A daily journal from 76 years ago
340th day- 26 days follow Fair + Warm This has been one of the finest Dec. days on record. George picked me up at 9:30 A.M. We took a ride up to Greenwoods, looking for deer tracks. Found the tracks of not more than one there. Then we came back to this side of John …
339th day- 27 days follow Fair + Mild Trimmed up the pine tree. After dinner I took out one of Ski’s windows and put in a new pane of glass. After supper I started to go over to see Pic and Walder. I met an Air Core Soldier on the corner of Cliff St. I …
338th day- 28 days follow Cloudy + Mild Today did a job I have been dreading for some time. That is taking down the large pitch pine tree that died by the rose garden. I had to climb the tree and rope the limbs so they wouldn’t fall on the roses and the hedges. After …
337th day- 29 days follow Fair + Warmer Put manure on the flower gardens till I used up all of the manure. There were flies and grasshoppers out traveling on their own power, good for Dec. After dinner Thel gave me a ride over to town and I went into Jordan’s and got a pane …
336th day- 30 days follow Fair + Mild Very heavy frost this A.M. Put manure on the flower beds today. Bud was up here this afternoon and worked on his floor. Dr. Wilde called me up at noon and he said that my new glasses are at his office. The crows were very active today, …
335th day- 31 days follow Fair + Cooler Carl Bolt was up on the hill this A.M. to find out if I intended to go deer hunting next week. Raked up more rubbish. At noon I got a couple of books from Harry Hornblower, one Boston Business, the other the Plimoth Plantation. After dinner I …
334th day Rain + Colder Mrs. H. and Mary left for Boston this morning. I got a letter from Harry Hornblower. Thel and Helen Griffin went off for a ride in the car this afternoon. A sharp shinned hawk flew by me this afternoon with a mouse in its claws. The partridges are still on …
333rd day- 33 days follow Partly Cloudy Geo. S and Marie and Suzanne were in here this morning. Archie Hathaway was in here for an hour this A.M. Bud’s boy was here this afternoon playing with Roger.
332nd day- 34 days follow Rain Mild Mrs. H. and Mary the cook were up on the hill this morning. Geo. Crowell was up and he and Mr. H. went off together. I stopped in to see Pick’s family on my way home at noon. Walder + Pic were taking a ride up to Boston …
331st day- 35 days follow Fair + Mild Raked up all day. Mr. H. and Geo. Crowell came up on the hill about 3:30 P.M. Mr Hornblower sure has taken off a lot of weight, his clothes don't fit him now. Someone called me up tonight, but there was no one on the line when …
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