A daily journal from 76 years ago
63rd day- 302 days follow Fair and warm. Ice is going out of the harbor. Three crows are hanging around the hill. Stopped in to see Pic on the way home from work at noon. Mrs. H called up at 1 P.M. Thel, Ski, and I went up to Brockton this afternoon. Took in my …
62nd day- 303 days follow Arrowheads Fair and warm rained hard all night and not much snow left. Went up on the hill this morning saw Mr. H. He invited me to take a ride down to New Bedford with him to the office of the Island Steamship Co. When I got home Bill Whiting …
61st day- 304 days follow Cloudy and warmer this A.M. Harry, Bud and Geo. Crowell stopped on the hill this morning on their way to Marthas Vineyard and they are going there over the week end. Thel and Ski went to see Leave Her to Heaven. Geo. S. came in at noon and I went …
60th day- 305 days follow Finest day we have had yet. Snow is thawing today. Went up on the hill and took the bus over to town, and got a fishing license for Thel and one for Ski. Went on to the bank and got my books straightened out. Finished cleaning up the house. Saw …
59th day- 306 days follow Rained last night and thawed a lot of snow. Worked in the house cleaning up. Saw a flock of 20 grossbeaks in the grove in back of the pool garden. Thel feels better today. Stopped in to Picks boys on the way home from work. Ski went to the movies. …
58th day- 307 days follow Warmer this morning with light rain after last nights snow. Thel is still feeling rather punk. Tracked the first fox of the season up the hill today. Several blue jays and crows around. Eleanor and Marie came in just after we had dinner. When she left for home I pushed …
57th day- 308 days follow Sun came up and went into clouds and it looks like snow now. Dug snow on the front driveway. Tracked some rabbits and a grey squirrel, ksaw a few crows. Started to snow at noon. Finished digging the front drive. Thel has been sick in bed today with a cold …
56th day- 309 days follow Snowed again last (night) and drifted into all of the places that were dug out. Went down along the beach to look at the surf, a lot of black ducks, mallards, and some geese and shelldrakes in the river. When I got up on the avenue Geo came along with …
55th day- 310 days follow Cloudy and mild. Went up on the hill saw Mr. H., Harry and Bud. Harry and I came down to Walders and took him up on the hill. Then I walked up to Georges and he and I went clamming, we didn’t get many. Fred Moon was digging. When we …
54th day- 311 days follow Fair and warmer. Up on the hill I saw one of the grey squirrels, a lot of myrtle warblers, some juncos and five blue jays, and one flicker. Thel went off to Boston early this A.M. Claire Driscoll came in after dinner. She said she is going to have a …
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