Thursday, October 22, 2015

October 25, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Monday  Fair

Ruth come and got our wash.  Betty Lacy come this afternoon. 

October 24, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sunday   cloudy  cold.

Maggie & Richard, Mr. & Mrs. Bull and Betty.  Edith & Roy & Reba all come


October 23, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sat.  partly cloudy

Sam & Janice come home all day.  Stephen & Sandra, Doug & Roy were in.  Tonite Lizzie & Maude Ellen, Curtis & Day come.  


Footnote:   again the family and neighbors were in to see her. 

October 22, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Friday  Fair

Ruth & Smith come.   Harold & Va. Shuler, Roy & Edith, Aunt Minnie, Valeria Graham,  Pearl, W. L. & friend, George Reasor & Nell, Lloyd McConnell & Mrs. McConnell all visited.  also Reba.


Footnote:  If she wasn't sick before, she sure should have been after all those people came in.  She is the one that visits all the sick so now they are returning the favor to her while she is sick.  Good neighbors and family. 

October 21, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Thurs.  Rainy

Pearl & W. L. come.  Ruth stayed nearly all day.  Lizzie & Dau (I can't read her writing) Sturgill come in a few minutes. 


Footnote:  Pearl is her cousin and W. L. is Pearl's (strange) husband.   Ruth is her sister-in-law.  The Sturgill's are a big family that are her neighbors. 

October 20, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Wed.   Fair   Windy

I still worry about Redge but he thinks he will be OK.  Preacher & Mrs. Haun, Elmer Bowling & Anna Mae all come tonite. 


October 19, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Tues.  Fair & windy. 


Ralph Ely & Virginia come awhile.  I have worried all day about Redge.  Ruth cleaned up the house.  Roy & Edith were in late.


Footnote:  I think Ralph Ely is her nephew and Virginia is Ralph's mother.  I am not sure about that.  Redge is her son.  Ruth is her sister-in-law.  Edith is her sister and Roy is Edith's husband.




October 18, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Monday  Fair & warm

Ruth come and cleaned me up.  Her sisters come with her awhile.  Redge got his arm broke tonite.  Barney & Beulah and Mac & Valeria come tonite.

Footnote:  Ruth is her sister-in-law who lives nearby.  I remember Aunt Ruth having two sisters, maybe there was another one but I can't call her name.  Redge is her son who lives in Charlotte and works for Pet Dairy.   Barney, Beulah, Mac and Valeria are all neighbors of hers.

Monday, October 12, 2015

Oct. 17, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sunday.   Fair  & Hot

I come home.  Don't feel so good.  Had a lot of company all evening & night.  Its been 10 days since my surgery.  Virginia Reasor come. 


Footnote:   Well she finally has been released to home.     That was a long time to lay in a bed, no wonder she doesn't feel so good. 

My Note:   I think that most of you who read this now know that Sandra had surgery this morning (Monday, Oct. 12) at Holston Valley in Kingsport.  Josh reported on email that she came thru fine and they would get a report from the Dr. later today.  She is supposed to go home tomorrow ( not quite the hospital stay that Aunt Estelle had in 1965).  They don't keep you around now. 

I talked to Mother and Janice had called her and given her an update on Sandra.  Thanks to Janice, she picked up Mother yesterday (Sunday) and took her to the Mall in Kingsport to see the movie "Big Stone Gap".   She said she enjoyed it and could see a lot of houses and places she knew.   I don't think it is showing anywhere here so I have to wait till I can get it from the library.

I am headed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Thurs. to do a show this weekend.  I almost cancelled but decided I am able to do it one more time.   This may be the last though.  The show cost $350.00 which I have already paid and there is no refund, so that heloed with the decision too.  So I'll post again when I get back next week. 

October 16, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sat.  Fair  hot

We had company off and on all day.  Millard, Janice & Sammy come tonite..  Bro. Green was in today.

October 15, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Friday   Fair  Warm

Edith come today.   Lizzie Sturgill moved in my room today.


Footnote:   Wonder what was wrong with Lizzie - she was just there to visit two days ago, now she is a patient???

October 14, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Thurs.  Fair

Dr.  Seltzer took tube and stitches out this morning.  Mrs. Edens went home.


Footnote:    Boy this is one long hospital stay.    



October 13, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Wed.  Fair

Pearl come.  Mr. & Mrs. Elbert Collier come.  Edith spent the evening.  Millard come late.  Allso Lizzie Sturgill.


Footnote:  Pearl Reasor Barkley is her cousin.    I don't know the Elbert Colliers.   Edith is her sister.  Lizzie Sturgill is her neighbor.   

October 12, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Tues.  Fair

Ruth & Smith come.  Sylvia come.  Millard come awhile tonite.  Dr. Seltzer took out another drain today.


Footnote:   Ruth is her sister in-law and Smith is Ruth's son.  Sylvia Kelly is her neighbor. 

October 11, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Monday   Fair

Ruth & Smith come.  Edith spent the evening and Janice & Millard come tonite.  Joyce went home and Mrs. Edens come in my room. 


Footnote:  Ruth is her sister-in-law and Smith is Ruth's son.  Edith is her sister.  Janice is her daughter and Millard is her husband. 

October 10, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sunday   Fair

Joyce Ely Hobbs was brought in with me this morn with Intestinal flu.  We had lots of company all day.  Janice went home tonite.  Dr. took 1 drain out of me. 


Footnote:   I don't know who Joyce Ely Hobbs is.  I can't imagine they would put someone in her room with the flu when she just had surgery.  Janice is her daughter. 

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

October 9, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sat.  Fair

Ruth stayed all day with me.  Had lots of company.  Janice stayed all nite.  Still no roommate. 


Footnote:   Well, I am going to stop writing now, so you will have to tune in again to hear the rest of the story.  Been a long October for her.  

October 8, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Friday  --------

They moved me to a better room.  Janice stayed all nite with me.  I had lots of company.  Edith stayed all day with me.  no roommate. 


October 7, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Thurs.   cloudy for me

Janice & Millard come before I went to surgery.  Ruth was here when I come out.  Pretty rough day I guess. 


Footnote:    I love the "cloudy for me".   She doesn't say what they operated on. 

October 6, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Wed.  Fair  cool

Stell & Anna May & Velma Reasor visited.  Dr. Seltzer wants to operate on me tomorrow. 


Footnote:  Stell Kelly is her good friend from the community and I think that is Anna May Rivers if I remember correctly, also a good friend.   Velma Reasor was the wife of Ray Reasor - distant relative I think, and they live in Pennington Gap, where the hospital is. 

October 5, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Tues.  Fair  Frost  cool

I was run thru the mill last nite and this morning.,  Then nearly noon before I got my xray.  I was nearly worn out and my first meal tasted real good. 

October 4, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Monday   Fair

Still got nothing done for me.  Tomorrow is the day for my xrays. 

October 3, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sunday.  Fair

About half the community come to see me. 


October 2, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sat.  Fair

Still in hospital.  Ruth, Sandra & Smith come.  Mrs. Worley Allsup of St. Charles is my room mate. 

October 1, 1965 Aunt Estelle wrote

Friday   Fair

I was sick all nite.  So come to the hospital today, put me to bed and fed me gingerale for 4 days.  Allso antibiotics for infection of gall bladder. 


Footnote:    So I have been a little under the weather myself.  Still have pain in my neck, couldn't do the MRI so just waiting for it to get worse I guess.    I was able to do a show Sunday, with Rachel's help.  It is one of the best shows I do and is her in Cincinnati.  Weather turned out to be beautiful, in fact we got a little too much sun.   My inventory is down as I haven't been able to sew or stuff any dolls, so didn't sell as much as I usually do.   

Sorry about the inconsistency of my blogging but I am doing the best I can to keep up.