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.

Friday, April 13, 2007

Tuesday, April 13, 1926

Tuesday, April 13, 1926
Warm and fair

Ironed all day. Put the baby on a comfort on the floor in the door in the sun. It would have been a lovely day to go out, but of course nothing doing in that line for me.

(Tuesday seems to be the day for ironing, since Monday was the day for washing! I can't imagine spending a whole day ironing, especially if it was a nice day outside.)

1 comment:

Sandi11:32 AM, April 13, 2007
My grandmother always did the laundry on Monday and ironing on Tuesday, too. Interesting custom. I do laundry when it's needed and try to NEVER iron!
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