I sure hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I have shared with you that the past three years of Mary’s diary have periods when she did not write. The last published column was at the end of 1946. Her next entry was not until mid-1947. So I went to 1948 and it starts Jan. 1. We can relate to the weather and are able to compare our time with Mary’s.

Thursday, Jan. 1, 1948

Arose late at 11. Laurice knocked at the door and I had just got up. Sam came soon after and said he got one duck. Then we all ate breakfast after which we drove over to Lower Klamath Lake. The men went way up on t...