A daily journal from 76 years ago
297th day- 69 days follow (Arrowheads) Cloudy, warmer When I went to work this morning for the first time I didn’t take my gun, and I jumped a pheasant just off my own garden. It flew over to Victoria’s. Mrs. H. told me Mr. H. was in a hospital for a week for a rest. …
296th day- 70 days follow (Geese) Fair + Warmer Aired and sprayed Bud’s uniform and army clothes. Worked all day on the flower gardens cleaning off foliage. I lost two shotgun shells at noon and knew almost the identical spot they dropped in the grass, but I couldn’t find them. This afternoon I saw one …
295th day- 71 days follow Fair + Cool Raked and cleaned up all day. Mrs. H. didn’t go hunting today. Her dog had a thorn in his foot. I saw a flock of quail as I was coming home from work. Mrs. Morton is having her house remodeled. When I got home from work tonight …
294th day- 72 days follow Partly Cloudy + Warmer Mrs. H. has her dog and she took it hunting on the first day of the open season. Sawed wood in back of the barn, took down the sign at the front of the drive. They won’t get it the night of Halloween this year. The …
293rd day- 73 days follow (Arrowhead) Fair + Colc Took a walk along the beach from the foot of the drive over as far as the Beach Club. The water isn’t shut off there yet. I found one fine ovate two inch dark grey felsite down where they had dug a short trench for electric …
292nd day- 74 days follow Light Rain and Cool This morning I drew off the water in the flower garden. Helped Mrs. H. get ready to go up to Boston. After work I stopped in to see Pick and the kids. The baby sure is a fine looking child. Pick said that the stated has …
291st day- 75 days follow Fair + Warm George Stefani gave me a ride over to Bill Whiting’s this morning. He seems to be better I stayed till 12:45 A.M. and just made the bus on the way home. Saw Wes and Ed Whiting. Bud came up after dinner and he brought up a collie …
290th day- 76 days follow Fair + Cool Raked up rubbish on the hill. After dinner Thel went over to town to the church to get things ready for the supper tonight. I rode my wheel up to the Browne site. Mr. Griffin came over, he had a new setter pup. I found one nice …
289th day- 77 days follow Fair + Cool Wind North Mowed brush on the fire strip. The carpenters put in the floor timbers in Ski’s house. Sally came back on the hill this afternoon. I guess she didn’t get the job she expected to. The cows are still out in the pasture. I heard …
288th day- 78 days follow Fair + Cool When we had [finished] supper Thel and I took a ride over to town. She took me up to spend the evening with Bill. He is much better, just a black spot on the bottom of his big toe now. Lottie and Thel went to see the …
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