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DESKAIDE THE SILENT SECRETARY 1942 January 30 Friday Fair. I went to school. I did 20 rows of brown. Mother bought me a new pink skirt/wool/It will be delivered tomorrow. [[Footnote]] "Better be three hours too soon than one minute too late" - Shakespeare + New start + Pond's Powder + Catfish died January 31 Saturday I had a very bad [[nosey?]] cold Rainy. I stayed home. I got my 6 Ponds shades!!! + my new pink plain wool skirt came!! I took it up + it is just the right length and tight enough!! 1 large catfish died - I have 4 left. I changed the catfish & sea anemones- 12 left. I did 50 rows of brown!!! This is my record [[crossed out]] longest [[/crossed out]] record now - it was 35. I did 96 rows last week not counting today!! It looks like this now: about 1/3 done. [[image: drawing of her knitting diagram, including brown, red, yellow, red, brown sections]] [[Footnote]] "Punishment is lame, but it comes" - HERBERT