My grandmother's diary -- word for word, spelling for spelling, thought for thought, idea for idea -- just as she originally wrote it back in 1944 and '45. I hope you enjoy this glimpse into the life of an 11-year-old Swiss girl in Berne, Indiana.
9/28/08
Nov. 16
Got up and went to the barn, but Charles couldn’t because his foot was swollen. He couldn’t get on his everyday shoes, but he went to school anyway. It is very nice out.
9/21/08
Nov. 15
It is thundering and lightening and pouring rain. Got up and went to school. We played shipwreck the girls ourselves. Then we played blackman with the boys.
9/14/08
Nov. 13
Got up and went to school. I’m going to Bonnie’s house for overnight because of Sisterhood meetings but S.’s didn’t get us and so we couldn’t go. So we poped popcorn. It was delicious. We went to bed at 10:00.
9/7/08
Nov. 12
Did our work and went to church.
"Sammie" had to practice 2 places for church.
In the afternoon we went to Grandma’s because Aunt Cora and Ruth Helen A. were at grandpa’s house.
Charles and I went to S.’s house for supper. We had cinnimon toast and pickled pears.
