A daily journal from 76 years ago
280th day - 85 days to follow Warm and showers, some quite heavy. Thel drove me up on the hill this morning, we went around by the store and got the paper. Ski and Thel went to church. Claire Driscoll was in here this AM. At noon, Dr Hertsal came down and told Eleanor that …
279th day - 86 days to follow Mild and cloudy look like rain. Saw Mr H and Geo Crowell this AM. After dinner Bill came up and we went over to the dig and cleaned up one section. Found one fine stemmed arrowhead, one large triangular knife, one long triangular arrow, several broken pieces, several …
278th day - 87 days to follow Jack Fair and mild, great day. Puttered around all the AM. Trimmed the hedge around the cutting garden for the first time since I cut it back to the ground last. While I was eating supper Dr Bradley came for Jack, he is going to dispose of him …
277th day - 88 days to follow Fair and cool, wonderful day. Worked all day cleaning up flower beds, Jub worked today. Lots of red squirrels and blue jays up on the hill, the flycatcher is still here. I counted 51 planes flying around in formation yesterday. There must be some fish schooling on the …
276th day - 89 days to follow Quite cool and windy this AM some change from yesterday. Feel pretty rotten today, and kind of dragged out. Saw the new help this AM, a woman about 50 and her niece about 30 or so. Saw Mrs H she said that she stopped in to see Martha …
275th day - 90 days to follow Trimmed around the bowling green. Started in to rain just before dinner and kept up for the rest of the day. Mellie and Margaret left this afternoon and Mrs H is bringing two girls down tonight. I stopped in to see Pic and the two boys on my …
274th day - 91 days to follow First frost of this fall, light, pulled up tomatoes and trimmed cedar bushes. Mrs H called up and said she is bringing down two new girls tomorrow, an aunt and niece. When I got home tonight Pic and her two boys were here and they stayed to supper. …
273rd day - 92 days to follow This morning I put on a pair of boots and went over to Eban’s pond and cast a plug all the way around the pond. And got two strikes and landed one nice pickerel. I met two young fellows over at the pump house and one was a …
272nd day - 973 days to follow Saw Mr H this am he was on his way to his bogs. Caught a young rat up on the hill. After dinner Bill came up and we went up to the Brown site. His son-in-law drove us up and came after us at 5 pm. Bill found …
271st day - 974 days to follow Showers early this AM and cloudy all day. Jubbie didn’t show up today. After supper I mowed down weeds in the garden. Eleanor’s pullets laid 18 eggs today, the most in one day. There is quite a lot of radishes in the garden come up from seed from …
