I am reading Dorothy's diary which covers the years 1948 to 1953. I am so excited to find details! First of all, I now know that Florence's birthday is Jan. 8.
While Dorothy and her husband had four young kids at home, her mom Helen and brother Al and sister-in-law Flo were part of her life. She saw her mom Helen about every week or two. Helen "came up" and sometimes even spent the night. The three also joined Dorothy's family each Thanksgiving. Someone would bring the pies. Flo and Dorothy gave each other gifts throughout the year. The kids got presents from their aunt and uncle. I am guessing each lived 30-60 min. away. Al and Flo bought a house in Temple City, CA on July 27, 1950. That is east of Alhambra.
More to come!
