Cloudy light shower This morning I had the woodchuck that ate up the summer squashes. Fed Eric and David’s rabbits on my way home from work. I ate my supper over at Ski’s. Bill called up at noon and made a date to go fishing down at White Island.
Wednesday, August 30, 1950
Cloudy and Cooler Weeded all day digging out crab grass. Bud got some [of] his fill spread in front of the house. Walder and Pick and their kids started for a few days’ vacation up at the N.H. border on Alice’s farm. Charlie came in about 10 P.M. last night and when he left it …
Tuesday, August 29, 1950
Weeded lawns all day. Saw a large flock 12 to 15 young quail in the squashes up on the hill. The woodchuck sprung my traps. I didn’t get it. The Hornblowers are having road fill dumped on their marsh across from Bert’s. Archie and Cozette are down at the pond for two weeks. It is …
Monday, August 28, 1950
Weeded and cleaned up flower beds. Mr. and Mrs. H. and Martha went down to the Vineyard to go to Old Frank’s funeral. He died Sat. morning. There is a hive of honey bees in Geo. Crowell’s house over at the river. Bud + Ski got some more sand to fill in around their house. …
Sunday, August 27, 1950
This morning I went fishing and got nothing. And in the afternoon I went out fishing a couple of times and all I got was a few red perch. No one got anything worthwhile. We had a good fish dinner today. Thel was to come down with Ski but didn’t show up. George and Eleanor …
Saturday, August 26, 1950
This morning I took a ride around with Harry and Mr. H. We went over to River St. and up over the extension to the C.C. Then we took a ride over to town to the First House. We looked the project over, then came back to JB’s corner and went up by the County …
Friday, August 25, 1950
Martha is up on the hill for a few days. Saw one of the grey squirrels by the pool. Uncle Mentzel and Sandy were cutting a few trees over on Mrs. Green’s- ought to give her a better view from the front of her house. Ski got 10 loads of sand fill to go in …
Thursday, August 24, 1950
Fair + Mild Mrs. H. was around all day, but I think they are going back to the island again. Harry’s family have been doing their eating up on the hill since their girl is on her vacation. I see the new road trucks are dumping in the marsh behind Nellie McConnell’s cottage. Saw a …
Wednesday, August 23, 1950
Fair + Cool Jubbie and I weeded lawns all day. I stopped at Pick’s after work and stayed to supper. Walder came over after 9 P.M. and we watched the wrestling bouts on the T.V. Ski was in watching too. I see that the Sampson house cellar is being built of cement blocks. I paid …
Tuesday, August 22, 1950
Partly Cloudy Jubbie and I weeded the lawns all day. This afternoon Mary Gallagher + Nellie were up on the hill. I got quite a shock when I saw Mary. She sure has gone down hill within the last year. She’s been coming up on the hill once a year. There won’t be many more …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 