A daily journal from 76 years ago
139th day – 227 days follow 65 Fair Cool north wind all day, feels as if we might have a frost tonight. Weeded flower beds and transplanted flowers. Had a postal from Mrs. H, she is coming up from Martha’s Vineyard tomorrow. Planted over some of my corn where it skipped coming up. Thel, Archie …
138th day – 228 days follow 80 Fair Geo Crowell was up on the hill this morning, he took the top off the freezer unit motor and rest the thermostat to make it colder. Check came today instead of yesterday. Charlie Strickland came up on the hill this afternoon with a carpenter and we moved …
137th day – 229 days follow 75 Fair I heard a cuckoo this morning. Mowed lawns and dug up the flower garden around the sun porch. The women were up on the hill.
136th day – 230 days follow 70 Fair We have had such a long dry spell that I watered all day. Got another letter from Mr. Barden, M.A.S. secretary. My beans on the hill don’t look as good as they did last year. This is the first afternoon it has looked like rain for a …
135th day – 231 days follow 75 Fair No rain last night, some thunder and lightning. Went up on the hill this morning and on the way back I stopped in at Walder’s we got rid of his tent caterpillars than came home and killed mine. Archie and Jubbie were working in the garden. Percy …
134th day – 232 days follow 80 Fair Mowed lawns and watered this am. Put in the whole afternoon in the garden, cultivating and digging out the dog grass. Geo is home on a 3 day furlow, he and Eleanor were here for a few minutes. Thel and Ski worked on the store truck. They …
133rd day – 233 days follow 70 Fair I saw the hummingbird this morning on the limb that she had her nest on last summer. Watered the flower gardens for the first time this year. The women worked this morning. Mowed lawns and had to rake up the clippings. John O’Brian was up after dinner …
132nd day – 234 days follow 65 Fair Put in all the screens on the hill. When I got up on the hill this morning, Mr Hornblower and Mr. Berger were there, they stayed till after breakfast then they left for Martha’s Vineyard. Bill Whiting took a run up to see me, he said the …
131st day – 235 days follow 70 Fair Cleaned windows and mowed lawns. When I was coming home after work I found Martin and a friend were painting the fence. I went back up to the house and got the sign blueprint. He said he would have a sign made up. Charlie Holman’s wife had …
130th day – 236 days follow 75 Fair The freezing unit came this morning and I set it up in the barn cellar. Mowed lawns. This afternoon I went over to see Steve and got some tomato plants. After work I rode my wheel around by the beach and saw John O’Brian and he said …
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