A daily journal from 76 years ago
33rd day- 332 days follow Fair + Cold This is Groundhog Day, and he sure saw his shadow. I called up White Fuel for oil. They said they would send it today but didn’t. Ski and Bud got some of their furniture over to their house today. Bill Whiting came up on the hill for …
32nd day- 333 days follow Fair + Mild Rained last evening and took off most of the snow. Grandma Holman was here for dinner today. On the way home from work I stopped in to see Pic and the kids. Pick said that they had heard from Dave, and he said he has the tickets …
31st day- 334 days follow Snow + Rain Mr. and Mrs. H. were on the hill this A.M. Geo. Crowell came up and they all left for the Vineyard. Mary the cook was there too. I burned up rubbish all day. The folks came back right after dinner. They didn’t take the boat. Harry came …
30th day- 335 days follow Fair + Colder Geo. Stef. was in here this morning. After dinner the Hathaways, Nickersons and we all went down to the camp and left an old stove at Archie’s. A sooker (?) of a buck deer had run all the way down our road. We went over to our …
29th day- 336 days follow Arrowheads Fair + Cool Saw Geo. Crowell and Mr. Hornblower up on the hill this morning. Bill came up a few minutes before noon and gave me a ride home at noon. Did a little cleaning up in the garage. Then Bill came up and he and I took a …
28th day- 337 days follow Rain + Warm Too darn wet to do much work out of doors today. I stopped in to see Pic and the kids on the way home from work. Bobbie Lee’s wife and baby were there. I heard geese down in the river yesterday afternoon. Bill Whiting was up on …
27th day- 338 days follow Snow + Mild Dug snow this morning and this afternoon I burned brush. Ski is still papering her rooms. Bubbie Nickerson called me up after supper and invited me to go to the polo game with Hen. Swift, Archie Hathaway and himself. So I went and it was a good …
26th day- 339 days follow Snow Mild Piled up rakings this morning and burned them in the afternoon. Bill Whiting came in at noon. He had a talk with Doug over the tel. Last night and Doug said his article was o.k. For the next Bulletin. Walder came in this evening with a petition for …
25th day- 340 days follow Cloudy + Mild Raked up grass and leaves all day on the side hill between the barn and the house. After work tonight I stopped in to see Pic and the boys for an hour. She said Walder went up to Boston Sunday to get tickets to the BAA games …
24th day- 341 days follow Showers + Mild Too wet to work outside today. Eleanor was here with the kids at noon, and she gave me a ride up to work. Bill Whiting came up on the hill this afternoon, and he was fussed up about not having an acknowledgement from Doug. Eleanor came back …
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