Stayed Home all day.
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Title
Description
Two diary entries in 1991 by Glenda Berkey where she writes about her daily experiences from July 19 to July 20.
The submitter provided the following about the artifact's history: The diary entry was written by Glenda Berkey on July 19, 1991 as part of a longer diary that she kept sporadically from 1991-1994. The diary was written while Glenda lived in Taft, California and was passed down to me after Glenda's death. The diary itself is a hardback book with a protective plastic cover. The pages are a lightweight paper that are handwritten with blue ink.
The submitter provided the following about the artifact's history: The diary entry was written by Glenda Berkey on July 19, 1991 as part of a longer diary that she kept sporadically from 1991-1994. The diary was written while Glenda lived in Taft, California and was passed down to me after Glenda's death. The diary itself is a hardback book with a protective plastic cover. The pages are a lightweight paper that are handwritten with blue ink.
Creator
Glenda Berkey
Source
Jennifer Enoch
Publisher
Unpublished
Language
English
Identifier
Coverage
1975-1999
Diary and Journal Item Type Metadata
Genre
diary
Material
lined paper, pen ink, hardback book
Circulation
Person to Person (Analogue)
Linguistic Text
July 19 99 Fri
Stayed Home all day. Cleaned House some. Such as Mopping and dusting and Stripped Bed.
Matt + Christina along with Joanna are still here. They were swimming again. Richard got mad because they're tearing to many thing up in P[ ]. I'll be glad when he gets a job. This being broke is for the pites and he sits around to much []king. It drives me crazy.
Watered Mom + Dad's yard as they're at Pismo. Richard did Richard + Julie's.
Went to Joe + Arlene's for a few min. Then got some yogort
Very Tired
July 20 98 Sat
BEEN A Long Day. Joanna, Christina, And Matt were All here playing together + SWAM <arrow pointing towards SWAM, word underlined> OPPS
No they didn't. I forgot. Joanna woke up and got in bed with us at 4 AM sick. I then put her on the couch and fell asleep, then Christina woke up about 7:30 sick + Throwing up. By evening They were OK.
Went to the Church (First A.) and ate spegetti. Then went to arlene + Joe's. Then Lucky and Home. Took Matt Home before the dinner.
Stayed Home all day. Cleaned House some. Such as Mopping and dusting and Stripped Bed.
Matt + Christina along with Joanna are still here. They were swimming again. Richard got mad because they're tearing to many thing up in P[ ]. I'll be glad when he gets a job. This being broke is for the pites and he sits around to much []king. It drives me crazy.
Watered Mom + Dad's yard as they're at Pismo. Richard did Richard + Julie's.
Went to Joe + Arlene's for a few min. Then got some yogort
Very Tired
July 20 98 Sat
BEEN A Long Day. Joanna, Christina, And Matt were All here playing together + SWAM <arrow pointing towards SWAM, word underlined> OPPS
No they didn't. I forgot. Joanna woke up and got in bed with us at 4 AM sick. I then put her on the couch and fell asleep, then Christina woke up about 7:30 sick + Throwing up. By evening They were OK.
Went to the Church (First A.) and ate spegetti. Then went to arlene + Joe's. Then Lucky and Home. Took Matt Home before the dinner.
Given Text
Linguistic:
Date input from diary book: Month Date Weather Week
Quote on bottom of left page: Many people can meet lots of people, yet the predestined relationship is always one to one. And the trace of the past is the memories of the present.
Quote on bottom of right page: Without anything special but write it down is better then with something special but never write it down. Sweet and tender memories are also the trace of past time.
Visual: Date input field at the top of the page is in between two straight lines covering the length of the page. Under the upper line is an artistic border spanning both pages with no breaks.
Around the quotes at the bottom of each page are cloud-like shapes composed of double lines drawn into curves. Each quote is underlined with two thick straight lines, and the bottom corner of each page has an ornamental border design.
Date input from diary book: Month Date Weather Week
Quote on bottom of left page: Many people can meet lots of people, yet the predestined relationship is always one to one. And the trace of the past is the memories of the present.
Quote on bottom of right page: Without anything special but write it down is better then with something special but never write it down. Sweet and tender memories are also the trace of past time.
Visual: Date input field at the top of the page is in between two straight lines covering the length of the page. Under the upper line is an artistic border spanning both pages with no breaks.
Around the quotes at the bottom of each page are cloud-like shapes composed of double lines drawn into curves. Each quote is underlined with two thick straight lines, and the bottom corner of each page has an ornamental border design.
Dimension
Unknown
Uploaded
Jennifer Enoch 04/04/21
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Citation
Glenda Berkey, “Stayed Home all day.,” Museum of Everyday Writing, accessed April 28, 2024, https://museumofeverydaywriting.omeka.net/items/show/1923.