A daily journal from 76 years ago
130th day - 235 days to follow Temp 58 Cool and cloudy turning to rain in the afternoon. Saw the rabbit again today. John Finney’s truck was up today and picked up the rubbish on the drive and over in the orchard, they will be up and pick up the wood if it doesn’t rain. …
129th day - 236 days to follow Temp 70 Fair and warmer. Finished making a sandbox and pen for Hank. Bill and how wife came up to look the place over, I gave Mrs Whiting a few plants. Bill had some fine arrowheads he found up at the Nook farm. Bill the plumber worked today. …
128th day - 237 days to follow Temp 70 V.E. Day Fair and warmer clouding up in the afternoon and raining. Fred Moon and Thel, Dot, and Cozette listened to Pres Truman and WInston Churchill at 9 AMproclaim the end of the war and the defeat of Germany. The women didn’t work this afternoon neither …
127th day - 238 days to follow Temp 65 The plumber and the women were up on the hill cleaning. Bill came up about 10 am and he and I took a ride up to Porter Harlows and hunted for an hour. I found only one poor crude white quartz arrowhead. Bill found a couple …
126th day - 239 days to follow Temp 65 Arrowheads Went up on the hill this AM, left a note for Mrs H. Went over in back of H.H. barn and found one large crude knife red felsite and two small bases, one deep by notched base. Went over to the store and got the …
125th day - 240 days to follow Temp 60 Arrowheads Fair and warmer today. Rolled and mowed the putting green. Cleaned up the cellar. Mr H drove thru the place this AM. Stopped in to see Eric on the way home at noon. After dinner Bill came up and we went up to the dig …
124th day - 241 days to follow Temp 55 Arrowheads Put fertilizer on the flower beds and raked it in. Bill the plumber was up today. Thel, Cozette and Dot worked part of a day. After work I went over to H.H. plowing over in back of the cow barn and found five poor arrowheads …
123rd day - 242 days to follow Temp 65 Fair and a little warmer. Bill the plumber, Ashton the carpenter, Fred Moon the Painter, and Thel and Cozette and Dot were up cleaning house. Painted the garden pool today. More German troops have surrendered. I fixed up some pepsi cola cans to put Eleanor’s chick …
122nd day - 243 days to follow Temp 60 Italy Fair and cool. Redo and Bill were up from Jordan’s Hardware to put in a toilet in the Guest Room closet for Hank to use this summer. Ashton Howland was up to do the carpentering. Thel and Cozette were up cleaning house. I put in …
121st day - 244 days to follow Temp 60 Cloudy again today but no rain. Worked most all day digging out dandelions and plantings in the lawns. The girls were up on the hill today. Jubbie worked today. I thought I heard the house wren but did not see it. There is a news rumor …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 