Monthly Archives: June 2004

Audrey: No, he liked whatever I picked. He didn’t say much.

Audrey: I saw Theo yesterday. Everything was going on around here. There were things to sell. (Alpine Nursing Home’s activities)

Audrey: No, but I wasn’t crazy about it. He told me he didn’t want to smoke, but he needed to feel grown up. I remember saying to Dad when we walked by a 14-15 year old smoking, “When we have a son, he’ll have to smoke like that”. Good grief, can you believe that?

I remember when Dad came to the door, he had a cigarette in his hand and looked so grown up and wore a big heavy winter coat. His mother bought him clothes. Oh yes, she was working then and Dad was the only one home. She dressed Dad up in fine shape. Dad, he had everything real nice.

I tried to smoke so I would look grown up. It hurt my nose and I couldn’t do it. I’m surprised it didn’t hurt my throat. Maybe it did. I don’t remember. Anyway, I never got started. It hurt my nose and was awful. My mother was against it anyway.

Audrey: I’ve been reading and sleeping. I’m a great sleeper, you know. I like quiet. I feel pretty good. It is sunny today.

Audrey: She is very quiet and always reading the paper. She stays in bed most of the day. One doesn’t have time to talk if you are reading. I read all the time.

Audrey: Anything that rhymed and wasn’t too long, I’d put in my head! I liked to learn things. I didn’t have too much room for books. Rhyming would put you kids to sleep.

“Edith, my sister, she’s living you know etc. (Edith died on 12-8-1991)  Oh, I got some news to tell you at Alpine. I don’t think I’m a coo-coo, but I go like a flash, etc. Heather, I can walk out of this house and get in your car. (At this time Audrey was mostly using her companion chair for mobility.) I can walk ever since.  My feet still seem a little heavy (but) I go, etc.”

Audrey: I’m thinking about Vaughn. He is crazy about tractors. He is always polishing it.

Also, the memoirs (copies of Glimpses of the Past: Morning Conversations with Audrey) are very interesting. I’ve got all the papers in my bookcase. I sit here and rock back and forth in my little roll-around (companion chair). My rocker is all I need. I can get around all flat spaces. It is so handy. I am so comfortable.

I’m here with my bookcase. There are three shelves and they are loaded. I got a big dictionary and a big Bible and my addresses (address book) which is necessary so I don’t want to throw it away. It’s very necessary for me when I want to look for something. I haven’t finished The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw.

Spen and Carol were here.

I’ll always remember and be amused by Brian, Jr’s response after I read The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat, he said “That’s impossible. That can’t happen. They can’t eat each other up!”  I explained to him that it’s a fairy tale.

Audrey: Yes, but no. I never stopped to realize it was gone. I never thought about it. I liked MacDonald; it is such a beautiful name.

Audrey: Oh, I can’t remember, but I have it all written down somewhere. I just finished my breakfast. Oh yes, I feel much rested.