A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and a little warmer, wind So. I got up and went to work this morning and Redo came up and we turned on the water and ran into some hard luck, the water was coming through the living room ceiling in buckets full. So we went up into …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold wind North. Stayed in bed all day today. Have the grippe, and running a temperature. This was the first day I have spent in bed since 1908. “Three may keep a secret, if two if them are dead.” Franklin
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Snow flurries cleared off, Wind N. Feel lousey today, have the grippe. Went up on the hill this morning and started the kitchen fire and put my feet in the oven and baked my feet while my body shivered. Stopped at Redos and asked Madeleine to have Redo call …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold wind N.W. Planted some Radish, Onion, Cabbage, Tomato, and lettuce seeds in the cold frame I built yesterday. Walder stopped in on his way to the store. Thelma, Ski, I, and Milt Vaughn rode down to the camp and had dinner there. I got out of …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Cold fog, east wind. Finished up the raking on top of the hill, now have to go down into the garden. Came home at noon and built me a cold frame in the back yard. Walder came over to see what I was doing. After I finished the frame …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Cold, rain and East wind. George was over here. Thel is going to have a new second hand washing machine, she is getting it from Sherman Furniture Co. Percy was working in his garden today. Way was in here with Conrad this afternoon. Saw a large hawk today. Heard …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair today, warm wind So. Thel, Ski, and I went to town tonight to see Noel Coward's picture, In Which We Serve and it was fine. We met Lieutenant Damon as we were going into the theatre. Rakes and cleaned up rubbish all day. Thelma has given up her …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Rain, East wind, So. E wind, then East. Saw the cock pheasant. Rakes up and wheeled rubbish to the dump all day. George and Eleanor were here at noon. Wen over to drill tonight. Walked partway home with Charlie and Paul. Rode home from the car barn with a …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Cold rain, wind North East. Cleaned up rubbish today, swept out the barn. Stopped in to see Walder at noon and he is in bed with his cold. Percy Finney and Ruth came in after supper. George Stephani got home at 6 pm from Texas tonight. He came over …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warm, wind So. Raked rubbish all day today. Stopped in to see Vic at noon, Walder came home from work sick with his cold. Helen Finney went up to Hanover to see if she could get a job. No luck. Rode down with Eleanor to Non. Coms. …
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