A daily journal from 76 years ago
205th day- 160 days follow Fair and hot wind so. Worked all day around the flower beds. The baby hummingbirds are almost ready to leave the nest. Mrs. Driscoll was down to see Thel today. After supper Thel drove me down to Guy Cooper’s for some tobacco, then we picked up Ski at Cozette’s and …
204th day- 161 days follow. Fair and warmer. Stopped in to see Pick and the boys. They are looking better. Walder called up and canceled the fishing trip as he has no bait and it is too windy Rained a little this evening. We were just going up to see Eleanor when Mr. Shanklin and …
203rd day- 162 days follow Foggy and cooler north wind. Stopped in at Pick’s on my way to work. Eric is much better. Walder gave me a ride up on the hill. We plan to go striper fishing tonight. It was Bob Meyer’s barn that got struck by lightning Sat. night. Saw a tiny rabbit …
202nd day- 163 days follow Cool with East wind + cloudy. This morning Archie and I went over to Bob’s camp and we put in a couple of hours and pulled up his well pipe. I met Mr. Abbot the fellow that bought Al. Raymond’s property. Ski and Bud came up and had dinner with …
201st day- 164 days follow Mr. H. was on the hill this A.M. Thel and I went down to the camp after dinner. And Bob and I went fishing over at Triangle Pond in his collapsible boat. We got a lot of small hornpout and two large red perch. I got home about 10 P.M. …
200th day- 165 days follow Fair and hot, hot, hot. I top dressed the greens and Jubbie trimmed edges. The little rabbit has eaten off a lot of my carnations up on the hill. He will have to stop that kind of business or I will have to stop him. Thel and I went down …
199th day- 166 days follow Fair and warmer. Watered all day. Jubbie cleaned up the stuff I mowed yesterday. Harry was up on the hill this A.M. He brought up a large live mud turtle, the folks are going to eat it this weekend. Mr. Fitton was around for another subscription to the Rural New …
198th day- 167 days follow Fair and cool. The boss was up on the hill when I got up there this A.M. He went off with Geo. Crowell. Jubbie worked up around the house and I mowed all day at the foot of the front drive. I stopped at Pick’s at noon to see how …
197th day- 168 days follow Fair and cool. The middle of the fore noon a car up on the hill and it was Eddie Wood and a friend from Appanaug. They were having a vacation so they came down to Plymouth to see us. They went down to our camp to have a swim. I …
196th day- 169 days follow Very light showers this A.M. Watered all day. Jubbie trimmed on the hedges. The boss was up on the hill when I got to work this morning. He said he probably will be down Tuesday. Harry and wife were up on the hill and left some salmon in the ice …
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