A daily journal from 76 years ago
216th day - 149 days to follow Fair and cooler wind north. Watered all the morning. Saw the Boss this AM and he said that his cranberries did not set as well as he expected from the bloom they had. The other hummingbirds eggs hatched. I showed Jubbie how a hummingbird took a bath while …
215th day - 150 days to follow Hot and sticky some fog. Jubbie and I worked up around the house trimming all day. Eddie went back to camp Devens tonight, the Hathaways drove him all the way there. I went over to Walders for a few minutes to take over a bill I had against …
214th day - 151 days to follow Fair and hot. We got a postal card from Parson McGee, he is out west but expects to come here for a weekend in September. I heard that Geo Finney is improving. The hummingbird has hatched one of her eggs. Ski found a large box turtle the first …
213th day - 152 days to follow Fair and comfortable Did chores all the morning. Mrs H caught a bass yesterday. Tonight Geo, Eleanor, Ski and Georgie went down to the camp and had supper there. After we ate supper Geo and I went fishing by the tree in the cove, I caught the tiniest …
212th day - 153 days to follow Fair today, very clear. Jubbie and I worked trimming in the flower gardens. Mrs H went blueberrying. Geo went over to town and he sent off my insurance premium. Something is the matter with Geo Finney, I don’t know the particulars yet. John Jesse was drowned yesterday just …
211th day - 154 days to follow Fair today. Jubbie and I top dressed the greens. On the way home at noon we saw a mother quail that had a brood of small young, she pulled the old broken wing gag. Tonight I took Aunt Tirzah’s dining room table apart and put it in the …
210th day - 155 days to follow Showers this AM, saw Eben Shaw. Did some more casting early after breakfast I went over to the Cove and caught four Crappies and 2 roaches. Then fished for Bass, no go. We came home at 1 PM. Geo and Eleanor are over at George’s mothers. We started …
209th day - 156 days to follow Cloudy and warm, Wind east. Stopped in to see Pic on the way home at noon. After dinner Thel and I went down to the camp. The road is washed out something fierce. We worked around the camp till after supper then went fishing. Trolled all the way …
208th day - 157 days to follow Robin weasel mouse woodchuck I saw a weasel on the woodpile in back of the barn so I ran down and got the 410 and shot him. Found a baby robin on the green, all wet and most dead. I dried it off and got it warmed up …
207th day - 158 days to follow Churchill Winston Churchill was defeated in the British elections. Fixed up the swinging doors in the house. Jubbie and I worked up a lot of kindling wood. Mrs H got home last night. Clement Attles was over Churchill. Mr Driscolls made Eleanor a cash offer of $3,800 for …
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