A daily journal from 76 years ago
165th day - 200 days to follow Temp 84 Canoe Fair and hot. Used water on the lawns and flower beds for the first time today. Did chores around the house all day. Redo was up this afternoon and we got the hot water tank straightened up on the standard. After supper Eleanor and I …
164th day - 201 days to follow Temp 74 Arrowhead Some fair weather in AM turning cloudy at noon. Tooled around doing odd jobs all the morning. Charlie Cardino was up on the hill and he said there will be no water today on the hill as they have got to put in a new …
163rd day - 202 days to follow Temp 70 Warm and fair Worked most all day puttering around. After supper I worked till dark in the garden, set out some oak leaf lettuce and a lot of tomatoes. There was an auto crash over by Henry Hornblowers drive entrance. Archie and Cozette came over a …
162nd day - 203 days to follow Income tax Hummingbird Eleanor went over to town and she went off my income tax, and paid the water tax. I saw a female humming bird up on the hill in the apple tree so I thought she might have a nest in it and I looked at …
161st day - 204 days to follow Temp 65 Fair this am, turning to rain in early PM. Went up on the hill and found things OK. Hoed out my onions till 11 AM then Thel, Ski, and I rode down to the pond. We went over to the Hathaway camp and I helped Archie …
160th day - 205 days to follow Temp 75 All the folks are on the hill but Martha. I was busy all the morning running around getting things organized. Mr McLane was in again this AM. Feels like summer today and if we have some warm nights the stuff in the garden will start to …
159th day - 206 days to follow Deer - Folks arrive from Boston Cozette and Thel were up on the hill this AM. I tracked the deer again this morning on the fire strip, going in the opposite direction than the last time. The electrician was up today. Mr H called me up this afternoon …
158th day - 207 days to follow Temp 70 Arrowheads Income Tax Fair and warmer. THel and Dot Dunlap were up on the hill today. Cozette came over at noon and she had a fine knife she found over in her yard, it was covered with iron stain so someone had found it before and …
157th day - 208 days to follow Temp 50 A little warmer broken clouds so some of the time we see the sun. Saw a quail and a rabbit in the path that comes into the cutting gardens. Fred Moon was up today. I oiled some floors, hoed the cutting garden, sprayed the roses, planted …
156th day - 209 days to follow Temp 43 Rain and cold all day. Chet Doromie was up on the hill for a while this AM. Did some transplanting in the pool garden. Fixed up a fishing rod, hope that it works ok. Went over to HH greenhouse to see Steve, didn’t find him. Pick …
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