Two Noras: January 1, 1919 and January 1, 2025

Nora Bauer: Wednesday, January 1, 1919

Raining this morning but turned in to snow and very cold by evening. Went to 9 oclock Mass and worked the rest of the day. Aunt Minnie was over for dinner. Went to the Colonial tonight and saw Mary Pickford in "Johanna Enlists" It was fine. 

Nora Spitznogle: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

It snowed a touch last night and cold today. I was EME at 10:00 Mass at Saint Joan of Arc. Schaun and Chris helped me move a new-to-me washer and dryer to the basement. Aaron and I went to dinner at Pawn Shop Pub. 

I enjoy the challenge of recounting my day in the same number of words as Grandma Nora described her day, but it makes for some awkward sentences. 

Today is holy day in the Roman Catholic Church, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. 

Grandma Nora would have attended Saint Joseph's Church in Logansport, Indiana and the Mass would have been said in Latin. The Bauer's had a long history with the parish and Nora's dad, Felix B. Bauer was part of the team that produced the bricks used to build the church. More on all of that later...

I lit the three candles on the right in honor of my two grandmothers and my mama. 

Unfathomable to Grandma Nora would have been the thought that her granddaughter would not only be attending Mass said in English, but would be serving as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist - helping to distribute communion.   

Aunt Minnie was one of Nora's papa's younger sisters. 

Here's a little bit about the film that Nora went to see. 

In 1919 the film would have been silent. You can watch it by clicking here if you like. 

My day was exciting in a different way. I got a new-to-me washer and dryer from my friend Kassie. 

Only I wasn't too excited about giving up my 29 year old washer even though my clothes often came out of the wash cycle with rust stains from the crumbling drum. The washer was a from a set that my parents gifted me when I moved in the house - here is a recounting of that day. https://nora-leona.blogspot.com/2016/11/dont-look-gift-horse-in-mouth.html 

Saying goodbye to the old washer - it was picked up from the curb by a metal scrapper in no time. 

My friend Schaun (his truck), Chris (my Red Key co-worker and Schuan's nephew) took care of the whole thing, with a little help from Aaron (my beau and player in the story of my old washer getting hooked up) and me. 

Aaron and I went to dinner at the Pawn Shop Pub and ran into some of my Red Key co-workers. It was a nice start to 2025.

Grandma Nora's cash account entry for this day shows: 

1-1    Cash on Hand        3.52
         Cash in Bank   1365.97
                                                     Show                       .25   
                                                     Car Fare                  .30