A daily journal from 76 years ago
317th day- 49 days follow Partly Cloudy + Mild I saw another flock of geese, small one, 13 in it. Mrs. H. is in Boston, coming back tonight. The insurance man was on the hill to get the particulars about how I hurt my leg. I fed Ski’s horse out in the pasture. Mr. H. …
316th day- 50 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Cooler This A.M. I went up to the dig alone, and in the afternoon Geo. was with me. We did a lot of digging but a lot of it was all in one enormous pit three feet deep and I haven’t any idea how large, as it …
315th day- 51 days follow Partly Cloudy. Light Showers This morning I went over to town and had my eyes examined + bought the paint for the house and a saw and a shovel handle for the hill. Ski has a tough looking finger. She hit it with a hammer. Eleanor and the kids were …
314th day- 52 days follow Fair + Warm Raked leaves all day. Saw another flock of geese today. Flies, butterflies, and daddy long legs were around today. Stopped at Pick’s on the way home from work. Betty Covell was there. Pick took her home and went down to Jabez Corner. I went around with her …
313th day- 53 days follow Fiar + Warm Finished up the front drive gutters today. They look good now. Bud and Ski worked on their house today. Ski put her horse in the Briggs’ pasture today. Walder has gone to New York for a week to a convention of Bank officials. Eleanor and the two …
312th day- 54 days follow Showers in A.M. Fine at P.M. George and the kids were [here] this morning. After dinner Thel and I took a ride over to town and picked up Bill + Lottie and took them for a ride up along the shore as far as Scituate Harbor and back through Marshfield. …
311th day- 55 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Warm The last three days have been very warm for this time of the year, warm south wind, with the temp in the 60’s. Heard a lot of shooting this A.M., some on the shore and some in the woods. This noon Ralph Medcalf came in from …
310th day- 56 days follow Fair + Warm Worked all day cleaning leaves out of the gutters. This afternoon Cozy Barret came up the front drive. He was looking for the Greenough house. This afternoon Harry and Dimp came up the drive and stopped a few minutes, on their way to the Vineyard. Butterflies, caterpillars, …
309th day- 57 days follow Partly Cloudy light showers I got a letter from Jubbie today. He seems to be quite busy, and is in a transportation unit. The carpenters are sure doing quite a job remodeling John Morton’s house. Marie and Suzanne were [here] at noon. After supper I took a bus over to …
308th day- 58 days follow Partly Cloudy I got up at 6:30 A.M. to see who won. Doubtful then. At 11:15 Dewey conceded defeat. Bud was up this afternoon and started to lay his floor. On my way home from work I stopped in to see Pic and the boys. They, Eric, and David, are …
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