A daily journal from 76 years ago
253rd day- 112 days follow Miles Worked around the pool garden flower beds. There was an enormous flock of blackbirds flew over here just before dark. I took a walk down to the mouth of the river after supper to see if any of the fisherman were getting any bass. They were not biting. A …
252nd day- 113 days follow Fair + Cooler This morning when I went up on the [hill] there was a flock of 18 young quail in my buckwheat patch. Saw Harry and Hank and Mr. H. After dinner Thel, Ski, Bud and I went up to Brockton Fair. It was pretty good this year. We …
251st day- 114 days follow Cool. Cloudy The two plumbers were up on the hill. I picked 25 quarts of beach plums in the hollow. Someone got at them yesterday. Ski and Jubbie took a ride on their horses tonight. Mr. Dutton told Thel she might have an Oldsmobile in a week or so. Mrs. …
250th day- 115 days follow Foggy Clear + Hot Cleaned up the downstairs. George came and took me up on the hill and I got the brush scythe and we took a lunch and went down to the camp. We started to mow some brush on my back lots but it was so darn hot …
249th day- 116 days follow Foggy + Warm Arrowheads Two men were at work in the cellar today. Saw Harry and his wife this morning. They want some plants to take up next week to plant on their place. There were more robins on the lawn today than I ever saw before at one time. …
248th day- 117 days follow Cloudy Jubbie worked this afternoon. The White Fuel had four men working on the heater today. Thel went up to the church to a trustees meeting twice tonight. No one showed up, so she came home and called up and found that the meeting had been postponed.
247th day- 118 days follow Fair + Hot Did chores up at the house. The White Fuel men didn’t show up today. Jubbie didn’t come to work today. Took my dinner at Victoria’s at noon. Thel went up to the stand tonight to take up Ski who had this afternoon off. Thel brought Marie and …
246th day- 119 days follow Fair + Cooler The White Fuel plumber came today to work on the heater and hot water system. Thel and I took some rubbish to the Manomet dump. Jubbie worked this afternoon 2 ½ hours. The Johnson Stand has slowed down some since Labor day. I haven’t seen Ernest Sawyer …
245th day- 120 days follow Cooler + Showers Jubbie didn’t work today. Thel and Ski were both home. I rode over to town with Martha after work and went up to Dr. Douglas’s and had the stump of the tooth I broke last week [removed.] Harry went back to Boston and left his dog. It …
242nd day- 123 days follow Fair + Warm This A.M. Harry and I went out to Duxbury and Marshfield to the Winslow site. One pleasant surprise was to have Lee Hallet come over for a few hours in the afternoon. I like Lee very much and was glad to see him. This was the day …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 