Eugene had a great time in the country this summer and loved it. He played with Michael very well. Sylvia played with Helen very nicely but felt insecure in her new surroundings and was quite a pain in the neck. The other girls at the farm were very congenial and Lillian had no complaints on this score. The hard part was the absence of hot water. There was one toilet, one faucet in the toilet and one in the kitchen. The water was low pressure. On the farm were: Esther Arons and three year old Helen, May Kellman with seven year old Michael and two year old Bobby. Edith Rosenberg with two year old Barbara, Evelyn Wax with six year old Phyllis. It cost us approximately $25 to go to the country by hack and $30 to return.
Some memories from the Lawrence Farm summer that haven't been mentioned; chasing the chickens around in the yard (and being reprimanded more than once); being led into the enclosure where the bull was (probably by Michael, who, as noted above, was older) and being scared by and chased by the bull (certainly my most vivid memory); drinking milk the same day it came from the cow - it was unpasteurized, but boiled, and tasted awful; living with an icebox instead of a refrigerator
My father started a "diary" in 1945 (more accurately, a journal, covering both family and current events), and I'm going to see if this is a decent way to publish it. Since I'm doing it as a blog, to get to the beginning of the journal, you have to go to the beginning of the blog.
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