Con't...January 17, 2016

Robert, Viki, Liza and I went to Salina last evening.  We dropped

the two ladies at Vernon's so they could walk up to the church

with him.  We were there to see the movie which was in the 

church this time.  It was "Make Way for Tomorrow."  The

movie was produced in 1937 and was very well done!  But

it was very, very sad.

The basic plot was of an elderly couple, in their early 70s, but

who had no money.  Social Society was designed for such as

they.  They had never saved and he retired, but was a pauper.

However, they had 5 children and obviously had assumed 

that between the 5 of them they would be cared for.  The

5, it was made clear, were not poor.  They lived well, but

couldn't be put out by taking care of the old folks.  

For a while mother lived with one daughter and father with

another, but father was soon "farmed" off to his daughter

in California.  The saddest scene and final scene was of

father on the train and mother walking along beside the

train until it gathers speed and is gone.  End of movie.

By then many of us were in tears.

All I could think was...thank goodness Robert and I have

enough to live on.  But, I do feel that if we suddenly 

lost everything we could live with our children, even

if it meant moving every two months or so...to spread

"the joy around."

Sunday, January 17, 2016

The kitchen is getting painted.  If I can figure out how, I'll post

a picture when it is finished.  Right now the kitchen is a mess.

Cooking is a challenge. "Now, where is the Sage...ah, there it

is.  The Vanilla..somewhere else, but where.  The plates....?

And so it goes, but it will be done, eventually.  It is slow

because Kat is painting it and she only works 10 hours a week.

Kate did a little work when she was here on Thursday, but

she is never diligent...and would prefer to spend time with

Robert, helping with his photos are, as was the case, on 

Thursday, helping record some of his history.  

The weather continues to be cold, not like Minneapolis, but

a lot colder than we are used to.  And it just goes on and on.

The snow is tenacious and the ice in the driveway is lethal.

I slipped today, but with much arm flaying and feet hopping

I managed to keep from falling, thank goodness! I complained

once more to Robert and told him I had almost fallen.  That

sent him out with the sand.  Hopefully, it'll be easier tomorrow.

I'll be happy when we leave for the south, in another week!

Jo is coming for dinner tonight and Shirley is coming Wednesday.

Shirley is going to stay over and hopes to find out whether she'll

be able to sleep better away from home than she does at home.

I gather she doesn't sleep well at all since Earl died.  He's been

gone almost two months so she is pretty exhausted.