/ October 5, 1938 So J. is in Seattle. He's been gone since Monday night. She begins her new job tomorrow*, and although super excited (!) she is lonely. J. has only been gone for two days. She spends the morning doing chores and listening to the World Series game on the new radio. She forgets …
Another Knock At The Door
/ October 4, 1938 Transmission of entry delayed in transit. —————————— [Sidenote: All diary entries posted directly to the QR code as text may or may not reappear here ] …
1939 radios – wireless control
/ October 3, 1938 So the knock at the door, dear readers, was not that of A. and R. about to serve her both good news and her comeuppance of sorts (for having kept her own secret). No, it is a travelling salesman with samples of the 1939 model radios! J. loves radios. She is swept into the …
The cat fumes
/ October 2, 1938 - Sunday afternoon She flips through the Vancouver Women’s Building Diary she picked up when she went to find out more about Bill 89. The cat sits in her lap and purrs. She hasn’t spoken to him all morning. He is in the bedroom packing. Even though he doesn't leave till …
Fessing Up At The Artistocratic
/ October 1, 1938 Despite rehearsing his speech over a couple of days, it doesn’t go exactly as planned. They order dinner (The Aristocrat) (he’s getting a promotion but really can’t afford a fancier place (yet). And then he just blurts out the whole thing. He’s leaving on Tuesday for …