365th day- the last day New Year Eve
Friday, Dec. 30, 1949
364th day- 1 day follows Fair + Warmer Jubbie and I finished up the birdhouse. Bill came up after dinner + he and I took a ride down thru Buzzards Bay, over to East Wareham. We came back up by White Island Pond, and Long Pond, + South Pond village. When we got home there …
Thursday, Dec. 29, 1949
363rd day- 2 days follow Fair + Cold The wind was fierce today. Jubbie and I finished up in the grove. Jub and I started to build a new bird house. The old one was all rotted away. Thel called me up from Carl’s tonight and she said that the Frasers expect to ride all …
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1949
362nd day- 3 days follow Fair + Colder Jubbie and I worked on the trees in the grove today. We saw the screech owl + a sparrow hawk. I stopped in at Pick’s on the way home from work. The kids are feeling better. Thel went back to work this afternoon. Thel told Mr. Fraser …
Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1949
361st day- 4 days follow Showery + Warm Jubbie and I burned brush all day. Geo. Crowell was up on the hill this afternoon. Thel, Nona and I went over to Archie’s and had supper and spent the evening watching their T.V. They had put [it] in today. It worked fine. We came home at …
Monday, Dec. 26, 1949
360th day- 5 days follow (Arrowhead) Cloudy Showers Bob Lee came up with Karen this morning to get the Xmas presents. Geo. Holman came down and got Nona for the day. After 12PM Bud, Thel, Ski, and I took a ride down to the camp. On the way back I found a beautiful white …
Sunday, Dec. 25, 1949
359th day- 6 days follow Fair + Mild This morning I took some Xmas presents over to the Engstroms. Came back at 1 P.M. and Dave + Dot and their kids arrived for their presents and stayed for dinner and supper. Geo., Eleanor, and the kids came in at 4 P.M. and we had our …
Saturday, Dec. 24, 1949
358th day- 7 days follow Fair + Cold Jubbie and I worked on the trees in the grove. After dinner I went to town. Thel took me over. I came back on the bus. I got a couple of Xmas presents for Thel. I ate supper over at Ski’s and Ski + Bud came over …
Friday, Dec. 23, 1949
357th day- 8 days follow Fair till noon Warm rain This morning I rode up to Boston with Arthur Sirrico, and say Mrs. Henry Hornblower Sr. She looks fine. Then we went over to the boss’s. I saw Mrs. H. and Mary Grogan and David. I left a basket for them. On the way …
Thursday, Dec. 22, 1949
/ 356th day- 9 days follow Cloudy + Warm Jubbie and I chopped down trees in the grove all day. It was so warm in the grove where we were chopping that flies, spiders, and other bugs were moving around like Spring. I saw a song sparrow at the foot of the drive. Thel brought …
