Rosalie's Diary
1989
Jan 6, 1989
Arnold came by last Sat and brought me some fish. He cleaned them and
put them in the refregator where we found them. Rosie & Donnie came
by on their way home in N.C. they had been to Orlando to see Donnies
Dad and just stopped by to see me. They said come and go with us to
get something to eat. I said I've already ate but I'll get a
cup of coffee - and we got back we found the fish! Rosie said she wish
they could stay but were going to spend the night with Joan then go
on home the next day. This afternoon Arnold came by and bought me a
basket of all kinds of cheese & other goodies and we went down to
the Country Barn but Arnold couldn't eat much he was having a lot
of gas and I gave him maylanta. I sure was glad to see him.
This morning
The sparrows can eat up a quart of bird seed in a day. I saw a few black
birds, a few red birds but there are not many birds here mabe later.
Phillis is still here has now water and cooks on the fire outside. Tonight
she said she would leave Tues.
Jan 7
We had breakfest at the lake, Morris & I Emma, (David, Emmas now)
Art & Murell. Had a good breakfast but I haven't been hungry
all day. Keith (the black man (his nice) raked the yard. I think he
charged too much, but he did haul the trash off.
Debra came by for the small bed and gave me half the money. She and
Kristy loaded it on the truck. The little girls played and ate cookies.
Beth came over this morning. The baby can sit up and play with her toys.
Jan 28
Arnold came and we cooked supper here. I sure am glad he has been coming
over every Friday. It makes my day! We have been eating at the Country
Barn but the food isn't too good now. Breakfast is always good most
anywhere.
Phyllis is still here she has been saying that she is leaving for weeks.
She needs to go to work doing something. She wants to pick oranges.
Feb. 1, 1989
Phillis is still here still cooking out doors sleeping in her old truck.
Says she is cleaning the house and going thru old papers she thinks
she is going to get money.
This has been summer like weather in the 80( the red bud have already
bloomed out the asazlas are blooming, some trees have new green leaves,
my daffodils have buds. The amaryllis are putting up leaves in my old
flower bed pink are growing some are blooming (I need to get a pair
of work gloves). The geraniums look beautiful, most have blooms the
white has been resting but have buds now it is the most blooming geraniums
I ever seen. The white corneliea bloomed beautifully! Then a freeze
came and the red got killed, that is some of the buds but now it is
blooming it has a white budded on it that is right pretty too single
with a center of yellow-stamens.
Feb. 6, 1989
Sat. Eunice and Arnold called and told me
Michael wasn't expected
to live 40 hrs. Today Eunice called and said it was all over. Well I
have shed all the tears I can, I loved that little boy even tho I only
heard from him once or twice a year. I held him as a baby as soft sweet
baby.
We are having beautiful weather. Some trees are putting out, my daffidolds
are putting out blooms, there are ten buds. I only had 6 to start.
I greased the bird feeder pole (which is an iron pipe) and watched the
squirrel try to climb it, he got only about a foot then fell back to
the ground! It was the squirrel with the tail partly gone, looks like
a rat, but I think the fur is growing back at last. I keeps such beautiful
weather we will be cutting grass! Squrril is still here still looks
like a rat. The white viloets that Phyllis set out are blooming. Phillys
left Friday. got a letter from here once but haven't heard since.
Feb. 7th
The little sparrows are feeding in both feeders. Still warm and foggy
in the mornings.
Feb. 8
Cool foggy morning. It hasn't rained yet, we need rain. Well
Michael
is gone. I am so sad also in pain. My back hurts and I hurt all over.
But this too will pass. I have faith in God and the will make all thing
right in time. I will trust in the Lord God for he is everlasting strength.
March 1, 1989
It is raining. It has been dry and there are wild fires all around the
State so a good soaking rain is what we need. Phullis did get away after
of weeks of fooling around, saying she was cleaning the house but really
was busy giving all of Lenas junk away.
Lena had her 91st birthday and we, that is some of us from the church
went to see her. She look just the same not better nor any worse. When
I spoke to her she said, Charlie had been to see her and her cousin
and they had been down to the lake so she is a little confused because
Charlie has been gone a long time.
Yesterday Glenda and Audra came to see me. Bless her. I was so glad
to see Audra is growing and is sweet as all my Great-grandchildren.
Emily was in school. Glenda said she is doing well in school. She is
sweet too and lovely child. Morris laid off the rows in the garden and
panted turnip green, mustard and collards. I went out yesterday (Feb
28) and planted some collard seed that Myrtle gave me.
March 2nd
Still cloudy. It hasn't rained much here but dreary and misty. The
birds were singing yesterday but today they are quite. The hickory tree
buds are beginning to swell. They say when the hickory and pecan trees
bud out there will be no more frost.
I skinned my shin last Friday and its been real painful but it is slowly
getting better. I sit with it up so it will heal better.
March 18, 1989
Today is beautiful sunny & bright with gentle winds so soft.
Morris & Barbara went to help Mrs. Junior pack up to move to Gainesville.
We nee more rain.
March 26, 1989
Easter Sunday
I am watching on chanal 5 about wild turkeys which made me remember
about the time Wilbur and I went turkey hunting ---
A man that owned a large piece of land a short distance from us. It
had ponds filled with fish the best eating fish that I've ever eaten.
The ponds or small lakes had hard sandy bottoms. The man turned loose
turkeys, put fish of all kinds in the ponds also deer were put in the
woods. Well, just let hunter like Wilbur know about turkeys! He (Wilbur)
had bought me a 20 guage single barrel gun. I din't want a gun but
went along because I tagged with him whatever he did, fishing, squrrel
hunting, or possom hunting. So I got the gun. I went squrrel hunting
with him and also by myself. I didn't care about getting squrrels,
I loved the woods! When Wilbur said he had seen turkeys on the Charlie
Smoak field, it hadn't been farmed in years, lets go hunting. So
we went out on the field, it was a large field that hadn't been
planted in years. We walked around the field and hadn't seen anything
so we were heading back home when Wilbur saw a turkey. He shot at it,
it was almost to far for a shot. He missed and yelled at me "Peggie,
shot that turkey! Well I am a poor shot but I took amim and bamb! down
went the turkey! But he got up and ran off in the palmedow patch but
we knew he was hit so we took after him through those saw pamedows,
it a wonder we didn't get hurt but we finely caught him. He had
a leg shot off. Wilbur killed him and put in a sack and we started home.
It was out of hunting season, so we wet home thru the woods the back
way. When we got there he hid the turkey in the barn under the corn.
Just as he got that done a man came by hunting for old iron, we had
some in a lot by the sweet gum trees and Wilbur let him have that but
he wanted to look in the barn but Wilbur wouldn't let him look in
it. So he left. I cooked the turkey and it was good, it was the first
wild turkey I ever cooked. What happened while I started cooking the
turkey? Wilbur called me to come help him look for a cow that he needed
to find. Well I put the turkey in the oven as I had it already ready
for the oven. Went with him to look for the cow. We found the cow after
about 2 1/2 hours and when I got back, looked at the turkey and found
it just right. It was delicious.
Easter Sunday March 26, 1989
Emma and I went to church. It has been a beautiful day. The leaves are
all bright green and most trees are in full leaf, the hickory tree has
at last has leaves as large as your hand but not in full leaf.
There were 58 people at church. After church Emma and I tried to get
in a "Bobs" but there were too many people, had a long line
outside so we went to "Poor Folks".
March 31, 1989
Its been a nice month, hardly any wind and warm. The garden is coming
up pretty good. I have gotten three "messes" of greens the
mustard is almost ready to pick. If it stays warm the turnips or mustard
wont stay good long, they'll be going to seed.
Tobias Anderson was born in Norway at Gardeeden Waasedet MoSogon March
28, 1848
April 12, 1989
We have some rain, then its turned cool. The garden is looking good,
what there is, the squash and string beans didn't come up. The turnips
are beautiful "all Tap Hybrids" from Parks. Delicsous and
tender. Morris planted the turnips and I had a few mustard seed, the
Feaster or Mixson seed, depending on which on grew them seed. We call
them Mixson mustard, a broad leaf, smooth mustard. Morris planted peanuts,
two rows and a row of sunflowers.
April 14, 1989
Went with Grace to get my hair curled, got back at 6:30. When we got
to Graces she ask Art if he wanted to go out to eat and he said yes.
We went to the Pancake house between Orange Lake and Gainesville. We
got back about 8:30. Arnold had been here. I wished I could have been
here - he left me a note and tomatoes and he got some greens. Bless
his heart!
April 15, 1989
Morris and Barbara got back from Washington O.K. He came out this morning
and we all ate breakfast at the Lake - Emma, Murel, Art, Val, Morris &
I.
It was raining hard while we were eating. When Morris got to my house
his car wouldn't start, so he call Beth to bring the starter cables
to start the car. She came and the car started right up and at the lake
too. When we got thru eating we went to Micanopy to see the little boys
play baseball. They were all so small Zack is six and the other boys
looked about the same size. Its sprinkled all the while we were there
but after watching a little while we left. When we got here Morris put
on my rain coat and gathered some greens. Some for himself and some
for Beth. He took Beth's to her. It was about 11:00 by that time.
He took the hose and washed them real good they were so muddy as it
was boggy in the garden.
April 16, 1989
A beautiful sunny day. Emma and I ate at "Denneys" where we
had the Senior meal. We stopped at Myrtles to give her a mess of turnip
greens and some "greasy" collard plants. I gave her 10, which
was all I could spare. Me garden is sure grassey, needs hoeing bad.
We got a nice mosture after the rain Sat.
April 18, 1989
Morris worked the garden, plowed and hoed also planted peas and sunflower
seed.
April 22, 1989
I feel so bad, wish I'd gone to the Dr. Tues. I have the worst kidney
or blader infection I every had although I'm taking an antibodic.
Sat. April 29, 1889
We went to Jacksonville, Thursday. Morris and Barbara had to take David
to the airport, he was going to visit Larry for three days. He is a "Mail-man"
and works so many days, then gets so many days off. So on his days off
he was on his way to Washington DC to see Larry. Barbara ask me if I
wanted to go along to see Amber Lee (Andrews widow) and I said I would
love to go. We go to her house about 11:30 ate lunch and left for the
airport. I guess its been six years or more since I was there. Came
from Charllot N.C. to Jacksonville after visiting Rosie & Donnie
one summer. I liked the ride on the plane but hardly long enough to
really get to know much. I looked out the window and saw white fleecy
clouds below until we neared Jacksonville then I could see the trees,
houses below - beautiful!
We tried to remember where Andrew and Amber Lee lived but couldn't
but when I got home I remembered. Amber Lee and Andrew lived on Thallanrand
Ave. in Jacksonville when they first married.
April 30, 1989
We had a nice rain this afternoon. Emma and were I in Gainesville. She
wet to visit her daughter in Low. While there it poured down rain and
it thurndred and lightened a regular thunder storm but when we got back
to Orange Lake it had only rained a little altho it helped and I didn't
have to water the garden.
May 1, 1989
It rained pretty good today. Hope it rains more tomorrow. The garden
looks pretty good.
May 2, 1989
It didn't rain. I went to the Doctor. Said my blood pressure was
low but not too low. My bladder infection was better but the Dr. gave
me some pills to take then I am supposed to call him if not better.
I feel some better but feel so weak.
My geranums are beautiful. The samlon color ones are covered with blooms.
Also the reds the blooms are as large as a saucer they are so heavy
the stems can hardly hold them up.
May 18, 1989
Morris came over to pick vegetables befor I had got dressed. Last night
Kristy, Laurel and Rachel cam over last night to ask me about how it
was living in the 20's and 30's for a school project. After
that I took them down to the Country Barn where we all had a cheese
burger. I have them a few cuke and a lot of zukes. I enjoyed those children!
May 5, 1989
We are having beautiful weather. Beth picked a 5 gallon bucket of squash
and some beans. I was asleep when she came and she banged on my window
to wake me up.
Its dry again. I raked off a row in front to plant my marigolds. I hope
they come up. I have three kinds, big yellow ones and some old "timey"
ones that bloom in the fall also a package of seed I forgot to plant
last spring.
May 5, 1989
Went to church. Today was our dinner day. I made a pound cake and squash
cassarole. It turned out pretty good. About 1/2 of it was eaten. Tonight
is real cool in church. Emma is leaving in the morning for Indiana but
first we will eat breakfast at the lake. Val, Art, Murel, Emma and I.
I am going to miss Emma!
May 22, 1989
Sunday afternoon we had a good shower. It made the garden look good.
Beth said she is going to take a picture of it tomorrow. It is some
sort of moving picture, I don't know what they call it but you can
show it on the T.V. as soon as its made.
May 9, 1989
Cool and beautiful weather. We still need rain. The garden is pretty
good we have squash alglore. We have a hard time giving them away. The
pole beans are bearing but no beans down low all up high usualy they
put on beans down low.
They are having Jime at the "Boat Bason" but Val, Hazel and
I are not going (Hazel Hamlton is from McIntosh). I planted some marigold
seed and have to water them twice a day. Beth cam by and picked the
squash yesterday picked beans, cukes and beans. Katey is walking at
10 months.
May 10-11th
Morris came over and spent the day and night with me. Barbara, her mother
and sisters went to the Beach to spend a few days. He went with me to
eat lunch at the dinning site and worked in the garden. Picked squash,
beans and cukes. Today the 11th we ate at the dinning site again. We
came back here and he and I both took a nap and about 2:00 oclock Morris
heard a bangin on the back door and there was Arnold! Morris left for
home about 3:00 and Arnold stayed till 4:00. I have sure had a Happy
Mothers Day! We watched the building across the street going up, its
such a odd looking building, it keeps everone guessing at what they
are doing! I took a picture this afternoon. While Arnold and I were
sitting out on the back porch we saw a little slinder blackish bird
that came into the pine tree and as it flew away we could see a spot
of redish brown on its back. It cam back but it flew into the trees
and we didn't see it again.
May 25, 1989
Morris picked the vegetables today. Everthing has slacked off but he
picked 1/2 of a 5 gallon bucket of cukes, plowed the peas and pulled
up the mustard that I'm saving for seed as it has turned yellow
but not dry. Its dry and hot, we had a nice shower last week but it
is dry now.
June 10, 1989
Well Phullis is back!
July 27, 1989
Arnold and I went to McIntosh got a few things at the drug store and
grocery store. Stopped at the hardware store for ant bait and potting
soil. Jerome didn't have the potting soil. Then we went to see Bill,
he is slowly getting stronger.
July 28, 1989
Ever day thin go along about the same. I get up about seven, take my
medicine, eat breakfast, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup oat flakes, 1/2 fruit
or oatmeal. Watch T.V. new awhile then work on the quilt or croquet,
read the bible most of the time at 10:00 I go for the mail at 11:00
the bus comes to take me to lunch (are five or six on the bus) to lunch.
Wed. I got a perm. Grace took me. Val is going on the train to Boston
soon, sure will miss her. Bill is home doing pretty good but weak. He
was in the Hospital 10 days.
July 31, 1989
Emma is back until Christmas. She and I went to "Po Folks"
to lunch got home about 3:00. Took a nap, read some. Myrtle called me
about 6:00. She usaly calls about that time. The weather is dry. We
haven't any rain in two weeks. Have to water my house plants everday.
July 28, 1989
Ate breakfast at the Lake, came home and started to make the be up,
plugged in the iron and while it was heating was going to make the bed
but Val came in the back door calling "come on lets go to town!"
there Hazel Hamilton was in her new car. I had changed into my striped
coullots and pink tee shirt, wasn't planning on going anywhere,
she said "Come on just as your are" so I did but just before
we got to the road I remembered the iron. I said wait Hazel, I'll
have to go back and unplug the iron. Val said give me your keys and
I do it, so we waited for here. She was back in a few minutes and we
went on to Pic'& Save where we ate lunch after shopping and
looking.
Aug 1, 1989 Tuesday
There was a big crowd at lunch the Lowes' were there, Jodie looked
good but her husband still has to use the walker. Mrs Cake has had Phenumonia
but comes home from the Hospital tomorrow. Mr. Gibson got up and left,
said his ear hurt so he went home. Arnold is working longer hours as
the boss is on vacation. Its hot and dry, we did have a light sprinkle
late yesterday.
Aug. 5, 1989
Still hot altho we have had 2 good showers. A storm out in Texas and
La. went in another direction. The grass needs cutting, the garden would
make a good cow pasture.
Beth called and said Coral would be operated on Monday.
Called to see how William was and Toby answered and said he was having
a hard time breathing but he was going to take him to the doctor. They
were eating supper.
I have three cards from Barbara. One from Austria, one from Norway and
one from Sweden.
Its hot, 95( ever day, we will be glad to get some cooler weather.
Aug 6, 1989
Waiting for Emma to take me to Church. Hers is something that is true,
my mother read to me (us).
You may have tangible wealth untold.
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I can ever be but
I had a Mother who read to me.
Here is another that is also true -
Quite down cobweb
Dust go to sleep
I'm rocking my baby
and babies don't keep!
I remember a saying of my fathers
when anything was troubling and anyone "remember ever dark cloud
has a silver lineing."
Bill went back in the Hospital Friday bleeding internely (Aug 4th 1989)
I hope he is better or will be after they find out what is causing the
trouble.
Aug 11, 1989
Called Iris Thursday or Wed. night and she said Bill had sat up almost
all day but was resting when I called. The still didn't know what
was causing the bleeding.
Friday Aug 11, 1989
Still hot with a few showers. It is dark at six thirty now. I hear 6:00am
the Mail truck over at the P.O. The rattle of the truck wakes me up.
The squirrels have been eating pine cones. The one with like a rat with
only a little fur on the tip. I watched him one afternoon, he came out
of the boxwood to where the marigolds were going, one large light yellow
bloom on a bush about 2 foot high, he looked up at the bloom then climbed
stalk where it fell to the ground, he bit off the bloom then took in
both paws and ate it all!
Aug. 14, 1989
Sunday, Emma, her grandson and wife went to
Marjorie Rawllings old home
site, then to "Bobs" to eat. Then out to Silver Springs, we
didn't go in but walked around and looked at the pelicans, magraws
red blue and green ones, squirrels were tame and ate from your hand.
We also saw the ducks, swans, several kinds of ducks also geese. We
go back here about 5:00
Sept. 11, 1989
I just remembered that our old home was made from lumber from an old
house that once belong to the Sistrunks. It was an old barn and house.
Wilbur hauled it home with the horse and wagon. Then he framed it by
hand, to make it smooth. It was good lumber, we lived there 34 years
and it is still there now in 1989. It was heart of pine, the termites
never bothered eating it.
Books I've read in 1989
1 The Source by James Mitchner
2 My First Sermon in the Siera by Johns
3 "The People of the Deer" by Farley Mowat
4 "The Appalachian Trail" by Ann & Mryon Sutton
5 "Jubal Sackett" by Louis Lamour
6 "True Grit" by Charles Portis (not too good)
7 A Land Remembered by Patrick Smith a story about Florida of long ago.
Good!
8 By Early Mowat. "Peopleof the Deer" good!
9 and Ladies of the Club by Helen Hoover Stratmyer (I didn't like
it)
Sept. 12, 1989
Still hot and dry. I have planted a few mustard seed in my tubs. Also
sent some seed to Myrtle Pendleton. I haven't heard from Phyllis
in some time. She called me one night from her Black Friends house and
Sat. afternoon her friend John came looking for her, said she had left
a mattress on his porch and he wanted her to do something with it as
it was an old dirty mattres only fit for the dump. He was such a nice
clean man. I can't believe he was a friend of hers. He told me he
thought he knew her better than anyone else.
Val is going to Mass. Thursday. Hazel left Sunday to go to Ill. Allen
Gibson went to Ala. to visit some of his children.
Thursday Sept 14, 1989
Val will take the train tonight at 11:00 and will be gone 2 weeks -
we all will miss her.
Sept. 15, 1989
A am feeling better tonight. Ate dinner (lunch) at the Dinning Center.
Thunder rolling all around. I don't know if it was lighting. Today
Cindy went outside, I left the door open and when she saw me shit it
she came running back to get inside.
Sunday Sept. 24, 1989
Thursday Morris, Barbara, Billy & Betty all went to Tenn. to the
football game. Beth said they should be back by Monday.
Sat. Glenda, Bill and children moved to Bute Montana and Arnold went
along to help Glenda drive. I hope they have a wonderful trip. They
have a house.
<note: This was the
house I
lived in 1975/76, it did not have the upstairs at this time, Larry
Mixson>
Oct. 2, 1989
We have some rain but not enough. The grass has stopped going as fast,
may need to cut it twice more. I pay whoever cuts it $25.00. I soon
will be time to turn on the heat. This summer has been so hot that the
electric bill has been high, the highest so far has been 145.95.
Oct. 23, 1989
Morris, Barbara and I went camping. First night we spent on St. George
Island. As soon as we drive up a mother coon and 2 little coons came
out of the woods. We spent the night there and the next morning we went
to St. Josephs. There we spent 2 nights. Morris and Barbara walk on
the beach while I sat in a lawn chair and watched other people on the
beach. I also looked for shells but there were not any good ones. We
had all our meals in the camper. It was real nice. A man gave Morris
2 big red fish. I took a picture of them. We came on Thurs 26 and on
Sunday Beth gave me a surprise Birthday. It was a surprise! I didn't
have the slightest what was going on. She even cleaned the kitchen!
When Emma Allen and I got there at my house, there were four or five
cars out on the lot next to 441. "I said well what are people parking
there this isn't a car sales lot" but when I waked in the door,
Morris took my picture and there were a bunch of people sitting around
in chairs. I was so surprised I didn't know what to do or say.
Dec 28, 1989
This has been a terrible month for me. I have been in so much pain,
my chest hurt! I fell out the back door and I guess that is the reason.
I didn't have a cold or bronchitis so it must have been the fall.
I took Tyonal or Asprin three times a day and at last I am feeling better.
Thank God.
We had a good Christmas altho we had the coldest ice. The trees were
like artifical trees the pine needles were all ice the tree limbs broke
because of being too heavy with ice. Icecicles hung from the roof it
was beautiful tho I didn't have any hear or water so I Sat morning
I went back with Morris and stayed until Sunday afternoon. Arnold came
and I went to the Holiday Inn for dinner. The Oaks Mall was closed.
I had thought we'd go to Morrisons but it was closed. When Arnold
brought me home I had lights but no heat, it didn't come on until
he pushed the little red button, we thought my violets were dead but
they were not hurt.
Squrrel
eating marigold bloom. He looked up and pulled down a bloom and ate
it.