A daily journal from 76 years ago
84th day- 282 days follow Thurs. April 8 Fair and thin clouds Warm Raked rubbish today. Jubbie was on the job this afternoon. Thel had a tea party here this afternoon. Mr. Melvill came in for awhile to see if Thel will work for him up at the stand this summer. Tonight Bobbie Swift, Henry, …
83rd day-283 days follow Wed. April 7 Foggy in A.M. Fair in P.M. Transplanted in the pool garden all the morning. Thel is getting ready for a meeting this afternoon. At noon I fixed the living room chandelier. It has had a short in it. Thel went out to a club meeting tonight. The flycatcher …
82nd day- 284 days follow Partly Cloudy + Warm Worked all day on the flower beds. After work tonight I saw Spider Hadaway over at Doubros where he is building some cottages. A fellow drove up to us and he claimed to know me back in 1920. I couldn’t remember him. I went over the …
81st day- 285 days follow (Arrowheads) Partly Cloudy and rain I got up at 6:15 A.M. and took a ride up to the Browne dig and hunted it over and all I found was a young water snake. I saw bluebirds, blackbirds, and robins. I looked the sand-bank over and found nothing there, then I …
80th day- 280 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Warmer Saw two bluebirds and geese were flying. Jubbie found a whale of a bull frog when he was raking rubbish. I heard Dottie Fry has got married again. After work I fixed up my wheel and rode over to H. H. plowing and found two bases …
79th day- 287 days follow Cloudy + Mild Fred Moon was up on the hill this A.M. Feels as if it is going to blow up a rain. Cut down some wild cherries. After work I went over to Victoria’s. Thel and Eleanor and all the kids were there having a fourth year birthday party …
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. …
