February 7, 1942 - February 19,1942
cardboard notebook bound with string
8 1/2 x 11 inches
Gift of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
32. once, and discovered it was not connected to the aerial!
Though I had snow last night to end my dilly-dallying by making a sketch today, the storm dissipated all my resolutions, and I spent the day in the studio, going over my picture.
At late afternoon, Chubby came out with a piece of fresh bread (the crust) heavily coated with butter – It was delicious.
Before supper he + I shoveled out the drive – the storm continues unabated. Cottrell’s chow-chow puppy came over and played with us.
Last night – Take youngsters (including Alice Reiman) to basketball game at Ebenezer. Each year the high school youngsters seem younger and smaller to me! – It is pleasant to me to be surrounded by so much youth and gay sports.
The diminutive youngster on the second team (Arthur Hahn) – his face alive with eagerness and lively interest in all that took place.
The main game a lively one, and close – 35 to 34 in Gardenville’s favor.[i]
Feb. 14 – 15
Mary Alice + Martha home so as to take the “beginning of Lent communion. It is good to have them with us.
Sun. p.m. – Take girls to Greyhound station. Then home and back, and to station. Meet Irving Williams, who is going to N.Y. on an earlier train.[ii]
Feb. 16 – 19 –
First Guggenheim meeting.
Feb. 16 – To Shelton Hotel – Try to make appointments with Boni and Watson. Boni will not have any proofs