A daily journal from 76 years ago
178th day- 187 days follow (Hummingbird) “Real estate tax” Fair + Hot I found the hummingbird's nest. It is on a cedar behind the apple tree. Saw a rabbit on the front drive. Went to town this A.M. and paid my real estate tax $110.20 and got a new scythe blade. Stopped in to see …
177th day- 188 days follow Fair + Warm Mowed on the foot of the front drive. Thel and Ski both went to work early. Mrs. H. and Martha went up to Boston this afternoon. They are staying over for Paul Whipple’s wedding. Thel and I got home from work about the same time, so we …
176th day- 189 days follow Showers + Clearing The motorcycle was still there this A.M. Saw a young rabbit on the hill. Had a plumber from Jordan’s up on the hill putting an automatic feed valve on the furnace. Jubbie worked this afternoon. Too wet this A.M. Ski got me a new bow string. She …
175th day- 190 days follow Cool + Showers I went down to the foot of the front drive and started mowing, but had to quit at 11:30 on account of rain. Cozette is sick and Tillie is taking care of her. Had a real hard shower at noon. Thel called from the stand for me …
174th day- 191 days follow (Jubbie) Fair + Cool Redo was up on the hill this A.M. to look at the feed valve to the furnace. He thinks we will have to have a new one. Jubbie started in full time working today. This is Thel’s day off. Did a little shooting before supper. After …
173rd day- 192 days follow Fair + Cool Geo. stopped in this morning and I rode up on the hill, from there we came back to Walder’s, from there up to George’s. Charlie Sherman’s son was up there. He had been fixing a leak on the roof. I had dinner there and we took a …
172nd day- 198 days follow Fair + Cool Beauregard and a helper were up on the hill and finished the garden lighting system. Harry and his wife and Hank are on the hill. Fixed up the horseshoe pitching courts. Dot Dunlap said Dr. Hamilton is having her go up to the hospital for an operation …
171st day- 194 days follow Cloudy, Clearing Beauregard was up and did some of the wiring for the garden lights. Mrs. H. was on the hill today. Saw several chipmunks today. This morning there was a dead black billed cuckoo on the south porch. It had flown into one of the windows and killed itself, …
170th day- 195 days follow (Arrowheads) Partly Cloudy We had a couple of thunder storms, one at noon and one in the afternoon. Trimmed the hedges around the old rose garden After supper Bill came up and he and I went up to the Browne dig, we didn’t get a lot but had a good …
169th day- 196 days follow Cloudy + Warm Saw a half grown rabbit up on the hill. Fred Moon was up and set the glass. Transplanted flower beds in the cutting garden. My gift came today. Ski rode her horse up on the hill this A.M. Light showers this afternoon but I finished up my …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 