A daily journal from 76 years ago
230th day- 135 days follow Quail Fair + Warm I saw a nice flock of young quail up by the barn, about ½ grown + another in the valley about as big as sparrows. Mick Swift is making the house look a lot better with two coats of paint. I stopped at Pick’s on the …
229th day- 136 days follow Fair + Warmer Cleaned a lot of the dead grass off of the bowling green. Thel gave me a ride up to the C.C. and I found Carl Bolt and he gave me some bent grass seed and he gave me a ride back to the place. I put in …
228th day- 137 days follow Fair + Cooler This has been a fine day to work. Did chores around the house most all day. After I ate supper I fixed up the cellar bulkhead door. Saw a rabbit in the pool garden. Went over to Walder’s and we did some fair shooting. Adrian Whiting and …
27th day- 138 days follow Fair + Cooler This has been a fine day. Ashton Howland was working on the hill fixing the preserves close t in the cellar. I got a ride over to town after work with Mrs. H. I got a haircut. Saw Chet Downey. Had a chat with Mrs. Driscoll tonight. …
226th day- 122 days follow Thel, Ski, and Bud came down with Gary this morning. And we had lobster chowder for dinner. Bud and I pitched several games of horseshoes. Dave and I played several. I lost two games to Bud. We all came back early in the afternoon so I took a walk over …
225th day- 140 days follow Fair + Cool This A.M. I rode over to the First House with Harry H. and his wife. Rode back home with Walder. This afternoon Geo. Hamer came up from the camp and took me down. Just as I was going out fishing Walder, Eric, David, and Peter came down …
224th day- 141 days follow Showers Cooler This morning I cleaned out the pool and I took the fish out as usual and he swam around all right for about a half an hour or so. When I put him back then he keeled over and died. Redo and Gilbert were up on the …
223rd day- 142 days follow Fair + Hot Finished trimming the cutting garden hedge and put some Ammonium Sulphate on the Bowling Green. After supper I took a walk over to Walder’s and we shot two rounds. I won one and he won one. I used my (?) bow on the round I won. Mr. …
222nd day- 143 days follow Fair + Hot After dinner Thel, Ski, Bud,, Eleanor, Marie, Susie, myself, and three dogs took a ride down to the Camp and had a good swim. George Hamer, Alice and Mrs. Nowell were there on George’s and Alice’s vacation. I had supper over at Ski’s. Had some red perch …
221st day- 144 days follow Fair + Hot And I mean hot. 98 in the shade. I saw a quail this morning up on the hill by the wood pile. She had a brood of chicks, and was making an awful fuss about something and I found out it was a big black snake. I …
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