A daily journal from 76 years ago
156th day- 269 days follow (Income tax) Mowed grass and trimmed hedges. Had a thunder storm this afternoon. Thel, Cozette, and Helen Griffin went down to the camp and spent the day. Harry was up on the hill early this morning. His wife and her aunt, uncle, and cousin were up later on. I went …
155th day- 210 days follow Started off fair changing to rain in the late afternoon. Transplanted all day. Thel, Cozette, and Helen worked up on the hill today. Jubbie trimmed hedges. When I came home at noon I saw a big woodchuck across the field from the house. Mrs. Holman has a new brindle bull …
154th day- 211 days follow (Artifact) Fair and cool, good day to work. Thel and Helen Griffin worked up on the hill today. Jubbie too. Dug up the cutting garden in the A.M. and oiled all the floors in the house in the P.M. Thel took her mother to the Dr’s. Ski and her friend …
Rainy and cold. Ski told us this morning that she has been given charge to the milk bar and a $5.00 raise. Thel and I went down to the camp and Archie came in while we were eating dinner. So in the afternoon we went over to their camp and Archie and I took up …
152nd day- 213 days follow (Arrowheads) Cloudy and cold Trimmed up some more around the house. Mr. H. and Geo. Crowell were up on the hill this morning. Dr. Hagart and Mrs. Hagart stopped in for a few minutes. Bill came up after dinner and he and I went up to the dig and we …
151st day- 214 days follow Worked up around the house all day, cut the lower limbs off three linden trees on the front lawn. An old woodchuck has made his home under the front porch, and he has eaten off most of the plants in one of the flower beds. I set a trap for …
150th day- 215 days follow Went up on the hill and took some flowers over to the cemetery. Met Thel and her mother there and I put some flowers on Ed Holman’s, Mother’s, and Marie’s graves. We came home and got some food and the three of us and the puppy went down to the …
149th day- 216 days follow Thel was up at her folks all day. Worked on lawns and shrubs all day. Jubbie worked today. The storm blew itself out about noon and the sun came out this afternoon for the first time in several days. I locked Cozette and Helen in the house at noon. I …
148th day- 217 days follow Easterly storm still going strong. Cozette and Helen are on the hill. Thel is up at her mother’s. Harry was up on the hill last night. I think he was hunting arrowheads over on his grandfather’s land as his shoes were so muddy he took them off and left them …
147th day- 218 days follow Cooler and showers, foggy. Worked in the house this A.M. Fixed and moved beds, and shades, and the ice chest motor. Ski was home today. Thel is up at her mother’s as she seems to be worse etoday. Fixed up the cellar this afternoon. Victoria came over with the two …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 