(White Fuel) Scudder was up on the hill for White Fuel and gave the heater its annual cleaning. I had them clean the water out of the bottom of the tank. The furnace sounds good after they got through. I loaned Jubbie my big anchor for his new sailboat. I ate supper over at Ski’s …
Monday, August 14, 1950
Trimmed around bowling green and rose gardens. Jub and I went over to H.H. barn and rolled up five rugs to go to the cleaners. When I came home Pic and the kids were here watching the T.V. After work Jubbie rode me over to his brother Eddies to look at the sailboat that he …
Sunday, August 13, 1950
Beautiful day Thel, Eleanor, George, Marie, and Suzanne came down and we all had a spaghetti dinner. After Thel left George and I sieved a few shiners and went fishing. After several tries at different spots, we went over in back of the island and here we found the red perch, and we got a …
Saturday, August 12, 1950
Fair and Cooler Trimmed around flower beds. Mrs. H. said Mr. Wells over at the Wood house is interested in buying one of Sawsi’s pups. He saw Ricky’s and said he would like one like it. Jubbie has bought a sailboat and is taking it down to the pond. After dinner Thel took me down …
Friday, August 11, 1950
Thunderstorm this afternoon. Jubbie trimmed on the hedge. I watered and trimmed around the flower beds. We had a nice thunder shower this afternoon and a couple of hours good rain. We sure did need it. I expect Dave to call tonight to get his dog.
Thursday, August 10, 1950
Hot today Mr. H. went down to Martha’s Vineyard. He took the birch wood for smoking fish. Went over to Harry’s house at noon to put up a hanger. George and Eleanor and the girls came down about 7 P.M. They had the snapshots that they took down at the camp and at the Pilgrim’s …
Wednesday,August 9,1950
Hot + dry. After dinner Jub took me up to the C.C. to see Carl Bolt. I wanted to find out what he is doing about the water shortage. Dug up a lot of poison ivy across from the cutting garden. Saw a grey squirrel there. George came down looking for his dog. It wasn’t …
Tuesday, August 8, 1950
Fair and Cool I stopped in to see Pic on the way home from work and took a look over the plsce. It sure looks different since Scotty cut off the rubbish. After I got home I mowed down some more grass and weeds in this yard. Saw a woodcock on the front drive.
Monday, August 7, 1950
Fair and Cool. Dave’s dog was here this A.M. It must have jumped out of Dave’s car last night, when he brought me home. Eleanor and her two girls were here for dinner.
Sunday, August 6, 1950
Windy and cloudy all day. Went over to see the Anderson’s for a few minutes this A.M. Tried the fishing, too much wind. Carlie got one large yellow perch and George two small ones. Thel came down this morning and had dinner with us, and she took Ski, Bud, and Garry + Snuffy home in …
