A daily journal from 76 years ago
299th day - 67 days follow Fair and warm wind So. Finney’s truck came up and got the stuff to take back to Boston. Chopped kindling behind the barn. Mrs H and the two girls left for Boston this afternoon. She left the two dogs in the barn cellar. Eric and David were over there …
298th day - 68 days follow Fair and warm, wind South. Worked on trees in the grove in back of the pool garden. Mrs H decided not to go back this morning, she went hunting instead. Came back around by Pics from work, saw Eric and David having their supper. Thel took May, Dave, and …
297th day - 69 days follow Mrs. Hornblower went hunting again today. Put away some of the summer porch furniture for the winter. Charlie Fraser put the new window in the little bedroom and fixed the back door. Victoria and her two boys were here when I got home from work. Quite warm with so …
296th day - 70 days follow Went up on the hill this morning and the boss and I took a walk all over our place and Greenoughs looking at trees that have to come out. He drove me home at noon. After dinner I worked into the garage, and the garden, Saw three very large …
295th day - 71 days follow Arrowhead Mrs Greenwood is down on the hill. Cleaned up my shanty. Ski got four V mail letters all from Alex, the four made one long fine letter. After dinner, Jack and I took Ski’s gun and went up thru Bates over in back of Wheelers and across the …
294th day - 72 days follow This morning I took my gun and went thru Hartwells over in back of Huck’s and across the road by Geo Warde, saw Geo, went up around his potato patch then swung over along the line that was surveyed out for the new proposed highway. Jumped a partridge twice …
293rd day - 73 days follow Knocked the earth off the roots of the tree that blew down. Ground both of my axes. Mrs. H is all ready for hunting tomorrow. Lots of girls flying around today. Percy Finney saw a large flock of Black skimmers off the end of Beach Point. Percy was in …
292nd day - 74 days follow Chopped trees and dug roots clean of dirt in blown over trees. Mrs. H is back from the island and had two ducks for me to pick. She had a dead hawk she had shot. Jack took a walk up on the hill this afternoon. Eleanor gave me a …
291st day - 75 days follow Marie would have been fifty two today had she lived. Worked on the trees all day and am beginning to see daylight. Stopped in to see Eric this noon and gave him a pop gun. Got a letter from Jo Brew. he is going to use Harry’s pipe but …
290th day - 76 days follow Shut off outside water Chopped and sawed wood all day. Fred Moon painted on the barn door today. Steve Treglawn was over getting some cuttings off my verbenas. First hard freeze last night, it got some of my flowers. Shut off the outside water. Lots of robins, blue jays, …
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