A daily journal from 76 years ago
180th day - 185 days to follow Temp 85 Aunt Tirzah Hot and fair today. Wrote a long letter to Harry last night. Cleaned up hay I had mowed, and tied up the plants and tomatoes that got blown in the storm. Thel told me that Aunt Tirzah died at Noon today in the Taunton …
179th day - 186 days to follow Temp 70 Nook Farm Abraiding Stones Carted coal from the barn over into the house cellar. Mrs H went to Boston this AM early. I caught a young rabbit eating the bean vines on the hill. Gilbert Harlow came in while I was at dinner, he was looking …
178th day - 187 days to follow Temp 68 Small Hurricane High wind and rain. There is quite a lot of damage to trees again caused by the wind. Mowed today across the drive from the house. There is a woodchuck has eaten one row of beans up on the hill. When I got home …
177th day - 188 days to follow Temp 80-58 United Nations Charter Started off warm and foggy and changed from So wind to NoEast and started to rain hard, supposed to be the tail of a hurricane that has been sweeping up the Atlantic coast from Florida and it’s blowing real hard now. Eleanor picked …
176th day - 189 days to follow Mr Higgins the tree Surgeon man was up on the hill today looking over some trees that they are to fix up from Hurricane damage. I asked him if he had some good axe men in his crew and he said yes, I have some good ones. So …
175th day - 190 days to follow Put in pump at camp. Borrowed a large stilson wrench from Ruth Finney and took it to the pond to use on the pump. Thel and I went up to the pond after I got back from the hill and the store. Ski’s lunch got put in the …
174th day - 191 days to follow Temp 84 Fair and hot. All the folks were on the hill today, After dinner I worked for a while in the garden but quit as it was so hot. About 3-30 I rode my wheel over to the Nook Farm, saw Geo Lee and had a chat …
173rd day - 192 days to follow Temp 76 Ski dance Fair and warm turning to light fog. Harry’s wife was scared stiff when I picked up a milk snake up on the hill Trimmed shrubs, fixed table this am. Mrs H gave me a box of 00 Buck shot. The Old Colony Memorial gave …
172nd day - 193 days to follow Temp 72 Ski Graduation $45.00 Fair and a little cooler today. Mowed this am around in back of the barn and it was hot work. When I got home at noon there was a fine long letter from Dave, he is very busy trying to get his new …
171st day - 194 days to follow Temp 75 Honors from MSG Warm and showers and we sure need them. Put in all the morning transplants put in a lot of enormous trips to root for Mr. H Martha and Dorothy are using the barn as a paint shop, decorating old furniture. Took all of …
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