I know no one is reading this right now...

But maybe someone will.  Anyway I'm going to do something different.  Ruth generously took the time to scan the entire set of diaries, I now have digital images of the pages.  I will post each page with the transcription.  If you see anything in need of correction, please reply in the comments, and I will fix the original document.  Once a volume is done, it can be saved as a document (with images) and distributed to anyone interested.  (It will be a word document, because that is what I have, sorry).