A daily journal from 76 years ago
226th day- 122 days follow Thel, Ski, and Bud came down with Gary this morning. And we had lobster chowder for dinner. Bud and I pitched several games of horseshoes. Dave and I played several. I lost two games to Bud. We all came back early in the afternoon so I took a walk over …
225th day- 140 days follow Fair + Cool This A.M. I rode over to the First House with Harry H. and his wife. Rode back home with Walder. This afternoon Geo. Hamer came up from the camp and took me down. Just as I was going out fishing Walder, Eric, David, and Peter came down …
224th day- 141 days follow Showers Cooler This morning I cleaned out the pool and I took the fish out as usual and he swam around all right for about a half an hour or so. When I put him back then he keeled over and died. Redo and Gilbert were up on the …
223rd day- 142 days follow Fair + Hot Finished trimming the cutting garden hedge and put some Ammonium Sulphate on the Bowling Green. After supper I took a walk over to Walder’s and we shot two rounds. I won one and he won one. I used my (?) bow on the round I won. Mr. …
222nd day- 143 days follow Fair + Hot After dinner Thel, Ski, Bud,, Eleanor, Marie, Susie, myself, and three dogs took a ride down to the Camp and had a good swim. George Hamer, Alice and Mrs. Nowell were there on George’s and Alice’s vacation. I had supper over at Ski’s. Had some red perch …
221st day- 144 days follow Fair + Hot And I mean hot. 98 in the shade. I saw a quail this morning up on the hill by the wood pile. She had a brood of chicks, and was making an awful fuss about something and I found out it was a big black snake. I …
220th day- 145 days follow Fair + Hot I caught a garter snake in the Bowling Green. After supper I took a walk over to Archie’s. Thel + Ski was there. I heard John Palavanchi is up in the hospital for an operation and that Barley Pil (?) is sick too. When we came home …
219th day- 146 days follow Fair + Hot After noon Eleanor, Marie, + Suzanne came in and we took a ride out to Duxbury. We stopped at White’s and had an ice cream all around. Then we rode over as far as the Powder Point bridge and then home over the main stem through Kingston …
28th day- 147 days follow Fair. Partly Cloudy + Hot Archie came over at noon. He was going down to the camp. This afternoon I pumped up my wheel and rode up to Griffin’s. The claim jumpers have not been back. I dug a couple of hours and found one large dark triangular point with …
217th day- 148 days follow Cloudy + Hot Worked on the cutting garden all day. Ski went over to Cooper’s to work this evening. After supper I went over to Walder’s and we shot a couple of rounds. Howard and Karin came there, and later Pic, Walder, Howard, + Karin went over to Duxbury to …
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