A daily journal from 76 years ago
1st day- 365 days follow Partly Cloudy Geo. Step stopped in the forenoon. I got up late, got my breakfast and house till 1-30 PM. Bud H and Priscilla stopped in on their way home and gave me a wild goose he shot down at the Vineyard. After dinner Thel and I went over to …
366th day- the last day Warm + Rain Mr. H. and Geo. Crowell were up on the hill this morning. So was Pillsbury about the tel. cable. He said they would put it in this afternoon. Rained all afternoon. The masons finished up the chimney. After supper I took a walk over to Walder’s. …
365th day- 1 day follows Partly Cloudy 58 Warm Saw Mr. H., Harry, and Geo. Crowell on the hill this A.M. Harry went back to Boston. I dug all day on the trench. It is 12 in deep all the way now. Mr. H. went over and got his hunting license and he …
364th day- 2 days follow Warmer + light rain Saw Mr. Hornblower, Harry and Geo. Crowell up on the hill this A.M. Mr. H. had a new gun a Browning Automatic 12 gauge. It is a fine looking firearm. Harry has a meeting of the new Plimouth Plantation up at Powder Horn Pond. He showed …
363rd day- 3 days follow Fair + Warmer This morning a fellow came up to work on the telephone extension. I had John Finney + men up to sand the driveway. I was sure slippery. Mrs. H. couldn’t get up the hill with her car. Burned some birch today. Geo. Wetherly was up working on …
362nd day- 4 days follow Fair + Milder So. W. Wind Sawed up logs in the grove. One of them had 22 two foot cuts. Quite some tree. The work is warm to the body but my feet always get cold. I have to stand in snow. This was Thel’s day off. After supper Bud …
361st day- 5 days follow Fair and Very Cold Took a ride up to the store, and up on the hill with Dave and the kids. Came back and we went over to see Pic and Walder for an hour or so. Saw a big flock of starlings in Walder’s swamp. Ski had a day …
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 …
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