Mary enjoys week of lovely spring weather

I think Mary’s favorite adjective this week is “lovely.” Everything was lovely this week. Weather sounds a lot like what we are having too. Are you having a lovely week?

Friday, May 21, 1948

This was a clear windy day and not a bit warm like yesterday, so it was not so nice for the school picnic. Today Sam hung the old eight-day clock we always had in the store. Seems strange to hear it again. Then he mowed the entire lawn and oh it looks so nice. I finished weeding the strawberry patch and it will stay now until after the berries are ripe. Then I cleaned around some flowers and planted seeds along the fence line. About 4, Sam left for Seattle for Shrine doings. In the evening I went down to Sundstrom’s. Took a bouquet of my yellow tulips, dark lilies and white bridal wreath. We spent the evening talking. Rudy told us all about the picnic. Home early and to bed. Tired from working so long outside. A full moon out.

Saturday, May 22, 1948

The sky is very gray and overcast but it is fair according to the barometer. A mole was in our lawn, the first one to go out of the garden for ages. Nell and Lud came early so we walked around the garden. Then to Seattle on the ferry. Saw Tallulah Bankhead and Donald Cook in “Private Lives.” Very funny but not nearly as good as Lunt and Fontaine last week. Lud went out to see his sister, so Nell and I ate dinner and then to see “State of the Union” with Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Very good. We came home on the 10:30 ferry and met Nelson the postmaster at Keyport on the boat. To bed late. A nice day and had a lot of fun. Nell is surely good company to be out with but don’t believe she is so well as she would like you to believe.

Sunday, May 23, 1948

Arose early for I could not seem to sleep. Cleaned and dusted and washed all clothes by 11:30. The sun is trying to come out — hope so — I want to work outside. To the store for lye to put down the mole’s runways. Supposed to chase them away. They surely are bad this year. Then I cleaned some weeds out of the garden along the road. Also cut down behind rail fence. Then put poison on a lot of weeds in the lawn. This is a large job and Sam will have to work on it too. We ate out by the bulkhead in the sun. It was nice and warm there and I enjoyed it. Laid in the sun a good hour and started my suntan. A lovely day all day.

Monday, May 24, 1948

This morning I got Squires and he pruned the big rose bush and cleaned rose garden and end of big garden. Then I ironed all the clothes and defrosted ice box. Sam came home about noon and talked to the oyster man who came to buy. In the afternoon I went to Belfair and got a present for Ruth Nichols for graduation. Then home and worked in the garden until I got tired. Laid in the sun a couple of hours to work on my suntan. Sam fried clams on the outside stove. They came Saturday evening from Rod Goodwin’s and were very good. After dinner I worked in the garden and Sam rolled a piece of lawn he is reseeding. Billy Hyde came down for the wheelbarrow and gave her some flowers. Sam and I walked up to the dam. There is plenty of water but will have to clean our driveway. Sam brought me two pair of nylons. Nice. To bed early. Very tired.

Tuesday, May 25, 1948

Today cleaned house early and arranged a lovely basket of red tulips and white bridal wreath for table at Rainbow Inn. To Bremerton and line officers met for a 75-cent lunch and discussed addendum for Florence. We decided Cleora’s idea was OK. But they want me to make the presentation so I shall have to prepare a proper one. We had a lovely lunch. I gave June Hivey the tulip as she had a Chapter meeting that night. Then Cleora and Maimee rode out to Belfair with me and saw the flowers. We had some tea and then home to Cleora’s. Saw her flowers which were very lovely. After dinner we sat and talked. Had a lovely time. Cleora always seems to have everything so well in hand. The little things I worry about seem to fade away after I’ve been with her. Home early and to bed. Very lovely out all day.

Wednesday, May 26, 1948

Very chilly in the morning — in fact it was real cold but the sun came out warm by 10 o’clock. Finished the garden from the poplar tree to the path and some by the corner. It looks lovely. Down to Wychoff’s and I decided on a permanent, so it was 4:45 before I got home. As soon as dinner was over got ready for going to town. To the Style Show with Betty Fishler and it was very good. I saw several I knew. The dresses were lovely and I’m sure the party was a success. We had lunch on our way home. Had rained while we were inside so the air was nice and clear. To bed late. Tired.

■ Clydene Hostetler is a longtime Belfair resident, local historian, media archivist and documentary filmmaker of “Hidden in Plain Sight.” She has been researching Mary Theler’s life for the past 13 years. She can be emailed at [email protected]