A daily journal from 76 years ago
244th day - 121 days to follow Peace Pact signed by Japan and the Allies Sept 1 Fair today thought it was foggy this forenoon. Raked and mowed lawns, also walked down to the Beach Club and carried the sign down, stepladder, two wrenches, two long bolts, screwdriver, ect, and had quite a time rehanging …
243rd day - 122 days to follow Thunder shower this morning and again this afternoon. Mowed and raked lawns all day. Bill Whiting was up and he had an application for membership[ in the MAS from Raymond Seamans of Whitman. Chet Downie came in to see me while Bill was there. Mrs H took me …
242nd day - 123 days to follow Thel Hot and muggy We expected Thel to come home last night but she didn’t. Mrs H and Martha and Hank and Dimp. 12 m wind changed and some thunder and lightening, rain hasn’t got here yet. Eleanor’s pullets laid 2 more eggs, larger ones this time. THel …
241st day - 124 days to follow Temp 93 Fair and hot. The temp went up to 93 today and pretty sticky too. Eleanor got two pullet eggs today, pretty small ones, she killed two roosters. I saw a pair of hummingbird kids fighting up on the hill in my pear tree, looked like two …
240th day - 125 days to follow Fair and warmer. Mowed the greens today and odd jobs most all day. On the way home from work tonight I stopped in to see the Engstroms, they are all fine and glad to see me. After supper Bill Whiting came in and stayed till 9 PM. I …
239th day - 126 days to follow Arrowhead Fair and cool When I got up on the hill I found my tool house locked and couldn’t find the key so I had to take the door off the hinges to get in. Jubbie left the key inside and locked it in. There is a red …
238th day - 127 days to follow Fair and cool This forenoon Dave and I started in to dig a hole for his bulk head in back of the Ell of his house, when we got down about 2 feet there was a great rock in the middle of our hole so we dug around, …
237th day - 128 days to follow Light showers all day. Didn’t sleep good last night in a different bed so I got up at 630 am and walked up the street over one RR Bridge and on a quarter of a mile or more over twin track RR then I took a right hand …
236th day - 129 days to follow Light showers and cool. Plobieced up the camp and came home, got home at 11 AM. After dinner we got ready for our trip to Wilmington, we left for Plymouth at 3 PM. Thel did some shopping for the new baby. Thel drove up to MIT in Cambridge …
235th day - 130 days to follow Arrowhead - Fishing Partly cloudy and cooler wind No. This morning I rowed the boat over to the Green Turtle and left it there, then went over to the old GHP did and howed for a while and got nothing. But found one tiny white quartz triangular point. …
