A daily journal from 76 years ago
91st day – 275 days follow 47 Fair Worked all day trimming shrubs and wheeling off rubbish. Thel went over and helped Pic out this morning. Saw a flock of a dozen blue jays. After work I rode my wheel over to the sand bank only to find that someone had been ahead of me, …
90th day – 276 days follow 40 Rain North east rain storm and sure is a miserable day. Saw the first chipmunk of the season and a rabbit by my shanty on the hill. Heard a grackle, but couldn’t see it for the thick fog. Walder came in at noon with a blue corduroy suit …
89th day – 277 days follow 40 Cloudy Wheeled off rubbish all day. This evening Mrs. H. had the Beach Club property burned off. Eleanor gave me a ride over to the Armory tonight. We were told that all of our equipment had to be turned in next Wed night as we are going to …
88th day – 278 days follow 42 Fair This morning Mrs. Hornblower and I went sea clamming this morning, the wind was north so the flats didn’t drain off worth a damn so we got only about a dozen middle sized ones. I found the collar of a May West life jacket. Wheeled rubbish all …
87th day – 279 days follow 50 Fair & Rain Mrs. Hornblower went clamming up at the Hotel, she got half a pail of steamers. Roger Maloon was up and did some work on the ice box motor. Nellie, Mary, and Martha are down. Picked up rubbish and wheeled it to the dump. Mrs. H …
86th day – 280 days follow 68 Fair Blackbird Heater Bluebird Mrs. Hornblower called me up at 5-18 AM and said the hot water heater was boiling over and the bathroom was all flooded with water. Saw a bluebird and a red wing blackbird yesterday, and two bluebirds today. Walder and Eric came over to …
84th day – 282 days follow Arrowheads Fire Thel Dr 3.00 Mr and Mrs Hornblower showed up on the hill this morning. There was a grass fire on Cliff Street this morning on the Hartwell land between the big house and Sawyers, it was so far back from the road that it probably was set …
84th day – 282 days follow 48 Fair Cleaned up the house and things ready for the weekend. Thelma worked this morning and left Eric over at Cozette’s. Fixed up my cold frames, and made a screen. Thelma went to town and got her head washed, on the way home she stopped in to see …
83rd day – 283 days follow 40 Cloudy Dug snow around the place this morning. This noon I came home along the beach and saw a life jacket washed ashore. I wonder what the story of it is. After dinner I dug out my drain on the drive. At supper Walder came in and took …
82nd day – 284 days follow 40 Fair Met Walder and Eric coming over here when I was going to work this A.M. Dug snow and burned up rubbish this morning. Shirley Haire took Eric out this afternoon. Walder took Eric home to sleep tonight. I rode over to town with Eleanor and Ski, they …
