A daily journal from 76 years ago
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 …
42nd day - 323 days to follow Temp 38 Went up on the hill and it was OK, Stopped in at Picks on the way home. Thel is feeling a little better today. The Driscoll girls are down. The oil came today for the kitchen stove. Pic and Walder dropped in for a few minutes. …
41st day - 324 days to follow Temp 35 Fair and warmer, thawing. Left the hill for home at 830 Am stopped in at Picks and carried her two boys over here. Thel is still feeling pretty punk. Dor brought down an oil burner to loan Pic and Pic rode over to town to leave …
40th day - 325 days to follow Temp 22 STORM Last night was the heaviest snow storm of the winter. I went up to Aunt Tirzahs first thing this morning and they are OK, got them two gallons of oil. There is no electricity so heater and refrigerator are all off. The girls went over …
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