in Misc. Diary Entry

February 14

1926 February 14th Sunday

A cold N.W. wind, snowed in night and some this a.m., but sun shone in p.m. and real cold. Will is still sick but he and Dave hauled a load of hay in the morning, and in the p.m. stayed indoors, and William went to Tom’s, but no mail so in the evening Louise and I played cards. We had chicken and some cake today, and spent the day visiting. Fred Menz and Gale, Ethel and Marcella went back to Boarding School.

1936 February 14th Friday

Sun shone in a.m. but it snowed from S.E. in p.m. and was cold, so Will went to store, came back and put some paper on our door. He went horseback on Tennessee, also a Bolin boy went by on way to store. Will watered stock in a.m. Frank and LeMoyne put one stack of hay at S.E. corner of corral and hauled rest to cattle and left a load on rack. They get this hay north of the barn. I got meals and hemmed 1 outing sheet and 10 dish-towels.

1946 February 14th Thursday

St. Valentine’s Day. Bright but not too warm, Northwest breeze. I got meals, laid down in p.m., played solitaire, listened to Radio, played rummy and pitch with Will in eve. Will and Van Epps fed cattle hay and Van Epps walked from junk hole, for his car quit, and Will and he went up after feeding stock to pull it home and Will came back for dinner. A cow of Van Epps’ got hung up in feed rack and died. He skinned and dragged her out with tractor. He and Will in our car went for Marjorie but she walked home.

1956 February 14th Tuesday

Valentine’s Day. Partly cloudy and cold. Men fed cattle and a man came for Elaine & Ellen and took them to O’Kreek and Wood and Rosebud, and Darryl operated on tonsils and 2 teeth pulled out in front but he ate supper and Chester got them at O’Kreek in eve. Will and I as usual, eats and played cards and rested.