A daily journal from 76 years ago
217th day- 148 days follow Fair + Warm Planted some seed in the frames for plants for next Spring. After supper Thel and I took a ride up to Eleanor’s. Geo., Eleanor, Ski and Bud are going to the movies. Blackberries are ripe now. When we left Eleanor’s we rode over to Geo. Holman’s garage. …
216th day- 149 days follow Fair + Cool. This has been a swell day. Jubbie and I mowed some on the front drive. Saw a green snake by the blackberry patch. This was Thel’s day off. The Hathaway’s have their car going again. They were at the camp yesterday. Did a little bow and arrow …
215th day- 150 days follow Fair + Cool Went up on the hill with George after I cleaned and cut up the salmon. Ate dinner with Eleanor and Marie. Geo. went to a clam bake. Came home in the afternoon and was here when Dave’s family arrived. Bob and Gretchen came with them. Then Ed. …
214th day- 151 days follow Fair + Cool The White Fuel oil burner men were up on the hill this morning. I went down into the cellar to see how they were getting along, and found that they had a leak in one of the copper tubes, and it was flowing into the fire box. …
213th day- 152 days follow Fair + Cool Geo. Crowell and the Boss called me up to the barn and they had two salmon just arrived from New Brunswick. I opened up the boxes and cleaned them. One weighed 35 or 40 lbs. The Boss gave me fine steaks and a large piece to boil. …
212th day- 153 days follow Partly Cloudy Worked all day on the lawn around the pool. When I came home from work Thel and I took a ride down to the Canal and had supper, then we crossed the bridge and went down the other side and over the other bridge and back again to …
211th day- 154 days follow Fair + Hot. I think I have got the mower for the bowling green cutting good again. After supper I took a ride on my wheel up to the place where Whipple flowed over the hatchery. I dug for an hour or so and found the point of a fine …
210th day- 155 days follow (Quail) Fair + Hot. I saw a small flock of young quail today, the first of the season. I had to bring Grog home from the hill. He had been keeping guard over the go cart. Thel got stuck up on the stand parking place. She and I took a …
209th day- 156 days follow Partly Cloudy. Hot. I went over to town after dinner and got a haircut, and Dr. Wild straightened out my glasses Bought a pair of sneakers $4.50. Some price. Got some sulphur for the roses, and a couple of traps for Japanese Beetles. Came back and trimmed hedges. Thel and …
208th day- 157 days follow Fair + Hot After Bill, Lottie, and I had breakfast, Bill gave me a ride over to my camp. The gang there were just getting up. There was Mrs. Howell and Alice, as well as Dottie and the kids. After dinner we all packed up and came home down by …
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