A daily journal from 76 years ago
54th day - 311 days to follow Temp 33 Fair and mild. Trimmed up around the clothes yard. I found where the quail went to roost last night in a little place in the pitch pines where the ground was bare about a foot across and I saw where a fox had crept up on …
53rd day - 312 days to follow Partly cloudy, wind went So at noon, moderated. I saw the two bluebirds again at the foot of the front drive. Tom Doten was over to see me a few minutes this afternoon. I had to go up to Aunt Tizah’s again tonight to fix up her oil …
50th day - 315 days to follow Cold and fair Thel went up on the hill with me and we got some of Mr. H’s clothes and Martha’s skis and took them down to AK Finneys to take to Boston. Trelawn called me up at noon. Got a haircut. Saw the quail down by the …
49th day - 316 days to follow Temp 36 Fair and warmer. Thel, Ski and I went to Church this AM. Walked back from church over the hill to check up and came home by way of Walders to see how they all are. Saw the flock of quail over by the cemetery.
48th day - 317 days to follow Temp 30 Fair and cool. Ernest Peters managed to get thru the drive up on the hill with the truck. Thel and I went over to Bill Whitings to the M.A.S. meeting tonight. It was quite a surprise to see Mrs. Adrian Whiting there as she was given …
47th day - 318 days to follow Temp 40 Snowed last, night cleared off warm. Dug snow all day and it is hard work, about a foot deep and mostly frozen ice particles. Tracked 12 quail up by the farm, saw a flock of pine ciskins and a lot of crows. I put some bird …
46th day - 319 days to follow Temp 30 Tokyo Cloudy and light snow. Tracked fox, rabbits, mice and the quail up on the hill. Sawed ice broken limbs off of trees up around the house. Eleanor went over to Stephanis and left the stuff George sent me from France. Went over to the store …
45th day - 320 days to follow Temp 30 Light snow, wine east. I received a letter from Mr. Howe of Holyoke. Only a few juncos up around the hill today. Stopped in at Picks, she has her light and heat now. Eric is sick in bed with internal grippe. Saw Mrs Clarke at noon …
44th day - 321 days to follow Temp 24 Cool, cloudy, and looks like a storm. Everything was OK on the hill so I swept the whole house. Saw two flickers, one downey woodpecker, some pine siskins, chickadees and three grey squirrels. Willie called up again about her heat so Eleanor reported it to Dr …
43rd day - 322 days to follow Temp 35 Hunting Lic Took a box of parcel post stuff over to town and sent it to Mrs. H. Got a ride over with R. McNari the bog man, he said I could dig around his bog. Got a hunting and fishing license. Paid Jordan for the …
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