A daily journal from 76 years ago
236th day - 129 days to follow Light showers and cool. Plobieced up the camp and came home, got home at 11 AM. After dinner we got ready for our trip to Wilmington, we left for Plymouth at 3 PM. Thel did some shopping for the new baby. Thel drove up to MIT in Cambridge …
235th day - 130 days to follow Arrowhead - Fishing Partly cloudy and cooler wind No. This morning I rowed the boat over to the Green Turtle and left it there, then went over to the old GHP did and howed for a while and got nothing. But found one tiny white quartz triangular point. …
234th day - 131 days to follow Fair and hot, had a light shower at 8 am, painted some more. Thel and I and Davene took a ride down home the back way when we got home the girls had left for the camp by the shore road. So we filled up the car with …
233rd day - 132 days to follow Fair and hot. Painted on the camp all day. Fished for a couple of hours in the evening, caught only a few roaches. Thel and I went over and got some ice. Davene was pretty fair today, Lots of people fishing tonight. Cozette and family went home today. …
232nd day - 133 days to follow Fair and hot at midday. Painted all day at the camp, did the So end and the front and it took two quarts of green paint. Davene was pretty good today only had a dozen or so tantrums. Didn't get a chance to go fishing till after supper …
231st day - 134 days to follow Vacation Partly cloudy and cooler. Went up on the hill and fixed the fire. Eleanor, Ski, Marie, Fannie and I came down to the camp, Ski and Eleanor and Marie went right back. Archie and I took up my well piping and put on a new point and …
230th day - 135 days to follow Fair and mild wind So east. Marian Finney is at home on a furlow. Eb came over at noon with the show. After dinner I mowed down the tall weeds in and around the garden. Eleanor took me over to town and I went into Jordans and spent …
229th day - 136 days to follow Fair and cool fine day. Got up at 6 am and walked over to Archie’s camp so I could ride home with him, while I was waiting for him to get ready I saw a bald eagle and a hummingbird in front of the camp. I got quite …
228th day - 137 days to follow Fair and cooler this AM, perfect. Started in at 8 am to work on the road trimming brush on the edge of the road and filling in washout. Archie came about 11 am with his new boat, I went and helped him put it in the pond. Then …
227th day - 138 days to follow Peace holiday today and tomorrow. Went up on the hill and fixed the fire on the way back I stopped in at Picks, saw Walder, Eb, and Grace. Archie gave me a ride down to the camp and he and I went fishing and got only a lot …
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