MARY'S MEMOIRS

The end of the year has come. No birds to hunt, so Mary and Sam go to Los Angeles to see friends. Mary got embarrassed when their dog Queenie dug up a couple of bushes. I had the same experience when I was visiting my parents at their new home in California. My German shepherd was a puppy and she dug up several rose bushes my stepdad had just planted. Oh gosh! Sam's birthday Dec. 29. Happy New Year to all!

Sunday, Dec. 25, 1949

The sun was warm and bright when we arose, so we ate breakfast and took Queenie out on a country road to run. While out there we saw a few geese flying and no hunter at...