loving little nurse. Found him wheeling Marjorie in her bed to keep her quiet as she had awakened while I was gone.
(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "Dick always loved babies till the time he died. Too bad he never had any of his own."
I did not know there were Piggly Wiggly stores in Indianapolis. There certainly aren't any today. In fact, if I hadn't seen the movie "Driving Miss Daisy", I would not know what such a place was. And when Grandma wrote she was "crazy to get out in it", I think she meant that she really did want to go outside in the snow, not that she shouldn't.)
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Snow is always fun for little kids, I know I used to like it. I like it now as long as I'm nice & warm in my own home. Is that a sign of age? I know 5 yr old Seth says the reason my fingers are bent at the joints is because I'm old. (the honesty of a small child is great & not hurtfull
ReplyDeleteWe ran into Piggly Wiggly in Carolina during the 1960's - but had no idea they were ever in Indiana! I thought everything was A&P back then.
ReplyDeleteAnnie at the Transplantable Rose
I'm puzzled by the phrase "the dry goods for some buttons." Is it a local expression?
ReplyDeleteMy Mom talks about having rubbers rather than boots and how her feet were always cold and often frost bitten.
Apple, I think she meant to say she was going to the dry goods store to get some buttons. Like you sometimes say going to the grocery, when you are going to the grocery store.
ReplyDeleteMakes perfect sense now.
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