Sunday, January 18, 1931 My fifty fifth birthday today. What a lot has happened in the past year. It has been a beautiful day. Clear and warm. We slept late, had breakfast at which Tessie gave me several gifts. A lovely waste basket, some stockings, and a bath sponge. Then along came a telegram from Sally at Chicago so I had a lot of joy. We drove down to Norwalk and had dinner with Alice and Fred. This also was a birthday favor time. It was a lovely dinner as usual. Afterwards, Fred took me out on the golf course and showed me how to drive a golf ball. My first experience. We had tea then drove home, listened to Seth and Mother Parker and then I called Sally at Chicago and talked to her. She is feeling pretty well. It has been a happy day. --- ([The telegram Sally sent](<Telegram and Note from Sarah, 1931>) was kept in the diary.) [Prev](1931_01_17.md) - [Next](1931_01_19.md) <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1_6gyqY0Q2K2ReEw_dLCmfokV6uxYUvL_">