Thurs, May 11, 1961

5.34/6.58
Cool and cloudy in forenoon. Up at 7.15 and Tillie at 7.30. After breakfast went to laundry and then home and hung it out at 9.45.
Ebba went with us to the beach for a swim. Calm and nice. Gentle S.E. breeze. Arrived home at 11.30 and took in clothes.
Put in anchors on all awnings.
Watched T.V. in eve.
To bed at 10.45.

Wed, May 10, 1961

65°/85° 5.35/6.58
Up at 7.30 and had breakfast and read paper. Tillie up at 8.45.
Wrote for a while as it was raining a little. Rained quite hard last night .6” of rain fell.
Transplanted a banana plant.
Hoed the garden. Had lunch then waited for Grants to pick up a table of DeCiccos and bring another one. They came at 2.15.
Tillie cleaned house.
Then went to beach for a swim. Strong west winds. Home and Otto Leonhard came in and we sat talking, over coffee.
Watched T.V. in eve.
I waxed back of my car.
To bed at 10.30.

Tues, May 9, 1961

5.36/6.57
Up at 7.30 and had breakfast of orange juice, cheese and coffee.
Sunny and warm but cloudy once in a while.
Changed tire then went to the beach with Etta and Ebba, home and lunch.
Turned hose on car.
Rained a little, cloudy rest of day.
Stayed home in evening and watched T.V. At 5.15 we went to the Publix and shopped.

Mon, May 8, 1961

74°/83° 5.36/6.57
Up at 7.30 and had my orange juice and coffee. Tillie up at 8.30. Then watched Shepard, the astronaut arriving in Washington and getting a medal from the president.
Beautiful day.
Still pains in my head when I first begin to chew or when I press on my upper lip.
Changed tire on car.
Went for a swim with Etta and Etta for an hour.
Home and had coffee and cookies.
A little after 1.00 we went to Johnsons and I drove their car and went to Palm Beach and drove them around to Worth Ave. where we walked around for a couple of hours then took a ride to Wrightsmans and stopped there to see the lawn and ocean.
Then past Kennedys to the end of the road. Then back to the Poincian Playhouse and then around the Towers and then back.
On the way home we stopped at Lake and the women bought some liquor. Then home to Johnsons where we had a couple of drinks.
Then home and supper of eggs and bacon and salad and coffee.
Then watched T.V. Tillie had a nap. About 8.30 Gus and Elizabeth stopped in and we sat and talked till about 10.00.

Sun, May 7, 1961

76°/88° 5.17/6.56
Up at 7.30 and after breakfast I read paper. Went to beach at 10.45 but we only waded as it was too rough. We left at 11.30 and went home, shaved, had a light lunch and then we went to wrightsmans and picked up Edith and brought her and her suitcase to the R.R. Station the Seabird. She got the 2.18 train for N.Y. We took her T.V. set with us.
Then we went to Hilda Lindens. Stayed there till 5.10 and got home at 6.00. Had a banana and corn muffins and coffee and then watched T.V.
The DeCiccos were out, so kiki barked all evening.
To bed at 11.00.

Sat, May 6, 1961

70°/85° 5.37/6.56
Up at 7.00. Had orange juice, apple, cheese & coffee. Read paper.
Cut lawn.
Went for a swim and were back by 11.00. Water 76°
Sunny and warm
Laid bricks along front gardens. Watered yard.
Cloudy in afternoon.
Went to Collangis in Eve. and after the Mollineaux and May came we sat and talked till 8.30 then we played Samba. The men played together and the women played together.
Had apple pie and ice cream and cheese and coffee.
Got home at 12.45.

Fri, May 5, 1961

68°/88° 5.38/6.55

Up at 7.00 and had my breakfast. Tillie up at 7.45.
Beautiful morning.
Changed tire on car.
The astronaut Shepard was first into space and landed in the designed spot and Helicopter picked him up. The carrier “Lake Champlain” carried him back.
At 11.00 we went fishing with Dixie and Frank in Frank’s car to #703 at the bridge of Little Lake worth. Dixie caught a fish then Frank caught two. Tillie caught one, but threw him back.
Had our lunch there. Nice weather. Home at 3.00 and I cleaned fish then went for a swim for half an hour. Home and had a nap.
Ed came in for a while. We had fish for supper with a lettuce and apple salad.
Then watched T.V. Tillie worked on hot pad. I wrote in diary.
Have the pain in my head when chewing.