Circa 1980s
The busy person is the one who always got many things accomplished. At this time in my life when the days are long instead of becoming serene, unemotional about problems I can never solve the opposite occurs. Often after I have been talking to friends I feel depressed. Why did I get so worked up about issues in life when people I'm talking to are living in the Dark Ages. Instead of developing I am regressing. At this point in my life, I must be charitable, forgiving and understanding. Every morning I resolve to keep serene, happy and loving. If I do not follow these rules, I will become an ordinary person.
Grandma
Grandma in Morocco!
Friday, June 27, 2014
Monday, June 16, 2014
Still trying at 87
Flannery O'Connor - "The Grotesque in Modern Fiction"
"In the grotesque works we find the writer has made alive some experience which we are not accustomed to observe every day, or which the ordinary man may never experience in his ordinary life." True for me. I read some several times, so unusual to me.
June 20, 1992
Cold - 60. Walked around the block. Dusted upstairs. Mary M called - still pain in ankles. Rose called. All gone to Kennywood. Called Joey to give him my order. Going to work at Club tomorrow. Tom called last night. All is well there. Young Tommy working in construction in his Dad's Erin Construction. Ilsa often at Tom's - babysitting; excited by her internship. Streets deserted today.
"Little by little with patience and endurance we must find the way for ourselves, find out how to live with ourselves and with each other." Zen. I'm still trying at 87.
"In the grotesque works we find the writer has made alive some experience which we are not accustomed to observe every day, or which the ordinary man may never experience in his ordinary life." True for me. I read some several times, so unusual to me.
June 20, 1992
Cold - 60. Walked around the block. Dusted upstairs. Mary M called - still pain in ankles. Rose called. All gone to Kennywood. Called Joey to give him my order. Going to work at Club tomorrow. Tom called last night. All is well there. Young Tommy working in construction in his Dad's Erin Construction. Ilsa often at Tom's - babysitting; excited by her internship. Streets deserted today.
"Little by little with patience and endurance we must find the way for ourselves, find out how to live with ourselves and with each other." Zen. I'm still trying at 87.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Beautiful Day
Friday, June 12, 1992
Beautiful blue skies. I was afraid to walk to Annette's without Betty. No hair washed. Walked, [illegible], other things but was tired in afternoon. Mary still having trouble with back.
Saturday, June 13
Beautiful day - made bean dish. Betty over - good time at Atlantic City.
Sunday, June 14
Joey and Patrick came up. Both looked fine. Pat as tall as Joey. Joey bought me a small hand-sculpted figure - full of details. Gift from France. Called Katy had a fine time in N. Carolina at Suzy's H.S. graduation. Ilsa job in law office in Washington DC.
Monday, June 15
Pauline H. brought Meals on Wheels. Mary McManus much better. Betty over and I was glad. Walked - chores.
Tuesday, June 16
Grass cut - weeds pulled back. Two small trees taken out. Walked. Sadie over briefly - Anna Belle home. Weinberger indicted. Must listen to news - newspaper still on strike.
Wednesday, June 17
Hot, humid day, storms forecast. May reach 90. A breeze on front porch. A wasted day, must return to my life story. Kirkegard - our personal task in life, becoming a Christian, not necessarily Church going. Boris Yeltsin in U.S., addressed the Congress. Popular.
[following seems to be a page-long interlude in her diary of quotes]
Can we die to what we have always been and emerge a new person? Everything she said had a special meaning but said kindly and honestly. Your world makes it difficult to be unique. Spirit Woman.
We are capable of so much simply as human beings; we have extraordinary powers yet to be explored.
The rising sun's artistry etched in the sky produces a feeling of wonder and awe - lines of varying shades of pink making swathes against gray sky.
Nature produces awe inspiring landscapes which the greatest artists only approached.
The days passed, one slowly gliding into the other.
Melancholy capriciousness of all existence.
Sheen of sun on water.
Our spiritual life passes through definite developmental stages. Not many reach the seventh step, fully internalizing Christ's message. Many adults capable of living a more satisfying spiritual life are content to remain at immature levels of development.
Prayer is man's intercourse with the subconscious.
June 18, Friday
Beautiful day. Spent morning cleaning downstairs. Pauline brought Meals on Wheels. Spent time editing my life story. Dora called - still keeping involved. May live to be 100. Betty over at 7 till 9. I'm thankful for her [giving] so much time for me.
Beautiful blue skies. I was afraid to walk to Annette's without Betty. No hair washed. Walked, [illegible], other things but was tired in afternoon. Mary still having trouble with back.
Saturday, June 13
Beautiful day - made bean dish. Betty over - good time at Atlantic City.
Sunday, June 14
Joey and Patrick came up. Both looked fine. Pat as tall as Joey. Joey bought me a small hand-sculpted figure - full of details. Gift from France. Called Katy had a fine time in N. Carolina at Suzy's H.S. graduation. Ilsa job in law office in Washington DC.
Monday, June 15
Pauline H. brought Meals on Wheels. Mary McManus much better. Betty over and I was glad. Walked - chores.
Tuesday, June 16
Grass cut - weeds pulled back. Two small trees taken out. Walked. Sadie over briefly - Anna Belle home. Weinberger indicted. Must listen to news - newspaper still on strike.
Wednesday, June 17
Hot, humid day, storms forecast. May reach 90. A breeze on front porch. A wasted day, must return to my life story. Kirkegard - our personal task in life, becoming a Christian, not necessarily Church going. Boris Yeltsin in U.S., addressed the Congress. Popular.
[following seems to be a page-long interlude in her diary of quotes]
Can we die to what we have always been and emerge a new person? Everything she said had a special meaning but said kindly and honestly. Your world makes it difficult to be unique. Spirit Woman.
We are capable of so much simply as human beings; we have extraordinary powers yet to be explored.
The rising sun's artistry etched in the sky produces a feeling of wonder and awe - lines of varying shades of pink making swathes against gray sky.
Nature produces awe inspiring landscapes which the greatest artists only approached.
The days passed, one slowly gliding into the other.
Melancholy capriciousness of all existence.
Sheen of sun on water.
Our spiritual life passes through definite developmental stages. Not many reach the seventh step, fully internalizing Christ's message. Many adults capable of living a more satisfying spiritual life are content to remain at immature levels of development.
Prayer is man's intercourse with the subconscious.
June 18, Friday
Beautiful day. Spent morning cleaning downstairs. Pauline brought Meals on Wheels. Spent time editing my life story. Dora called - still keeping involved. May live to be 100. Betty over at 7 till 9. I'm thankful for her [giving] so much time for me.
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