A daily journal from 76 years ago
360th day- 6 days follow Cold. Cloudy. Jubbie was in with presents. Thel and I took presents to Grandma Holman’s + to Eleanor’s. We had a fine dinner today. Ski, Bud, and Gary were here. I got a pipe lighter from Geo. + Eleanor, a swell wool shirt from Thel + one from Ski and …
359th day- 7 days follow Coldest day of the season The temp was in the 20’s all day. Jubbie came up on the hill about 11 A.M. and stayed til noon. He looks fine, and I was glad to see him. Dottie called up Thel and said that they are coming down tomorrow A.M. The …
358th day- 8 days follow Fair + Mild Arthur Sirrico stopped here at 8 A.M. and [took] I [and] the Hornblowers basket on his truck, and rode up to Boston with him. We made our first stop at Granny Hornblower’s, we left a lot of stuff there. I saw Granny H., Marguerite, her helper, and …
Fair + Warmer This has been a fine day for one of the shortest of the year. Mando was up on the hill with Mr. Hornblower’s car. I got a box of cranberries and a jar of honey from Mr. and Mrs. Hornblower. Burned brush today. The horse got out again last night. I took …
356th day- 10 days follow Partly Cloudy Cold last night. Took a hat box over to the greenhouse to go up to Mrs. Hornblower’s. So far we have spent about $200.00 for Xmas presents, too many relatives. Burned up brush this afternoon. Bud was up and did a little work this afternoon.
355th day- 11 days follow Mortgage Partly cloudy Burned up rubbish on the fire strip all day. I ate my dinner over to Pick’s today. This morning I saw a marsh hawk in back of Sawyer’s, and this afternoon I saw a red shouldered hawk in the same place. Tracked three different rabbits today. Tomorrow …
354th day- 12 days follow Cloudy. Started to snow at noon George came in this morning and we went up on the hill and I cut up the deer. Saw Mr. and Mrs. H. The boss gave me a big turkey and I gave him a piece of loin of the deer. Then I went …
353rd day- 13 days follow Fair + Colder Dave called up at noon and said Jesse Brewer III is to be christened tomorrow morning at Winthrop. Geo. Dunlap gave me a ride over to town tonight and I went up to the Massasoit Arch. Meeting. We had a fine turkey supper and a good meeting. …
352nd day- 14 days follow Partly Cloudy Clearing Fair I finished putting salt hay on the flower beds. I called up the telephone business department and was told it will cost $24.72 to put the telephone in my workshop. Geo. Weatherby is still doing the carpentering on Ski’s. They have it shaping up now. Victoria …
351st day- 15 days follow Cloudy + Cool Wheeled out loam and buried all my rose beds. Covered up most of the flower beds with salt hay. Carl Bold came up on the hill this afternoon, and he said he was at home Sunday evening when I called up three times. Ski’s puppy went up …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 