A daily journal from 76 years ago
33rd day - 332 days to follow Temp 18 Sparrowhawk Fair and cold, high wind. Took my axes and crosscut saw up to the Vickery Orchard and started to cut up some of the hurricane apple trees. The Community Club is going to pay part of Helen Downies Hospital bill. The apple trees are frozen …
32nd day - 333 days to follow Temp 20 Fair and still cold. I saw a flock of Cedar Waxwings nine in it up on the hill. Put out some mixed grains for the quail. Worked in the cellar painting screens. Helen Downing has another son. Still as icy as ever. We go a letter …
31st day - 334 days to follow Temp 20 Cold all day but clear. Finished burning on the front drive. Stopped in to see Pic at noon. Rode over to the Armory with Eleanor, she worked at Mabbits tonight. Saw two Flickers today. There was an Armory machine gun expert there dementrating tonight. I walked …
29th day - 336 days to follow Temp 30 Beautiful day today, mild and fair. Burned brush on the drive and I stopped in to see Pic and Eric. David was in bed. Walder’s Aunt was there. Pic had a medical check up and she is OK. The kids never had such a sliding as …
28th day - 337 days to follow Temp 26 Snowed a little last night turning to rain cleared off in the late afternoon. Tracked the quail this morning there were nine in the flock. Awful slippery around now. Haven’t seen Al Holman yet. After supper I went over to Archies with Jack and Archie, Jubbie, …
27th day - 338 days to follow Temp 36 Fair and warmer, swell day. Went up on the hill and saw Mr H Dimp and Geo Cromwell and stayed there till they went back to Boston. He said 4,600 was top price he would igve for Id’s. Stopped in to see Walder and his family. …
26th day - 339 days to follow Temp 14 This morning I worked on the front drive. Mr H called up right after dinner, he is up on the hill. Helen Finney was over here this afternoon. Went up on the hill tonight saw Mr H, Dimp, and Geo Cromwell Ernest came over while I …
26th day - 339 days to follow Cold Jerry Frazer Temp 0 Clear and damn cold. The harbor is frozen over out as far as Beach Point. We heard today that Jerry Frazer had lost both his legs in France. Al Holmes is home. I hear that one ship he was on was torpedoed in …
25th day - 340 days to follow Cold Temp 0/6 Fair and very cold this morning. I saw a small flock of 16 geese flying around, they must be in the harbor for the winter. Stopped in at Picks on the way back from the hill. Pic gave me a $50 bond Eleanor had Walder …
24th day - 341 days to follow Temp 26 Boston Fair and cold in Plymouth, snow flurries in Boston. Thel and I took the 7 AM bus over to the station and the train to Boston. We got there before the stores were open. We went into four stores before I bought an overcoat, then …
