Sunday, March 14, 1926
Cold
We were booked to go to the folk’s for dinner but Ned was feverish when he got up so we didn’t know whether to go or not. Called Papa and he wanted us to come and as Ned didn’t act like he felt bad said he guessed it wouldn’t hurt him. After we got there, he acted very much as if the measles were working on him and we were glad to get him back home although we did have a very nice time Aunt Hattie and Edna were there and we had a very nice dinner. The boys had books to read – played the Edison and behaved themselves pretty well.
(Aunt Marjorie wonders if the reason Grandma didn't write in her diary for almost two weeks is because the older boys had measles? She wonders where else Ned would come in contact with measles and why they would suspect measles if he just had a fever?
I've posted about Aunt Hattie and her daughter Edna before. Check it here. If you haven't read about Aunt Hattie, follow that link and read the whole story. It is quite interesting with a twist to it.
Aunt Marjorie still has the Edison record player. It needs some repair, which we are going to attempt to do, and then we'll play some of the old favorites for Aunt Marjorie and Mom).
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The only thing remember about Aunt Hattie was this: She told Marjorie and I we could do anything we wanted to when we visited, but don't touch the piano. Of course as far as youngsters were concerned, the house was absolutely sterile (nothing to do) and the only thing of interest was the piano.
ReplyDeleteWhat is an Edison record player? I really enjoy these entries. I'm learning a lot.
ReplyDeleteMarty... An Edison record player is one of those old record players with the big horn on top that has a cranked to "wind it up" to turn the record. The crank is what is broken on ours. I remember the records are pretty thick.
ReplyDeleteThe crank works with a spring, which is no longer made. I have given tours of a historical home in our city that has one of these record players. I demonstrate the "victrola" but must be very careful when winding it as I have been told that should the spring break, from overwinding, that it is nigh-on impossible to repair now. The spring has to be hand made.
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