January 19th, 1937, Saint Mark’s Place, Manhattan, Maggie’s diary continues: Thea Rasche, German Aviatrix: Beautiful snowstorm.  Blew over to Hearn’s for more 94cent wine, and bottle of Dunhill’s rye at 2.24 a quart to try.  Snow drifted on paunch and looked very funny. M. home at night with more Racusin tales.  He’s working on a […]

January 18th, 1937, Saint Mark’s Place, Manhattan, Maggie’s diary continues: Poured all day yesterday so got up late, M. read Capt. Liddell Hart’s Outline of War, and bits from Chesterton’s autobiography while I read another baby book, Dr. Josephine Kenyon’s which Lank Osborn recommended and which is good though I rather prefer Bartlett.  Bakes spareribs. […]

January 16th, 1937, Saint Mark’s Place, Manhattan, Maggie’s diary continues: Made cake, not perfect though frosting excellent. Joneses came over for bridge so beat them. They had busy week because Lump’s cousin was in town. And What Did Her Grandaughter, Yours Truly, do on January 16, 2010: I can’t say I baked a cake today. […]

January 15th, 1937, Saint Mark’s Place, Manhattan, Maggie’s diary continues: Still warm and rainy.  Talleys came for bridge and beat us but had fun. All sighing over lists printed in papers of incomes over $15,000, wondering how so many people get it. And her grandaughter, Suzanne? What was she doing (thinking) on January 15th, 2010: […]

January 14th, 1937, Saint Mark’s Place, Manhattan, Maggie’s diary continues: M. working last night on resume of Spanish War for feature section.* So, I read Education and The Good Life by Bertrand Russell.  M. has read it, too, and we both enjoyed it; all about bringing up babies,Russell agrees with Bartlett.  Today to Dr.   Nurse […]