A daily journal from 76 years ago
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 …
129th day – 237 days follow 75 Fair Lucky the kitten we found abandoned in the two years ago had two kittens of her own. Wheel several wheelbarrows of loam on to the flower garden. Cleaned the outside of the upstairs windows. Stopped in to Pic and the boys, Eric was over at our house. …
128th day – 238 days follow 75 Fair Planted some cucumbers, watermelons, and musk melons and spaded up some more of the garden. After dinner Thel and I went over and picked up May and Toot and we all went up to Island Pond, and we spent the afternoon. Toot and I went out on …
127th day – 239 days follow 75 Fair and foggy Peach tree The folks are all down on the hill. Planting potatoes and dug some hills for vines. Thel and Ski are working up at the store. The minister borrowed Ski’s bike for the day. The wind turned east this morning and it is much …
125th day – 241 days follow 80 Fair Forest Fire Saw a new sparrow with head markings like a cock quail. Mowed lawns most all day. Thel and Cozette went down to the camp yesterday. There was four forest fire alarms this afternoon, and still a big fire up in the reservation. We were all …
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