A daily journal from 76 years ago
286th day - 79 days to follow MAS Meeting Fair and cool. Bill came up this Am about 8 we went to WHitman and picked up Seamus and he drove up to 40 Trinity Place to the MAS semi ann meeting. Bill, Adrian and I went out with Charlie to a Johnson restaurant and had …
285th day - 80 days to follow Warm and showers. This morning when I went up on the hill and saw Mr H he and I went out back of the barn and I skimmed out the two hind legs and the loins of the black bear, what a job and what a stick, Stopped …
284th day - 81 days to follow Partly cloudy and cool. Did chores in the house and cut off some more tree limbs. When I got back up on the hill after dinner there was a dead Bear in my tool room, it came by express from Maine. Arthur Bubbins sent, it had been gutted. …
283rd day - 82 days to follow I came to Plymouth 48 years ago today. We got off the train at the station and rode up to Mrs Miles where father boarded in the house where Dr Haggart lives. We had dinner there and then went up to the bird farm with father and saw …
282nd day - 83 days to follow Mocking bird Fair, showers, Fair and colder. Finished trimming the back drive. This morning when I was sweeping off the front porch a bird fluttered over into the bushes, it was quite dizzy, probably had flown into the plate glass dining room window. I took a good look …
281st day - 84 days to follow Fair and cool. Beautiful day. Mrs H went up to the Golf Links and picked a lot of mushrooms and gave me about half of them. Lots of butterflies around today. Ski dug a row of potatoes and got about 5 pks. Chicago Cubs won today in a …
280th day - 85 days to follow Warm and showers, some quite heavy. Thel drove me up on the hill this morning, we went around by the store and got the paper. Ski and Thel went to church. Claire Driscoll was in here this AM. At noon, Dr Hertsal came down and told Eleanor that …
279th day - 86 days to follow Mild and cloudy look like rain. Saw Mr H and Geo Crowell this AM. After dinner Bill came up and we went over to the dig and cleaned up one section. Found one fine stemmed arrowhead, one large triangular knife, one long triangular arrow, several broken pieces, several …
278th day - 87 days to follow Jack Fair and mild, great day. Puttered around all the AM. Trimmed the hedge around the cutting garden for the first time since I cut it back to the ground last. While I was eating supper Dr Bradley came for Jack, he is going to dispose of him …
277th day - 88 days to follow Fair and cool, wonderful day. Worked all day cleaning up flower beds, Jub worked today. Lots of red squirrels and blue jays up on the hill, the flycatcher is still here. I counted 51 planes flying around in formation yesterday. There must be some fish schooling on the …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 