A daily journal from 76 years ago
166th day- 199 days follow Fair and cool, fine day. Mr. H. was on the hill when I got there this A.M. Jubbie worked his forenoon. Still trimming and cleaning up the place. Went over to see Walder. He had paid my income tax for me. Thel and I went down to the camp this …
Jubbie finished school today, so he was able to work a whole afternoon. Mowed, raked, and trimmed all day. Mrs. H. went to Boston this A.M. Archie and I worked in our gardens after supper tonight. Still slews of wood ticks around. The striped bass are not in here very thick yet.
164th day- 201 days follow Rained again today. Jubbie worked today. Transplanted, mowed lawns. Thel, Cozette, Tillie, and Grandma Holman went to Brockton on a shopping trip. Thel got some work clothes for me. Ikey and Miles had a great time together playing in the long grass. Saw the brass arrowhead Harry found and it …
163rd day- 202 days follow (Arrowhead) Showers today. Jubbie didn’t work. Went around by Pick’s and left some money for my income tax. Property tax came in today. Did some hoeing in my garden after supper. Pulled some radishes tonight. Thel took her mother to town to have her hair done. Pic and the boys …
162nd day- 203 days follow Fair and warm, wind So. The Frasers are moving some of their stuff down to the other side of this house. The buckwheat I planted up on the hill is coming up fine. This has been the poorest season I have ever seen for flower and vegetable seed coming up.
161st day- 204 days follow Fair and cool, fine day The storm blew stuff all around up on the hill and it took me all day to rake the place up. Hoed some in the garden after supper. Thel went over to the Dunlaps. I took my fishing pole and oars and went down to …
160th day- 205 days follow All wrong “Fair and hot today. Mowed all day up around the house. Mrs. H. called up and said they would be down tomorrow. Jubbie mowed all of the rough. Harry called up to see if Thel knew if Barby could come up tomorrow night so we rode up to …
159th day- 206 days follow Fair and hot. Mr. H. was on the hill when I got there this A.M. Thel went up to her mother’s. Ski said Geo. Dunlap was taken up to the hospital. After dinner Thel, I, and the pup went down to the camp. Archie and Cozette beat us getting there …
158th day- 207 days follow Far and warm. Thel, Cozette, and Helen finished up the house today. Mrs. H. called up and said some stuff was coming down from Boston. Harry called up tonight. Thel and I took a ride up to Stafford St. Thel and I played 5 games of cribbage and I won …
157th day- 208 days follow Fair and cool. I saw a scarlet tanager up on the hill, the first I ever saw there. This morning I had the woodchuck in the trap up under the front porch. Took a lot of flowers down to Harry’s house on the point, walked back up the beach. Steve …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 