Jan. 13 -14, 1916

 Thurs. Jan. 13, 1916

Sunny but cool. Have to keep the gas range going off and on all day and evening we warm up the whole house with the airtight. I went down with the auto and bought some groceries and pans. Fixed one garage door on it's hinge, dug enough potatoes for the day, chopped enough wood for the evening and pulled up quite  bunch of weeds in the orchard.

[Al pictured above as a teen and later in life, is likely Albert Griggs another of my grandfather's uncle's on his Mother's side. Al is also the father of Truman Griggs who would be best man at my grandparents wedding in 1936]

Harners came from the city in the evening. They had been up to Ethel's place and we learned from them that Al had been there and stayed all night and had bought a large plot of land opposite Ethel's place and was going to build a bungalow on it. (He sold out his grocery business in Sierra Madre some time ago) Clint had been there also. In the eve we sat in the kitchen and I wrote a letter to Walt. Pa wrote to the Pillsbury Co.and quit his job. Also sent for our furniture.

Pillsbury Co, where my grandfather's dad worked, is the same bake goods company we know today.

I have decided to go to some U. or College next Fall and will have to start looking around.

Fri. Jan. 14, 1916

Rain but little warmer. Last nite I slept with some socks on and slept good. Steady drizzle so we 3 have been in the kitchen eating and playing games all day. We all played one game of High, Low, Jack and the game and Mother beat. In the afternoon pa and I played 4 games of checkers and I beat 1. In the eve we (Pa and I) played 5 games of High, Low, Jack and I won 1. I was in the hole most of the time in all the rest.