Daily activities of Doris Campbell and husband Junior (George Campbell, Jr.) in upstate New York near Rochester and covering more than 38 years.
Doris Campbell (1916 - 2001) was born to Howard and Blanche (neé Taggart) Green in LeRoy, New York. This is rich territory for researching and understanding aspects of a dynamic domestic emotional landscape. In recording her husband’s behavior, we learn:
“Wed - 5/17 [1989] 49o - 79o / Sunny - Warmer - Jr got the papers — I spoke about getting the sink drain fixed and he started raving — I’ve got so much to do — the drain and the grass is growing so fast — Next will be the septic tank—Cut a few weeds when I walked by the driveway. I watched TV—Jr slept awhile—Went to bed at 8—I went at 10—”
“Thurs 5/18 [1989] 51o - 85o..Cut some dandelions in A.M. Jr got nasty after dinner — I told him the water in the sink went down OK. He started to yell because I hadn’t put stuff in it lately to clean it out—Its outdoors that is plugged not inside—got very bad in p.m. …” “Sun 5/21 [1989] 56o - 82o …Jr wanted to call Howard. I checked phone bill and said we called him last but he didnt agree—I figured calling about 9 but he called [—]. Down at the cottage. Beth sounded grand. Jr ugly afterwards. Sun came out. Wanted to cut some dandelions in P.M. but Mark was mowing—Our grass is above our knees and I didn’t want to call attention to it…” Sun 6/4 [1989] 58o - 72o…I took a walk at 10—too wet—grass is so high and mosquitoes so numerous—I bauled [sic]—I wish he would do something about the grass—Hasn’t been mowed in a year…”
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