A daily journal from 76 years ago
113th day- 252 days follow Fair and cool. Wind No. Mr. H. and Mrs. Harry Dimp and Hank and Bud are up on the hill today. They spent the day sorting out their belongings in the barn and in the house. Hank has grown a lot taller and talks some. After supper there was a …
112th day- 253 days follow Cloudy and cool wind No. Mr. H. is up on the hill today. Worked all day on the lawns and pool gardens. Jubbie worked today. After I finished work Mr. H. and I took a ride up to his lot that was burned over last Tuesday up on Clifford Toad, …
111th day- 254 days follow (Easter) (Pine Tree) Went up on the hill, no one up. Thel and I went to church and the little kids did fine. Tillie and Bubbie Nickerson were there, so was his x wife. After dinner Thel and I took a ride over to the canal. We went over the …
110th day- 255 days follow Rained this forenoon. Jubbie didn’t work today. After dinner I worked all the afternoon in my garden. I hear that Bubbie Nickerson and Tillie Hathaway are expecting to get married. Rode over with Thel and Evelyn. On the way back I stopped off at Roddie Shermans. There was 29 at …
109th day- 256 days follow (fires) Went up on the hill and fixed up my cold frames. Bill Whiting was up here for a short time this A.M. Cleaned up my garden so it can be plowed. Thel and I went down to the camp and before we started to eat our dinner two large …
108th day- 257 days follow (Tillie) Warmer today wind So. Jubbie and I fixed up some around the house and dug the dandelions. Thel and Cozette worked up on the hill this A.M. I heard Tilllie is going up to Johnsons stand to work, wonder for how long. Eleanor and Marie were here this afternoon. …
Fair and cool wind No. Jubbie and I split wood all day. I used the sledge hammer and wedges The fire broke out again this morning and burned till 10:30 A.M. Thel went to Club meeting tonight. I must have strained my stomach swinging the sledge hammer for it is very sore tonight. My garden …
106th day- 259 days follow Cool and fair wind west. Bud Whiting came up on the hill for a few minutes this A.M. Art Cox was in to see Thel to get help on a truck he was driving. After dinner Jubbie and I heard the fire alarms, and we went out by the barn …
105th day- 260 days follow Mile and cloudy wind So. Mrs. H. was on the hill this A.M. she went trout fishing up at the Forges and got six good ones and one small one. Jubbie worked all day. He and I transplanted a new box hedge around the rose garden. The three rugs came, …
104th day- 261 days follow Fair and warmer. George came down at 9 A.M. and gave me a ride up on the hill, and from there up to his house. There we flushed out his hot water cistern. Then we went out into garden and I helped him plant till 1 P.M. Then Thel came …
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