A daily journal from 76 years ago
60th day- 305 days follow Fair and not too cold. Mr. H. was on the hill when I got to work this A.M. Burned dead grass on the fire strip. After dinner Thel gave me a ride over to town so I could vote on the town elections. Saw Bill + Lottie, Dean Eldridge, and …
59th day- 306 days follow Fair and warmer. Tom and Arthur came over and got my ashes this A.M. I saw the red shouldered hawk and a red squirrel on the hill. Painted the ice box in the pantry. There was a lot of smoke towards the hotel about 1 P.M. Thel saw it and …
58th day- 307 days follow Fair and mild fine day Burned brush and rubbish behind the blackberry patch. The grossbeaks have moved on. Saw a few skunk tracks in the snow. Burned some grass in the fire belt where the snow is melted off. Saw the flock of quail in back of the barn. This …
57th day- 308 days follow Fair and warmer fine day. Jubbie and I finished up the brush burning on the fire belt. If it is a good day tomorrow I will burn some stuff by the cutting garden. Al Holman had a load of lumber arrive today. Mrs. Morton must be back from California as …
56th day- 309 days follow Cloudy till noon. Cleared off warmer. Burned brush all day. Ski went to the dentist and had her teeth filled. Jubbie and I were burning brush up in back of Short’s when Eric came wandering through the snow to see me. The snow was almost as deep as his legs …
55th day- 310 days follow Fair and slightly warmer. Mrs. H. was on the hill when I got up there this A.M. She lost her watch yesterday, and found it over at the cow barn this morning when she was on her way back to Boston. Saw a flock of Grossbeaks up on the hill …
54th day- 311 days follow Fair + warmer. I went up to the hill didn’t see anyone. Stopped in to see Pic and Walder and the kids on the way home. Walder had to go up on the hill at 11 A.M. to a meeting of the Pilgrim Soc. Development Committee. Eleanor, Geo., and the …
53rd day- 312 days follow Fair and cold. John Finney’s men plowed out the front drive up to the barn. Dug the drifts out around the house. Mr. Whiipple was up at 10:45 and plowed out the back drive. Mr. H., Harry, and Dorothy came at noon. Mr. Withy and Mr. Whipple came in just …
52nd day- 313 days follow A regular blizzard today. Mrs. H. called up at 8:30 A.M. and wanted to know how the storm was here, and that they are coming down tomorrow morning. I went up to the hill thru the field and had quite a job making it, facing the storm, blew the breath …
51st day- 314 days follow Fair and cold, cloudy in afternoon. Jubbie and I worked on the fire strip and finally got it piled up to burn. Saw the flock of quail up by the farm. Thel took Ski over to the dentist. She had a hemorrhage where she had a tooth extracted a week …
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