A daily journal from 76 years ago
317th day- 48 days follow Fair + Cool Worked all day getting ready for winter, putting screens away, and gathering up furniture. Caught a mouse in the kitchen up on the hill. The surf was beautiful today after the storm, the sun on the breakers and white caps was quite a sight. John Davis was …
316th day- 49 days follow (snow) Wind rain Snow squalls Sure has been a tough day. Rained since 7 P.M. last night with the wind rising to near hurricane four with driving rain turning to snow squalls at 3 P.M. in the afternoon. The cook and second girl left for Boston this afternoon, so there …
315th day- 50 days follow Partly Cloudy When we got up this A.M. I called up Bill and we invited he and Lottie to take a trip to Provincetown. They got up here about 10:30 and we started. Got some gas at Gellar’s. And had a swell trip down to Provincetown, and found only one …
314th day- 51 days follow Fair. Windy and Cool When I started to work this A.M. I scared up two cock pheasants on this side of the meadow. I should have made a double try but the safety was on, and I pulled my arm off, and by the time I realized what was wrong …
313th day- 52 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair, Cool + Windy Rained last night. Bill came up this morning and he and I took a ride up to the Browne site and I found a beautiful knife finely finished, a fine specimen, and one small celt* very good and one large gray green knife, two white …
312th day- 53 days follow Cloudy + Windy Mrs. H. went to Conn. to see Martha. Mr. H. went hunting with Mr. Bubbins. Jubbie and I trimmed trees this A.M. Worked all afternoon putting on storm windows and doors. Thel went up and got Eleanor and the kids and they were here to spend a …
311th day- 54 days follow (Arrowhead) Fair + Warmer Saw a flock of 18 geese going over today. I quit ½ hour early tonight and took a hike up to Ward’s plowing, saw a cock pheasant for just a second and took a snap shot and missed. Went over as far as the County Farm …
310th day- 55 days follow Cloudy + Cool Jubbie and I trimmed some more trees. I stopped in at Dutton’s on my way to work and put their trunk in their car. They are going to Florida. I have the keys to the place. When I got to work tonight I had my arms full …
309th day- 56 days follow Cloudy + Warm Trimmed trees today and Jubbie dragged out brush I hear that Milt Vaughan and his family are going out to Arizona to live, on account of their little girl’s lungs. Thel said that Charlie Fraser said he would mark out the corners for her garage. I stopped …
308th day- 57 days follow Fair + Cool Mrs. H. went to Boston today. Thel took Evelyn down to the camp. Jubbie worked today. I went down to Dutton’s and put up some shutters. I haven’t seen any cock pheasant yet. Mrs. H. called me up from Boston to put up some no shooting signs …
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