November 1941

(Rosa and Orby have been bouncing back and forth, living at the farm in Vicksburg and their home in Otsego - and this month they move in to a home in Parchment.

Merle and his wife Letha are expecting a baby and Rosa is getting a puppy)

Saturday, November 1, 1941
4 eggs. Went to Otsego, it turned off cold and raining. Today in 1897 my Daddy was died in Denver Indiana and buried at Courter Indiana, beside my Mother and Brother.
Sunday, November 2, 1941
2 eggs.
Monday, November 3, 1941
Tuesday, November 4, 1941
Wednesday, November 5, 1941
3 eggs. We brought Douglas Cassidy to work for us.
Thursday, November 6, 1941
2 eggs. We are staining windows and painting.
Friday, November 7, 1941
It is cold and snowing and raining.
Saturday, November 8, 1941
Dog. Took Douglas home as he had to quit work and go to school. Got a little pup from Bakers, it is about 5 weeks old.
Sunday, November 9, 1941
Did a little carpenter work.
Monday, November 10, 1941
Thinking of moving in little house in Parchment. (Parchment???? Another home??)
Tuesday, November 11, 1941
Orby is husking corn, it is rainy and bad.
Wednesday, November 12, 1941
Husking corn, still rainy.
Thursday, November 13, 1941
Moved in little house at Parchment. Daisy gave me salt and pepper shaker, color blue. I gave Daisy 1 duck and Merle 2 ducks.
Friday, November 14, 1941
Orby went to farm. Sold the spring January chickens, I got from Merle $19.87 18 cts per lb.
Saturday, November 15, 1941
Went to farm, it was so nice today.
Sunday, November 16, 1941
Went to Orphas, took them a duck, had a swell time after dinner Bud and Dad went hunting rabbit. A nice day.
Monday, November 17, 1941
Went to farm till noon. Empty feather tick. Orby tool 25 pullets to market at 18 ct. per lb. A very nice day.
Tuesday, November 18, 1941
Went to farm, washed the feather tick Monday. Ordered paint and enamel. A lovely day.
Wednesday, November 19, 1941
Orby went to farm. I stayed home. It is nice day, sent order to Spiegel catalog.
Thursday, November 20, 1941
Mrs. Williams was over, tis a lovely day. Orby went to husk some corn.
Friday, November 21, 1941
Did a wash, some colder. took a baby bed over to Merle's, got 1 dozen eggs 40 cts.
Saturday, November 22, 1941
Orby went to farm, I am ironing. He has nearly all corn husked. Quite cold today.
Sunday, November 23, 1941
It snowed last nite, quite cold. Orby is sleeping, he worked last nite.
Monday, November 24, 1941
I washed windows and cleaned house. Sent reorder for shades and reordered linoleum. We live at Parchment.
Tuesday, November 25, 1941
I did my washing. My back hurts badly. Snow still on ground and quite cold.
Wednesday, November 26, 1941
Did ironing, I am tire.
Thursday, November 27, 1941
Got letter that Orpha was coming Sunday.
Friday, November 28, 1941
Went to Otsego to get rent, was to see Merle's. They are fine, they got 2 letters from Silva.
Saturday, November 29, 1941
Went to farm. Dad cemented septic tank over as the men never made it right. Orpha came, will stay all nite.
Sunday, November 30, 1941
Bud was here had a swell time. The men went hunting, got 3 rabbits and 1 possum. Got paint for farm home.