A daily journal from 76 years ago
43rd day- 322 days follow Fair + Cold Snowed about two inches last night. Burned up rubbish all day. My three footed rabbit came out of the woodpile and had a feed off the parsley bed. Arthur Sirrico was up on the hill this afternoon. Gary is up tonight over at Ski’s. He is staying …
42nd day- 323 days follow Cloudy + Mild Did some house cleaning up on the hill this morning, raked up in the afternoon. Grandma Holman has a canary and it is a very good singer. After supper Henry, Bubbie, Archie, and I went over to the polo game and Plymouth lost to Worcester 13 to …
41st day- 324 days follow (Ski + Bud) Fair + Warm Raked all day and piled up the rubbish. Thel said she won $5.10 playing poker last night. Grandma Holman came down here with her block dog to live. Slept here tonight. Ski + Bud slept over in their house for the first time tonight.
40th day- 325 days follow Fair + Warm This has been one of the kind of days you read about, wonderful. I saw a flock of thirty-five cedar waxwings up on the hill, also a spider spinning a web, a wooly bear caterpillar and a stink bug. There are lots of myrtle in bloom on …
39th day- 326 days follow Fair + Warm Raked all day. This morning a man came over to where I was working and said he was stuck on the front drive. I got a bucket of sand and helped him get out. He gave me a cigar. About four o’clock Lottie Whiting came down to …
38th day- 327 days follow Rain + Clearing Thel, Ski, Bud, and i took a ride up to Boston. Thel took her glasses into Rees’s to have them fixed. Then we went over to Mechanics Building and went to the Sportsmen's show. We all enjoyed it fine. After we came out we put the car …
37th day- 328 days follow Partly Cloudy We all got up late this morning. Geo. was here when we came down stairs. He gave me a ride up to see Cleft Rock. The town men have already cleared off a lot of brush around it. After dinner Oscar and Freida came in and stayed a …
36th day- 329 days follow Fair + Cool After dinner Walder, Pic, Eleanor, + I rode up to Boston. We parked the car by North Station and took the subway to Jordan’s basement. Pic + Eleanor did a little shopping. Then we went over Durgin’s + met Dot and Dave. Then we went up and …
Friday, Feb. 4, 1949 35th day- 330 days follow Snow Mild Piled up rankings this morning and burned them during the snow storm after dinner. Annie Manter was buried today. Grandma Holman was here for dinner. Took a look over the Dutton place. It was OK.
34th day - 331 days follow Fair + Milder The White Fuel truck was on the hill early. He was unloaded at 10 A.M. Raked and piled up leaves and grass all day. I don’t know if the gang are going to the polo game tonight or not, If they are I’m ready. Archie called …
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