A daily journal from 76 years ago
81st day- 284 days follow Fair and warmer wind south. Dr. Eastwood called Ski and the x-ray pictures were satisfactory. Cleaned up the bowling green. Worked some fertilizer into some of the flower beds. Short is having a lot of old trees cut down on Everett old place. Jubbie worked today. The gas stove hasn’t …
80th day- 285 days follow (Rogers Cat) Worked all day fertilizing and raking lawns. Jubbie worked today. Ski went up to the hospital and had some x-ray pictures taken of the bump on her forehead. Stopped in to see Pic and the boys on my way home from work. Ruthie Vanamberg is studying Egypt Archeology …
79th day- 285 days follow (Flycatcher) Fair and cool wind north. My old friend the flycatcher was back on the same tree by my shop that they have nested on for the last four years. Took the straw off the flower beds. Geo. Crowell and Oscar Norton were up on the hill this morning. They …
78th day- 287 days follow Fair but cool wind North. Put in a day raking and cleaning up flower beds around the house. I went up to Driscolls with Ski to watch her check up on the WHDH experimental radio sets. After dinner I went over to the church and put in a light and …
77th day- 288 days follow (Jubbie worked today) Fair today wind north. Carl Bolt came up on the hill this A.M. and he and I went over to H.H. greenhouse and visited Steve. He drove me home at noon. Raked up in the grove. Jubbie came to work today. The minister came in and had …
76th day- 289 days follow -Arrowheads- Dave gave me a ride up on the hill this A.M. We saw Mr. H., Mrs. H, and Harry. Mrs. H took Davene thru the house. We went around by the store and got the papers. Walder, Pic and the boys came in for a while after Sunday …
75th day- 290 days follow Fair and cool wind north. Harry was up on the hill this A.M. He and I put in the morning up on the Country Club and the Haire properties. We saw Dick Adams and Bud Mabbit and one of the Myers boys. We came back and looked over our old …
74th day- 291 days follow Cloudy and cooler light shower. Cleaned up the house this A.M. After dinner Thel came up on the hill to shine up a little (?) Harry came about 2:30 and he said he had heard of a house in East Wareham and he asked me to go down with him …
73rd day- 292 days follow Saw Bud and Priscilla up on the hill this morning and they asked me to go fly fishing with them up at the Forge pond, so we went up and started fishing about 10:30. This was the first time in my life I have ever fished for trout with a …
72nd day- 293 days follow Fair and warm, fine day. Worked down in the garden on some sashes for the cold frames. Thel came up and said that Bud and Priscilla are doming down today. Fred Moon was over and measured up two rooms for paper (wall). When I got up on the hill after …
