Additional Photo of Picnic on July 4th, 1930 |
We spent a quiet day after all the excitement of yesterday.
At nine o'clock in the evening we packed some eats and blankets together,
hopped in the Ford and went to Åminneborg.
Here we met Helge Klockars and his motor boat (not forgetting three
ducks). We proceded to our picnic place
of yesterday and started a nice "house party". We emptied the ducks out into the water and
let them run around where they wishes.
Then we had our evening coffee, which was good.
That evening we did nothing but play the phonograph, eat and
play "Touring". It was so dark
that we could hardly see the cards, but we managed somehow. We went to bed at about 2 A.M. Tyra and I slept in one room and all we did
for about two hours was slap at mosquitoes.
We would almost be sleeping when "B-z-z-z-z-z" a mosquito
would come too close for comfort, so we waved our hands around. We murdered half a dozen apiece, I do
believe. Even then I think we must have
been killing them in our sleep, too.
(No, I won't finish by saying that when we woke up there was a big stack
of dead mosquitoes on our bed, because that wasn't the truth!)
SUNDAY, JULY 6TH, 1930 - Norr Skär
SUNDAY, JULY 6TH, 1930 - Norr Skär
Phonograph and Swimmers |
Beautiful strains of music woke us up this morning! The boys were out in the kitchen, living-room
and dining room combined, and were playing the prettiest music they had on the
phonograph. We had breakfast consisting
of coffee, hardtack, korv, cookies and coffee bread. After satisfying our hunger, we all climbed
in the boat and rode to the other side of the bay. We spread out blankets, set the phonograph a-going
and then the kids went in swimming. We
had a good time that morning--laughing and talking, taking pictures, slapping
flies, etc. At about 12:30 we went back
to Norr Skär to eat dinner (which consisted of breakfast plus sil and
eggs). Dishes were washed and then the
boat again hurried us across. Paul and
Helge went fishing and the rest of us slept until about five. Then it started raining, so we had to hurry
back to the house. Dinner consisted of
lunch plus nothing except two eggs, and they were cold, etc. etc.
Meanwhile, a person came over and wanted Helge to take him
to Åminneborg, so they piled me in with them.
Then we proceded to have a nice boat wreck. Coming into Åminneborg, the water was too
shallow and the whole rudder came off and the propeller was all bent. There was much pulling and pushing and
pounding on the part of several boys there, but they got the boat ready again
in about an hour. It was raining
pitchforks then, so Helge and I hurried for shelter until it had stopped a
little. Then we puffed back to the skar,
with the boat as good as ever and no lives lost.
The house was full when we arrived, as about twenty
picnickers had come to visit us and dance.
After dancing and singing to our hearts content, at about 11 o'clock
Helge ordered us to get our things packed up, because we were going home. Inasmuch as he was captain of our ship, we
had to obey, and we set off with two sailboats and one row boat in tow. About half ways to Åminneborg, we picked up
another sailboat, so then we had four boats in tow. It certainly was beautiful that evening. The water was like glass and the sky was all
red from the sunset. White, fluffy
clouds drifted by, making all kinds of amusing shapes. Our boats were reflected in the water, and it
certainly looked queer to see such a string.
We sang all the way over, and we were all SO HAPPY! But the worst was
yet to come for me.
When we got home we went directly to bed, but I was
miserable. Me and the flies didn't seem
to agree, and I had about a thousand bites on my legs. They itched and hurt so that I couldn't
sleep, and my legs were swollen to about twice their size. That's all I ever get. Just Bites!