Author: Minnie

11th August. Friday Breakfasted
wrote letters, did washing, then
motored with Janet to Kent and
met [Ilene?] at her university. She
took us all around and through
quite a lot of it. It was just
like a little township, and
very up to date, then had lunch
at a nice restaurant. Came back
to Cleveland, did my ironing and
began my packing. We all sat down to a
lovely dinner and then went visiting,
came home very late, and then to bed.

10th August. Thursday. Went again to
Bobbie Brooks, and saw more goods,
then went out for lunch, took
[“????”] for her test, which she
passed, then came home. Janets
parents came home for dinner, and
we had a lovely evening. Forgot to
mention that Janet took me to her
synagogue which is most wonderful,
never saw a place like it before.
The kitchens etc were out of this
world, and the synagogue is in
the middle of a large park.
Got a lovey surprise, Ethel
phoned me from L.A., about
11-30pm, was delighted to hear her
voice.

9th August Wednesday. Got up early &
went with Janet & the girls to a
manufacturers which had a sale, the
girls bought quite a few outfits. Came
home and dressed and went with
Janet to a “Hadashal” luncheon,
luncheons are the same all over the
world, Janet won the raffle which
was a picture drawn by an artist
at the luncheon. After the luncheon
went driving around then met
Sydney and Susan at a restaurant
where we had a wonderful smorgasbord
dinner, and after dinner, went to a
friends home, came home very tired.

8th August. Tuesday. Breakfasted, wrote
some letters, did a little washing and
then lunch. Had a lazy afternoon
then dinner. After dinner we all
went for a run to the Chagrin Falls,
went out for a stroll, had ices and
back home.

[Chagrin Falls]

7th August Monday. Went to Stouffers
for lunch, a beautiful place, just
like “Fullers” in a grand [seale?].
Janet took me to all the cultural
Bldgs, which are many and beautiful,
then motored around Lake Erie, which
is something worth seeing, parts were
full of yachts etc, almost like Loch
Lomond, then went to “Richmond Mall”,
very like “Severance” but bigger, had
afternoon tea, then home very tired.
Had dinner, Janets parents came
up and spent the evening with us, a
very charming couple indeed.

[More on Stouffers here.]

6th August Sunday. Breakfasted,
attended to mail, relaxed, then
lunched, Janet took me downstairs to
her store, think she had more
food than [boker’s?] shop, and as for
her deep freeze, had half a cow
cut up in various cuts, could easily
do me for a couple of years. Went
touring round Cleveland, had dinner
in a Chinese restaurant, then went
to one of Sidney’s brothers, saw a film
show there, stayed until after 12, then
home.

5th August. Saturday. Got up and after
breakfast Janet & I went to her
parents home. Then we went to her
mother-in-laws, collected her, and
went to Diamonds for lunch. Walked
all through “Severance” which is a
most interesting place, the shops are
beautiful and so is the merchandise.
Came home for dinner, then went
to see a film “Divorce The American
Style”, very very funny. After the
film a party of eight went to
Solomons to eat, stayed there till
1 A.M. and then home.

[Severance was Cleveland’s first indoor shopping center, and at a time when malls were still something of a novelty. Severance opened in late 1963, but by 1972 was already undergoing its first remodelling to compete with newer malls.]
“Divorce American Style” stars Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds. Romantic comedies about divorce seemed to be the thing in 1967.]

4th August. Friday. Arrived in
Cleveland after a pleasant journey,
was met by Janet and her father
a very sweet gentleman. Got to
Janet’s home, unpacked, had a shower,
then breakfast. Went with Janet to the
Jewish old age home, where she collected
packed meals, and distributed them
to old people with the aid of her
father, who is most active. Janet
showed me around Cleveland, then
came home. Sydney and the girls came
in, and he made Kiddush, on their
new bread board, with which they are
thrilled. Had a lovely dinner, also
a very pleasant evening and then
retired.