17-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Monday, February 24, 1913: Had an exam in Geometry this morning. Wasn’t hard after all. Tis raining cats and dogs tonight.
Her middle-aged granddaughter’s comments 100 years later:
Yeah! Grandma, I hope you got a 100%. Easy tests are the best.
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In spite of the evening rain, it sounds like a good day. I picture Grandma listening to the rain drops hit the window as she drifted peacefully off to sleep.
Remarkable!
Perhaps under a tin roof??? That’s the BEST sleep!
I also think that the best sleep is under a tin roof on a rainy night. The sound of raindrops on the roof is so relaxing.
It was raining cats and dogs here last night too. I love going to sleep to the sound of rain on the roof. Nice to know your Grandma may have been drifting off the same way 100 years ago. 🙂
100 yrs later sleet, freezing rain and snow! There is nothing like watching the rain fall from inside a warm and cozy house.
Sunshine here today but we slept to the sound of rain a few nights ago.
I guess that saying has been around for some time, “raining cats and dogs”. I wonder who started it?
I also was a little surprised that she used that phrase in the diary. Until I read it, I would have guessed that it was a newer term.
Oh what fun to discover your blog! A popular listserve for a town near me posted a girl’s diary entries for a while and it was one of my favorite things to read. It’s raining hard here too tonight
It’s wonderful to hear that you enjoy this blog. Thanks for taking a moment to write the nice note.
She sounds like a good student. She studies, is president of the literary club and found a Geometry test easy! 🙂
I certainly had loads of hardwork on Geom before. I haven’t yaken those problems into different angles. Yikes, I’m a phony.
What a good day she had! I am sure she must have slept well with the rain.
What a treasure your grandmother has left for you – thanks so much for sharing it with us!