A daily journal from 76 years ago
78th day-288 days follow Fair + Mild Fertilized lawns today and took some of straw off the flowers. I found another pot of tulips and gave them to Dick. Jubbie raked up leaves this afternoon. Eleanor and her girls were here for dinner. Thel took them home for supper. Ski’s horse ran off this morning. …
77th day- 289 days follow (Arrowheads, R.W. Blackbird) Partly Cloudy + Colder I raked all day, Jubbie raked this afternoon. Thel and Dot Dunlap went to their club meeting tonight. Jubbie got a nice ring for a birthday present. I can guess who from. On my way home from work I hunted in Jennie Chandler’s …
76th day- 290 days follow Cloudy + Warm Raked up rubbish all day. Jubbie worked on screens yesterday and raked today. Called up Jordan Hardware for a couple of steel rakes and some paint for outside furniture. Eleanor and the two kids were here when I came home from work. Had one hard shower this …
75th day- 291 days follow (Marjory) Fair + Warm This A.M. Thel and I took Marjory home to stay. Then we stopped at the Johnson stand in Boston and had dinner, then we went on up to Mechanics Hall to the Annual Flower Show. We had a heck of a time finding a parking place. …
74th day-Â 292 days follow Geese Fair + Warmer Wind S. for a change. Feels fine. Geo. Stef. and I took a walk up to the store for the paper. I went up by the hill. Mr. H. + Mr. Bubbins were there. Geo. Crowell + his boy came in. Mr. H. gave me a …
73rd day- 293 days follow Fair + Milder Lots of rabbit tracks up on the hill this A.M. I dressed up to go over to see Bill after dinner and called up and no one was home. Helped Thel with the house chores. Cleaned windows and glass all the afternoon. Bud and Ski were around …
72nd day- 294 days follow Snow Flurries + Fair We had about three inches more snow last night. I did chores in the house this A.M. This afternoon I fixed up a place to work on the screens, and dug snow off the piazzas. Stopped in to see Pic and the boys on my way …
71st day- 296 days follow Fair + Cooler Chopped down cherry trees behind the barn. Thought I heard geese down in the harbor, but was not sure. Thel and Cozette went up to Brockton to get some rag material. After supper Bobbie Swift stopped for me and he and Bubbie Nick. and Archie went to …
70th day- 296 days follow Rain + Mild Rained so hard this morning. Thel and I went over to town and I did an errand in the First National Bank. Then she dropped me off at Bill’s for a couple of hours. He is feeling a lot better and Dr. Curtain has stopped treating him. …
69th day- 297 days follow Fair + Mild Fixed up some tools that needed to be repaired. Thel was out when I got home at noon. Thel took her mother for a ride up to Carver to see Roger Shevin’s dogs. He didn’t have one of the breed she wanted to buy. On my way …
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