A continuation of Jody’s Journals. Summary: Fritz and Carolyn Bookman attend movies with Pete and Jody, Fritz is their farrier; Friendly Town is a highlight at Milliron farm; frequent swimming at Windy Hills; TV airing of Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon.
The Journals
July
- September 1969
JULY
·
Rode
Starboy bareback down to get mail, check electric fence
·
Left
German Shepherd, Natural Method of Dog Training with the Father > Pat, John,
slept in sleeping bag on porch > Mom and Dad here
·
Jim
arrived, went on calls with Pete
·
Looked
at new stove at Sears with Daddy
·
Alma
Ann’s, Marshall’s birthdays > Dave, Jim, went on calls with Pete > fried
chicken > 12 noon picnic, McDougal Episcopal Church [July 4th]
> Rode with Dave Evans, Gigolo; Jim, Pepsi; Pete, J, P
·
Went
after Eddie > worked on bookshelves, took vet books to hospital > Daddy
took J, P, swimming > took rug, couch, chair to Keirns > Sunday Church
Good Shepherd, had dinner in “dinning room” and 2 card tables > Pete, Dad,
J, P, swam at Windy Hills
·
Mailed
blood samples > new stove delivered
·
Stove
installed > kept John, Angela, Denver > mailed blood sample > took
magazines to County Home > Dinner at Frisch’s > took cloths out to Becky
·
Jessica’s
birthday > put Pete’s roll top, bookcases, etc., in study > dinner, Logan
·
Dinner
at Ronnie Scott’s for Dale Scott, McDougal Church > Dinner, Blossers >
Makwista’s here, returned skunk book > Went to drive-in, saw “Gone With the
Wind”, home 2:30 am!
·
John,
Angela here
·
Rose
cleaned my house > John, Angela here part of day > washed goats, dogs in My
Cadex > swam at Windy Hills
·
Rose
began working in office > Sassy lacerated udder, Pete sewed her up
·
9:30,
10:15 Head Start Groups, put 2 rabbits in undivided hutch > picked up glass
for sideboard
·
Took
4 kittens to Jeffers > Sunday church
·
Watched
Neil Armstrong land on moon! > J, P, picked blackberries > 8 pm Friendly
Town Christ Lutheran, 68 Mill Street
·
Sherry
shod horses > Mom, Jessie here, brought chairs, tables > took J, P to see
movie > Pete to Oak Hill
·
Cleaned
up carts, harness > rode to Keirns, Johnny, Angela, J, P, Annie (Gigolo),
Gill (Cricket); Silver, Starboy, cart > registered to vote
·
Put
up more netting to keep goats out of alleyway
·
J.
P., Annie Alden, Gill Whalen, rode up H.R., down lane by Eddy’s, thru Phillips,
up oil well trail from Dutch Creek to Scatter Ridge, out gravel lane around
trails to dam, around part of bridle trails, back thru Phillips place
·
Dr.
Akers, Schultheiss, Kneipper– Marietta
·
Abbott’s
birthday > 10 am swimming lessons begin > met Dorothy, Trudy, Bobby Glass
> Mr. Swaim and son here > Pat, John overnight; Jessica, Angela at
Hansons
·
Picked
up reins at Hunters’
·
Shopped
for gift for Annie > sanded, began painting horse, pony carts > farewell BBQ
for Annie Alden
·
Dogs
rabies vaccinations > to Columbus, Friendly Town, Sharon Sturbois drove,
picked up Charlie Johnson, Robin McCoy, lunch in Lancaster (Dorothy G. too
children to Mrs. Bill Henson, brought them here) > finished painting carts
AUGUST
·
To
Sugar Creek, groceries > cart ride up McDougal, etc., J, P, Charlie, Mike,
Gill, Annie > Swam at night, Windy Hills
·
Sunday
Church McDougal Homecoming, took cake, deviled eggs, fried chicken
·
Dogs
received 3 year rabies shots, Shane 0124 > took children to Dow Lake for
swimming, picnic lunch
·
Lunch,
BBF; children’s library, rode in elevator > picked up trailer > washed
ponies, cleaned harness
·
Athens
County Fair, 8 pm horse show, Jessica led Becky Theiss, lead-in; Jessica
Western Pleasure; Pat walk, trot
·
Bill,
Mrs. Hanson picked up Angela, John > went to Old Man’s Cave, Waterloo, took
J, P, Charlie to see Fair fireworks, midway
·
Sherry
Indestadt birthday > returned trailer, watched part of 4-H horse show >
gave Friendly Town children and families “tour”, cart and pony rides, horse
rides
·
Last
swimming lesson, rained, Hanson’s drove > photographer here for Charlie >
end of Columbus Friendly Town visit
·
Sunday
Church Good Shepherd > lunch, Lancaster steak house, dropped Charlie off,
went to Mansfield/cabin, Gary, and Aggie’s, left Pat, brought Tina
·
Barn
duck hatching babies > rode Starboy, J rode Silver, Tina rode Angel > swam
at Windy Hills, Mrs. Connor answered phone
·
Answered
phone, Joan ill > brought ducklings (13) down to yard > rode Starboy,
Tina rode Angel, J. rode Silver up thru hay meadow, saw skunk in cliff pasture
·
Drove
Starboy, J. drove Silver, picnic lunch, hitched up, drove Angel for 1st
time > swam at Dow Lake
·
1
PM Quarter Horse Roses, Meigs County Fair, took J and Tina
·
1:30
House of Glamor, met Mom and Dad, picked up Dad at Pontiac garage, dinner BBF
> 8:30 play “Stop the World”
·
Meigs
County Fair > John, Margaret Adams 1st Anniversary > Izors
here for dinner, played cards
·
Baby
rabbits! Scooter, 6? babies > finished rabbit cage > Denver here to play
with Pat
·
Ride
with Annie Schaub, rained
·
Pat
went on calls with Pete > J rode Silver, I rode Starboy, rode down to Langels,
tried to count cows
·
Shopping
with Jessica, new shoes > took J, P, to Crystal Pool > Pete ill with
back, chest, arm pain
·
Took
Pete to hospital, Joan kept J and P, Joan took J, P to Crystal Pool, visited
Pete in hospital > new answering machine > visited Pete, Mrs. Connor
babysat
·
Took
J. P. to Crystal Pool, visited Pete in hospital > Mrs. Connor babysat
·
Sunday
Church of Good Shepherd > picked up Pete from hospital
·
Sheila
Theiss brought cake, peaches for Pete > J and P to movies “Rascal”, “Hang
Your Hat on the Wind”
·
Took
Mercury to Russell’s Service Station, Bill took us to pick up Dad’s car, drove
to Mansfield/cabin, Daddy drove us (left Jessica, brought Gary Franklin),
dinner at Canal Winchester, Shade Restaurant, very good
·
Took
Pat to medical center, hay fever very bad > lunch with Pat, Gary Franklin [GF]>
picked up tractor parts for Pete > rode Starboy, GF rode pony, Pat rode
Tinker Toy (and walked, temper fit) > Bill took us to pick up Mercury; GF,
Pat swim at Dow Lake; Fritz, Carolyn Bookman here, Fritz reset Starboy
·
Car
ride, Annie, Gill, GF, Pat > Aggie, Jessie picked up GF > swam with J, P,
at Windy Hills > picked up Charlie’s watch at O’Neil’s
·
8:15
leave for Ohio State Fair > 10 am pick up Charlie > wildlife exhibit,
horse, cat show, etc.
·
Rode
Starboy, briefly, J rode/dropped Silver, Pat went on calls with Pete > horse
show, cutting contests, Pete helicopter ride, drove home in fog, slept in
·
Sunday
slept in, rode around farm, swam at Windy Hills
SEPTEMBER
·
Rode
Gigolo, Pete rode Starboy, J. P. rode ponies – rode down to Langels, herded
cattle into corral, 3 cows, 2 calves > went to see “Lion King” and “Wrong
Number”
·
Starboy
lame, piece of beer bottle in right front foot, put him in hospital stall, 2
girth sores
·
Put
Cricket in stall to keep Starboy company because he tried to climb out of stall
> Ruth Richmond here > Pete home 2 am from Charleston
·
10th
Wedding Anniversary
·
Worked
cows at Langels, Fritz reset Starboy’s show with pad
·
Daddy’s
birthday > J went on calls with Pete > Rode Starboy bareback, Pat rode
Tinker Toy, Denver rode pony
·
Sunday
Church Holy Communion Good Shepherd > rode Starboy bareback around pasture
while J, P, napped
·
1st
day of school > rode Starboy around woods trails bareback > 2 guests/clients
here for lunch > Fritz 6 pm shoe horses, put pad on Starboy, shod Cricket
·
Rode
Starboy with saddle around woods trails, let him graze in alfalfa > ran
errands, took repair work to Hunter’s
·
Rode
Starboy around woods trails, picked wildflowers > rode Cricket briefly bareback,
put Cricket and Starboy in pasture, then shed > Sherry Indestadt here for
dinner
·
5:30
– 7 am rode Starboy dark until 6:30, rode around bottom, then around woods
trail at sunrise > drove Pete to Columbus OSU to test bull; I looked for
boots without success, shopped, met Pete at Lazarus, drove to Chillicothe on
calls > returned home 11:30 pm, Joan kept J. P. overnight
·
Pat
stayed at Hansons > Jessica rode Silver, I rode Starboy out thru Phillips
place, down 690, etc., lunch up Marietta Run, stopped at Ed Sheridan’s for
water on return > picked up Angela, stayed overnight with Jessica, Pat
stayed at Hanson’s
·
Rode
Starboy around woods trail, J rode Silver, Angela rode Angel > Uncle Arthur
Rhonemus’ birthday (82)
·
Sunday
Church McDougal > Hamptons here to see bug collection, Ellen here, Pete rode
Cricket, J. P. rode ponies, I rode Starboy thru corn fields, down other side,
around Phillips, talked with Phillips, Eddy’s, rode home in dark
·
Rode
Starboy around thru woods > picked up hay fever meds
·
Les
Rivers birthday > rode Cricket to Windy Hills Ring, then rode Starboy around
bottom
·
Mrs.
Hines’ birthday > rode Starboy, led Cricket around bottom, Eddy Lane, back
around, led Starboy up in hay meadow to eat alfalfa > went to Parkersburg
after carpet
·
Rode
Cricket on bottom around thru woods, put Jiggs, Starboy in hay meadow for
day/rest of week
·
Jim’s
birthday > Joan got kids from bus, picked up Mrs. Connor, drove up to
Mansfield to operate on collie with Dr. Hank Akers, visited with Gary, Aggie,
home 2:30 am
·
Angel
in corn field, helped Eddy fix fence > Sunday Church McDougal > Ellen
out, borrowed Angel for little girl “Kathy” > Pete took Cricket, Silver down
to Langels
·
Rode
Cricket after cows, Jessica rode Silver > dinner at Langels > Pete not
home for supper > rode Cricket, J. P. rode Silver Dollar to look for 3
missing cows and calves without success
·
Herded
in other 3 cows > dinner at Langels > helped sort cows > rode Cricket,
led Silver home > Pete not home for supper
·
Went
down to Langels, picked up car > Dave Evans here > Pete not home for
supper
·
Rose
cleaned my house > drive-in movies, Millview Inn – Bookman’s; Mrs. Connor
babysat
·
Tina’s
birthday > Starboy still favoring front feet; Pete pulled his shoes, put Starboy,
Jiggs up in hay meadow for day > finally defrosted freezer > Johnny
stayed with Pat overnight
·
Jessica
went on calls with Pete > Chris’ birthday, 3 years old > Ellen rode,
watched Chris for her > gave away baby bunny
·
Sunday
Church > Starboy still lame > Pete, Susie, Ellen, rode around woods
· Skitter returned > took Mercury to Russells > rode around thru Phillips place, Susie rode Cricket > John R shod Starboy with pads, reset Tinker and Silver Dollar
Please forgive typos, name or place misspellings; transcription from
vintage handwriting sometimes requires a magnifying glass and random
interpretation.
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