I had to giggle this week at Grandma Rose talking about what a “mangled mess” gooseneck roots were. Not really knowing what a “gooseneck” was, I had to Google it. Come to find out, it’s an invasive plant! No wonder she struggled with it. I guess it’s only recently that they’ve deemed it invasive though, so perhaps back then, she didn’t realize the potential it had for the spread and overtake of her garden. Poor Grandma!
As a side note, I love that she had crackers and cheese for dinner. I get fixated on certain foods for stretches at a time where I can eat a specific food/recipe for practically every meal, every day for several weeks, and crackers with cheese is one of those so it was funny to see it mentioned here.
NOTE: As always, I left her spelling, capitalization, and punctuation as much as possible.
September 17, 1977 – Woke up at 6:00 Dozed till 7 – Finally had to get up at 8:00. Worked pulling weeds and fox tail until almost 10:00 from bank flower beds. Another mess on the lawn to gather up again. Never ending. Cleaned creeping phlox in front again.
Len did more tomatoes after lunch – I took nap 2:40 util after 4:00 – Then made 2 meat loaves.
September 18, 1977 – Slept in until 9:00 Messed around in the breezeway until 10. Didn’t even run sweeper this weekend. Len and I were both pooped.
Took a two hour nap in the afternoon. Made homemade chicken soup for supper. Real good. Had the soup, cheese and crackers for supper. Ken removed fence from between our properties, by hand.
September 19, 1977 – Got up 8:00. Cleaned up all the weeds and junk where I’d dug and cut from flower beds on bank Sat. Cut down three bunches of false dragon heads and finished cleaning creeping phlox bed.
Len filled up 4 water buckets of stone from road side to put around the trailer apron to keep out the winter cold. I took an hour nap after lunch and the soap operas.
September 20, 1977 – Got up 8:00 Ready up freezer room, so we could defrost freezer. Started about 11:00 A.M. Got everything back in at 4:00 P.M.
About all we got done today. When I got supper, I knew I’d had my day in – Len too. His ribs were sore from so much bending.
September 21, 1977 – Got up 8:00 Real chilly. Put on coffee water and went out and painted more on the freezer room walls until 9:45. Made a batch of strawberry jelly after breakfast –
Len gathered two more buckets of rocks while I cut off all the old tomato stalks and killed worms. Pulled a dozen or so ears of popcorn but it isn’t so good – worms got in it, in spite of all my dusting. Cut suckers off maple trees, and cut down some small locust trees – Carried some flowers inside green house. Lens ribs stil sore.
September 22, 1977 – Got up 8:00 Carrie some more flowers to the green house and put popcorn on a hanger to dry before breakfast. About 11:00 Len and I dug 2 buckets of potatoes.
After lunch I watched my soap operas while Len put potatoes on table in garage – After operas we dug the last 9 hills (2 buckets). Emptied yesterdays cart.
Got picture frame from Susie today – from Buffalo. Ken mowed on the field tonight for an hour on mower.
September 23, 1977 – Got up 8:00 After breakfast Len got in two more buckets of stone from the roadside. I dug more roots of goose necks and got place ready for a couple more hedge. What a mangled mess of roots goose necks are.
Early in morning I’d cut down all the fox tail in flower bed across from mail boxes – gather in a dozen or so popcorn. Ken finished mowing the field. Sure looks nice but a lot to rake up – some time.