We got new Mail boy. William Bryson. Beautiful Day. Got as the dickens. Sat around home & sewed. Pa brought ice cream home when he came back from farm. Went to bed about 10 o’clock.
Diary of Llewellyn: June 19, 1923
We got new Mail boy. William Bryson. Beautiful Day. Got as the dickens. Sat around home & sewed. Pa brought ice cream home when he came back from farm. Went to bed about 10 o’clock.
Do you know what farm she’s talking about?!
I’ll have to ask Grandpa about it to be sure, but I know he mentioned that his Grandpa (Lewis) used to have chickens that you had to go catch and “kill” if you wanted chicken for dinner.
I would guess he had a deal with a farmer to supply the Market with meat. I don’t think he actually owned a farm though.