We had one of our wind storms overnight, it started about 7pm and continued off and on all night. At times it sounded like a freight train was coming through the bedroom. The snow and ice is almost gone and the deck is totally dry this morning. The wind continues to blow. We have had many of these windstorms over the years, this one being mild in comparison, or maybe it is just because everything that could blow away has done so. The local rivers are at flood stage and more rain is in the forecast.
I imagine this rain put a damper on Winterfest, although we could hear partying going on late into the night, (Friday and Saturday) through our open bedroom window. Snow is falling at the higher elevations so the snowmobile convention should be okay for next weekend.
We invited John and Pam for dinner yesterday. I fixed turkey and homemade noodles, rolls (from the freezer) and fruit salad, it was pretty well slicked up. They both like to eat and will eat most everything, so I like cooking for them.
I have book group this morning, friend Pat is going to pick me up and we will go to Soroptomists first, hoping to find a bargain and maybe walk the track after book group, before coming home.
❝Beauty School 1960❞ Our apartment was a one (small) bedroom, with a tiny closet. The living room was quite large, with flowered wall paper, dining room table, a murphy bed/sofa and one window looking into the window of another apartment building next door. Never met the people, but could watch their TV, just no sound. We had a walk- through kitchen. Our bathroom was down the hall and we shared it with two other apartments. Laundry facilities were in the basement, a washing machine with clotheslines in the basement for winter drying, and outside lines for hanging clothes in the summer. Sylvia, kind and gracious person, gave me the bedroom and she took the murphy bed. The apartment building was in a nice neighborhood, near both hospitals, and the State Capital building. It was about ten blocks from downtown Boise, where Sylvia worked and I would attend school. Neither of us had a car or even a bicycle, only "shanks mare" as it was called in those days and meant, your own two legs and feet! It was a short walk.
The rent on the apartment was around $38.00, everything included, it would be split two ways. Sylvia acquired two jars and on the first of each month we would put money for rent in one and grocery money in the other. My parents had sent meat, from our freezer and canned goods from the cellar to get us started. Each month they would send me a check for $50.00. Out of this I put $19.00 for rent, and $10.00 for groceries. I paid $10.00 a month tuition. (some of the tuition had been paid upfront and I paid the rest monthly). Leaving me $11.00 dollars, for the month. TBC
On with another day, should be an interesting discussion on "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" this morning at book group.
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