“Dog yelped & I had to get up & shut him up at 11.30.“ Friday, May 31, 1946
26 Sun. Lovely day. Really hot though. Mrs. Stutt, Wilma, Mom & I were in town to Church. Mom invited Freemans over. They came about four. Had a nice time. No arguments this time.
27 Mon. Mr. Stutt brought us to town. Work went pretty well. Hot this afternoon. Is, Alice & I went to the Church tonight to practice for Wed. Is. & I went down & worked for an hour after I washed stocking etc. when I came home.
28 Tues. Doris washed her hair. Kids went to C.G.I.T. I guess I didn’t accomplish much. Spent a quiet evening home. Doris & I talked.
29 Wed. I dashed into some clothes at noon then went & had my first singing lesson from Mrs. Findlay. Liked it very much. When I got back here two cars were waiting & took a bunch of us kids to Wes Mays to a shower for Mable Coleman. She received some lovely gifts. Had a grand lunch. We kids came back with Mrs. Kyle. Is. & I worked awhile tonight. I got a balance.
30 Thurs. Wasn’t so busy today. The bed in our room fell down three times tonight. Gee! What a time. We kids were all on it. Wanted to get to bed early, but it was nearly eleven.
31 Fri. My memory is better this year. Is. & I stayed down & had lunch in the Commercial. She went to the show with Eriel & I took off a balance, but it doesn’t. The kids called for me. Couldn’t get to sleep. Dog yelped & I had to get up & shut him up at 11.30.
June 1 Sat. Worked like the devil all day. Didn’t get a balance until nearly three. Business was terrific. People paying their accounts especially & I had to go outside every time to get to the till. Worked tonight. I stayed in town tonight. Bathed & did nails.
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These are the diaries of a seventeen-year-old teenager from a farm near Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Her name is Lorraine. She eventually was a church organist in Colgate. In 1944 she was the piano player for a dance band in Weyburn. In these days before school busses she, and her sisters, each had to move from the farm into town to attend school for Grades 11 & 12. This is the darkest time in World War II. Weyburn hosted an airbase for BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan). In other words, the town is filled with eligible young airmen from all over the world …
For more information on BCATP see a blog site dedicated to “Paying homage to those who stayed behind to train those who fought overseas.