A daily journal from 76 years ago
143rd day- 222 days follow Weeded in the cutting garden all day. Jubbie worked today. Cozette and Helen Griffin worked half a day. Mrs. Adrian Whiting and Mrs. Wright were up to look at the gardens. After supper I varnished the gunnels of the boat. Percy Finney came over and he and I took a …
142nd day- 223 days follow Fair and warm. Fine day. Painted lawn furniture. Cozette and Helen are up on the hill. Saw a green snake at noon. Someone ran over a black on on the front drive Worked some in the garden before supper. The cut worms are doing quite a lot of damage to …
141st day- 224 days follow Warm and showers till noon. Raked a place on the fire strip to put in some buckwheat. Weeded in the pool garden. Cozette and Helen Griffin are on the hill. Two small rocking chairs came from Carboni’s. Thel was up at her mothers today. Jubbie and I finished cleaning up …
140th day- 225 days follow Fair and warm. Mowed lawns, and in the middle of the morning we went down to the Yacht Club and fixed up the flower beds. This afternoon I weeded flower beds in the pool garden. Jubbie worked today. Mrs. H. left for Boston about 5 P.M. She gave me a …
139th day-226 days follow Mrs. H. was up on the hill this A.M. Cleared up at noon and after 4 P.M. Archie and I went up to Manomet to Little Island Pond to go fishing. When we got over to our favorite tree that had blown {down} over the water we found that some one …
138th day-227 days follow Cool and cloudy. Mowed lawns this A.M. After dinner Bill came up and we went up to Wrights place to see if he could buy some lumber. Then we came back to the Browns dig and dug up one square. We were on a fine occupational floor, lots of shell and …
137th day- 228 days follow Partly cloudy and cooler. Painted lawn furniture this morning. After dinner we all went up to the Holman’s and organized in the cars to ride up to the church for the funeral. The church was full of relations. Mr. Shanklin did the honors. After the funeral I went up to …
136th day- 229 days follow Fair and warm. Thel was home at noon today. Painted furniture and mowed the lawns. Took off the storm doors and put the screen doors in. Thel got a bouquet from the Pythian Sisters. Arche says Earl Wall’s son has a good boat for sale. Took Harry’s ration books over …
135th day- 230 days follow Fair and warm today. I ate dinner with Pick and Walder. Both of the boys have chicken pox. Chet was up on the hill to see me this afternoon. Thel and Cozette came up and straightened out the living room. Thel and the rest of them went over to the …
135th day- 231 days follow Fair and mild. Al called Thel at 6 A.M. and said their father is still alive so Thel went right up there. Painted furniture this A.M. I got a letter (from) Ross Holloway one of the boys that came down from Boston to see me last Saturday. No women on …
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