A daily journal from 76 years ago
220th day - 145 days to follow Russia Declares War on Japan Fair and mild wind West. Good news again today, Russia has declared war on Japan. Saw a dead rabbit by Picks, some car had killed and a live one on the front drive. Eleanor went over to town and bought me some socks. …
219th day - 146 days to followCool and wet fog and east wind. Jubbie carried coal from the barn to the house cellar. The news is mostly about the Atomic Bomb. Geo telephoned to Eleanor from Ft Devens. Roy Holman’s wife and two kids were here when I got home from work. I have a …
218th day - 147 days to follow Jubbie and I watered this A.M. I cut Hank’s initials H.H. 111 & 45. Started in raining at noon so Jubbie and I cleaned up the house cellar. I had intended to go up to see if there is any swamp blueberries tonight but the woods are too …
217th day - 148 days to follow Went up on the hill and over to the store and got the paper. When I came back Thel, Ski, Davene and I went down to the pond. Jubbie and I fished most all day and caught a lot of roaches. The Hathaways went home early as they …
216th day - 149 days to follow Fair and cooler wind north. Watered all the morning. Saw the Boss this AM and he said that his cranberries did not set as well as he expected from the bloom they had. The other hummingbirds eggs hatched. I showed Jubbie how a hummingbird took a bath while …
215th day - 150 days to follow Hot and sticky some fog. Jubbie and I worked up around the house trimming all day. Eddie went back to camp Devens tonight, the Hathaways drove him all the way there. I went over to Walders for a few minutes to take over a bill I had against …
214th day - 151 days to follow Fair and hot. We got a postal card from Parson McGee, he is out west but expects to come here for a weekend in September. I heard that Geo Finney is improving. The hummingbird has hatched one of her eggs. Ski found a large box turtle the first …
213th day - 152 days to follow Fair and comfortable Did chores all the morning. Mrs H caught a bass yesterday. Tonight Geo, Eleanor, Ski and Georgie went down to the camp and had supper there. After we ate supper Geo and I went fishing by the tree in the cove, I caught the tiniest …
212th day - 153 days to follow Fair today, very clear. Jubbie and I worked trimming in the flower gardens. Mrs H went blueberrying. Geo went over to town and he sent off my insurance premium. Something is the matter with Geo Finney, I don’t know the particulars yet. John Jesse was drowned yesterday just …
211th day - 154 days to follow Fair today. Jubbie and I top dressed the greens. On the way home at noon we saw a mother quail that had a brood of small young, she pulled the old broken wing gag. Tonight I took Aunt Tirzah’s dining room table apart and put it in the …
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