A daily journal from 76 years ago
149th day, 216 days follow Thunder and Showers I rode up to George’s with him and Dave came up from the camp and I took my boat from H.H. boat[house] down to the bridge and we put it on Dave’s trailer. Then we picked up George and all went down to the camp and drove …
148th day- 217 days follow (Arrowheads) Stopped at Pick’s on the way home at noon. Walder and Pic are going to Boston this afternoon. Barbra Cobb and her husband are going to be babysitters. Bill came up after dinner. He and I took a ride down to Sagamore to the bulldozed field. I found three …
147th day- 218 days follow Rain Cold The women worked up on [the] hill all day. Stopped in a few minutes to see Pic and the kids. I guess that they are getting over the measles.
146th day- 219 days follow (Raccoon) Cloudy + Rain Planted the buckwheat. Got a postal from Mrs. H. from Bermuda. When I got up on the hill this A.M. and took a look at the trap and there was a big raccoon in it, and from the way things were torn up, his front leg …
145th day- 220 days follow Fair + Cool Worked all day on the cutting garden. I stopped in at Pick’s tonight. Her kids are feeling pretty good. They should be breaking out in measle blotches tomorrow if they are going to have them. I ate dinner and supper at Ski’s. After supper I mowed all …
144th day- 221 days follow (Woodchuck) Fair + Warm Worked all day in the cutting garden. When I took a look at the cutting garden this morning I felt sick, for a woodchuck had been in it and cleaned out all of my cosmos. They were about a foot tall and doing fine. He ate …
143rd day- 222 days follow (arrowheads) Fair + Warmer I mowed with the scythe today. After I got through work I rode my wheel up to the Browne Site. I hunted on the surface first and found one good red triangular point, and one snub nosed quartz scraper, and the base of a green flint …
142nd day- 223 days follow (Arrowheads) Cloudy + Shower Eleanor and the two girls were [here] this morning. I put on screens and washed windows. After dinner I rode my bike up to the Browne Site. It has just been plowed up. I surface hunted it and found a small piece of the top of …
141st day- 224 days follow Fair + Cool I put up the awnings on the hill. After dinner Bill came up for a couple of hours’ visit. I took off the storm windows and burned the rubbish. After supper I got a ride over to town with Jo. Manter, and I went up to the …
140th day- 225 days follow Rain + Cold Oiled floors in the house. The women were at work up on the hill today. This sure was a miserable day. No. East Wind + rain + cold. I got a letter from Dr. Howe. He is chairman of the M.A.S. nominating com. For officers to be …
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