Saturday, April 10, 1926
Fair and warm
Hustled around and got the house all cleaned up. Bathed Ned and Dick and went to town after Gilbert came to take care of Marjorie. This spring like weather makes me want to get out in some new togs. I had $25 to go on. Got Dick and Ned shoes, me a spring coat and hat, Ned a hat and stockings. A few notions and had 6 to go on. Felt like I did well at that. Came home too tired to shorten my coat. I’m getting so fat I take a 42 now and it is too long. I can easily fix it.
(Grandma did pretty good with what she got for $25! I used an online calculator to determine that she had about $287 in today's dollars.
On the dishes she wrote about yesterday, Mom commented that she doesn't remember them. My sister and I don't remember them either. We wonder if we have the wrong pattern or she didn't have them for long?)
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Maybe 'tearing up jack' includes breaking dishes? Or maybe Ruth sold them and got a different pattern after changing colors in the dining room or something like that?
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I think it more likely that they all got broken. I don't think Grandma got things based on the colors in her decorating. I don't ever remember any kind of color theme. Or maybe she got mad because the salesman misrepresented them and she returned them.
ReplyDeleteKathy the older sister
I just wanted to tell ya that I linked you over at my grandma's diary! Thank you for introducing yourself. Maybe you can be my mentor? :) I love your blog and Ruth sure was beautiful!! :)
ReplyDelete$25.00 and she got all that? Though I remember getting shoes for a dollar or two. The most expensive thing would have her coat.
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