Grandma Jensen

I HAVEN'T ADDED TO THIS FOR A FEW DAYS SO WILL GIVE IT A TRY THIS AM BEFORE I GET TOO FAR INTO MY DAY.
SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE ELECTRICITY WE ALSO DIDN'T HAVE MUCH FOR ENTERTAINMENT EXCEPT WHAT WE DID ON OUR OWN.. VERNON AND LUCRETIA GOT A RADIO. I'M NOT SURE IF WAS ELECTRIC BUT I DON'T THINK SO AT THAT TIME. WE LIKED TO BE THERE AFTER SCHOOL TO LISTEN TO TWO OR THREE RADIO SHOWS. WE COULDN'T BE LATE BUT COULD ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK STAY FOR THOSE ONE WAS "RENFRO OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED POLICE". I'M NOT SURE IF IT CAME FROM CANADA ARE SOME OTHER PLACE. RIGHT NOW I CAN'T RECALL OTHERS. THEN ONE DAY WE GOT HOME FROM SCHOOL AND THERE WAS A RADIO OF OUR OWN. IT TOOK A BATTERY THE SIZE OF A CAR BATTERY TO RUN. THEN COULD BE RE CHARGED AS IT RUN DOWN. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH IT COST TO CHARGE THAT BATTERY BUT WE SURE DID ENJOY HAVING IT.
DARLEEN WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO PLAYED THE PIANO AND TOLD ME HOW THRILLED SHE WAS WHEN SHE GOT HOME ONE DAY FROM SCHOOL AND THERE WAS HER PIANO. IT WAS AN UPRIGHT HEAVY DARK WOOD AND WAS USED BY SOME ONE ELSE FIRST. MANY A TIME SHE WOULD PLAY THE PIANO AND THE FAMILY GATHERED ROUND TO SING AND HAVE FUN. SHE COULD LISTEN TO A SONG ON THE RADIO A FEW TIMES THEN PLAY IT. RUTH TOOK SHORTHAND AND SHE WOULD WRITE THE SONGS WORDS AND THEN THE POPULAR SONGS OF THE DAY COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SINGING.
ONCE WHEN MOM WAS WORKING DAD LEFT REBA AND JOSSINE IN THE HOUSE WHILE HE WENT TO CHECK ON THE LIVE STOCK. WHEN EVERYONE GOT HOME FROM SCHOOL AND WORK IT WAS VERY EASY TO SEE THAT SOME ONE HAD SET UP A BEAUTY SHOP IN OUR HOUSE. THE LITTLE GIRLS SEEMED TO THINK THEY NEEDED CUTS. REBA HAD BEEN THE BEAUTICIAN AND JOSSINE THE CUSTOMER. WHAT A HAIR CUT SHE HAD. THEN SO NO ONE WOULD KNOW ABOUT THE CUT THEY PUT THE HAIR IN THE SEWING MACHINE DRAWER. IT TOOK SOME TIME FOR THAT CUT TO GROW OUT. I DON'T REMEMBER IF REBA ALSO HAD A CUT BUT I THINK SO.
DARLEEN WAS THE WARD PIANIST AND ONE SUNDAY LATE AFTERNOON A FELLOW CAME CALLING. SHE TOLD HIM SHE COULDN'T GO AS SHE HAD TO BE IN CHURCH TO PLAY THE PIANO. HE WALKED AWAY LOOKING VERY DOWN. JOSSINE WASN'T MUCH OVER TWO AND SHE FELT SORRY FOR THE GUY ARE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO RIDE I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE BUT SHE CALLED OUT TO HIM TO WAIT A MINUTE AND SHE'D GO. EVERY ONE GOT A LAUGH INCLUDING THE FELLOW.
MY MIND IS NOT WORKING GREAT SO WILL STOP FOR NOW .