A daily journal from 76 years ago
32nd day – 334 days follow 20 Snow Snow storm in full swing when I woke up this morning. Got a letter from Mr. Barden. My fuel oil arrived from Boston this morning, the driver’s name is McCarty. “Someone said to me the other day that State Guard training was too strenuous for the older …
31st day – 335 days follow 32 Fair Cold this morning, warming up at noon. Wanetta went up to the hospital on Sun and lost her expected baby. Thel found another of Percy Finney’s hens in Ski’s hay shed, she found six eggs, five frozen. Henry Swift is taking Tuesdays off up at the store …
30th day – 336 days follow Fair Cold Coldest day for some time, wind No. Milt was in here tonight, he is on his way to Florida tomorrow. When I went up on the hill this morning there was a live skunk in a trap right in my path. There was a Red Cross nurse …
29th day – 337 days follow 36 Fair Got the house ready for the folks. After dinner I took a walk over to Huck Davis’s garden, nothing there but a few flakes. From there I went up to Ira’s pastures and found two arrowheads, cut thru the woods and came out by Kate Whites, as …
28th day – 338 days follow 40 Fair Got a letter from Dave, he said he thought the article I wrote was very good and interesting reading. Stopped in to see Eric this morning. He was going out today to soak in some sunshine. Saw the flock of cedar waxwings today, got a good look …
27th day – 339 days follow 54 Fair This has been the warmest day so far this year. The Old Colony had a long story about how well we did last night during inspection at the Armory. Thel and Eleanor and Ski went out tonight. Saw a large flock of what I thought to be …
26th day – 340 days follow 36 Cloudy Eleanor typed out my article on archaeology and took it to mail this morning. Took a walk down by the Beach Club and along the beach on my way to work. I hear that government surveyors are working on the bypass to the Cape. Saw Russ Snow …
25th day – 341 days follow 34 Fair Fair and partly cloudy wind No.E. Stopped in to see Eric this noon, he was in bed. Pic was feeling fine. I hear that Al Holman has got back from Europe. Built and painted a bird feeder this afternoon. Got a letter from Fred Johnson of Andover …
24th day – 342 days follow 34 Fair Fair and warm wind North. Thel took a bunch of Pythian Sisters down to Fall River to a convention. Percy Finney told me his brother George is almost blind in his right eye. Eleanor came home to supper then went back to work. We had steamed clams …
23rd day – 343 days follow 35 Rain Wind So West and hard rain. Went up on the hill this morning and had a lot of chores to do. After dinner, Thel and I rode over tot Fremont St and Thel got a pair of shoes at Elizabeth Dunharms. On the way back we stopped …
