June 4, 1938 Saturday. J.'s brother T. and his wife E. are visiting from Toronto. He brought up a bunch of magazines with him. He keeps on going on about the price. "It's 15 cents in Canada! 5 cents more than the cover price." 'He should be grateful he has the money to …
Recounting her day
June 3, 1938 It's Friday. Grocery shopping day. On her way there, she passes a bunch of people on the street looking through a fence. "...There were kids perched way high up in the tree! I was quite worried they might fall". J. "What was on the other side?" Her: "I didn't look." J. "I …
La Dolce Vita
June 2, 1938 J. told her he dreamt they went fishing last night. It's odd because she was woken up several times by his shouts. She wondered if he had a fever, he was sweating. It's what's happening downtown. She wants to be sympathetic. She is sympathetic. But she can only dream of …
The boy next door has the first issue
June 1, 1938 The kid next door is talking so fast neither her nor J. can really understand anything he is saying. He is waving a magazine around. Actually it's a new comic book. J. loves it. It looks a bit violent, she think. T is only 9. =========================== RIP …
A Kodak Special Six-16
May 31, 1938 She saw an ad in the newspaper at the dentist's office. For a Kodak camera. A Special Six-16 with the Kodak Anastigmat special 4.5 lens and Kodamatic shutter. $40.00 She doesn't know what the heck these means, but lusts after them nonethless. She's got the bug, looking at A.'s …