A daily journal from 76 years ago
123rd day- 242 days follow Fair and very cool The plumber was up on the hill this morning. Harry left for Sandwich at 8-5 A.M. Ski and Jubbie and some more of the kids went down to Buzzads Bay and bowled. Ski had the high score. I saw a chicwink (?) a couple of days …
122nd day- 243 days follow Fair and mild The carpenters and painter worked all day and finished up for now. Jubbie and I painted up some of the porch furniture. Lewis Fugazzi was up and took the big awning. Mr. Parker brought me a load of fine peat from the boss’s bog down in Rochester. …
121st day- 244 days follow (Housecleaning) (Arrowhead) Fair and warmer. John Finney’s men were up on the hill all day working on the drive. Thel, Cozette, and Mrs. Griffin were cleaning all day. Mick Swift and two men were painting on the hill all day. Harry H. Dimp and Charlie Strickland were up a few …
120th day- 245 days follow Cloudy in morning clear in afternoon. This morning I rode my wheel up to Kings Path to see if there was any of the white wisteria that could be moved, there was none. Went over to Carl Bolt’s shanty. He was out, stopped in to see Eleanor for a few …
119th day- 246 days follow Cloudy and cool Did some chores in the house this morning. George came up on the hill and he had 3 lobster mans caps he picked up for me on the Cape. Jubbie and I split wood in back of the barn all the afternoon. Thel and Ski went over …
118th day- 247 days follow (Arrowheads) Partly cloudy cleared in late afternoon. Went up on the hill saw Mr. H and Mrs. Harry and Dimp. When I got back I went down to see Jo. Manter about plowing the garden came back and worked to 2 P.M. on the garage cleaning it up. Took a …
117th day- 248 days follow Rained most all day. Cold. Jubbie and I mowed the lawns and cleaned up the cellar. Stopped in to see Pick and Eric. Took a look at Phil Chandler’s garden on the way home, found three broken arrowheads and one broken banner stone with one nice hole in it After …
116th day- 249 days follow (cranberry bogs) Warmer and showers. Mrs. H was up on the hill when I got there this A.M. George Crowell came up and he, Mr. H. and I took the young euonymus plants and we started out and made our first stop at the cranberry canning co. in town. From …
115th day- 250 days follow Fair and warmer. Springlike. Ashton Howland worked up on the hill today. Thel and Cozette were up on the hill this A.M. Lots of crows flying around the hill. The shade bushes are beginning to look like blooming, so the herring should start to run. Jubbie worked today. He said …
114th day- 251 days follow Rained a little this A.M. Warmer. The Hornblowers were sorting stuff all day. I was doing a run around all day today. Jubbie didn’t work today. While we were eating supper Tillie came in to show us her engagement ring. Bud gave me 3 nice pipes. Thel went up to …
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