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.

Monday, January 28, 2008

Friday, January 28, 1927

Friday, January 28, 1927
Ice – Fair

I suppose it is my cold that makes me feel so blue and depressed these days. My thoughts are too gloomy to set down, I don’t want to remember them.

(Sounds to me like Grandma might have had what we call today Seasonal Affective Disorder, or worse.)

1 comment:

Sherry at the Zoo7:12 AM, January 28, 2008
Man, she really is depressed. Seems like when things are hectic and crazy and the kids are sick, she does better..maybe because it kept her mind busy.
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