A daily journal from 76 years ago
155th day - 210 days to follow Temp 47 Worked up in this mornin and oiled floors in the afternoon. This AM there a flock of crows were mobbing an owl up around the hill and they all came down by my shanty, one of the crows let on a pitch pine and I grabbed …
154th day - 211 days to follow Temp 50 Barby Lee Wedding Rained early this AM cleared up at 2 pm. Went up on the hill this AM and had a talk with Mrs H. Rode over to the store and got the paper. After dinner Thel and I went to the Methodist Church to …
153rd day - 212 days to follow Temp 70 Cloudy and warmer, clearing. Redo went up on the hill with me this morning to look the heater tank over. Worked all the morning in the cellar cleaning out pressure jars and bottles. I picked a lot of flowers for Barby Lee’s wedding. Thel and I …
152nd day - 213 days to follow Temp 60 Fair and cool high north wind. Cleaned up the house and the cellar and trimmed around the bowling green. Bill Whiting came up on the hill just before 12 M and he had a new idea to work into the manuscript. We considered it and rejected …
151st day - 214 days to follow Temp 65 Fair and cooler, high west wind. Rus Snow came up this AM and got the window shades. Fred Moon is up on the hill. Bill Whiting came up to go over the manuscript again. Aunt Tirzah was taken up to Taunton Hospital for observation and Grandma …
150th day - 215 days to follow Temp 70 Parade This morning I got up early and got a ride over to the Armory with a Naval Officer, who knew Harry, Bud, the Atins, and the Myers. The members of the Co that were not working took part in the Memorial Day Parade, the marchers …
149th day - 216 days to follow Temp 77 Fair and warm. Put top dressing on the green up by the house. Fred Moon was up on the hill today. Thel, Eleanor, and Ski and the baby came up on the hill and stayed around for a couple of hours. Worked in the garden after …
148th day - 217 days to follow Temp 68 Went over to H,H. greenhouse and got 1 dozen pink geraniums and 5 doz tomato plants and set them out in the cutting that is the tomatoes. Eleanor got a letter from George and he is expecting to be shipped home soon. Fred Moon worked on …
147th day - 218 days to follow Kingston Cloudy and cool. Went up on the hill, saw Mr H and Dimp. Rode over to the store and got the paper. Got a ride at 12-30 as far as the Armory with Savery that used to live at [***] then the whole Co rode out to …
146th day - 219 days to follow Yacht Club This morning Mrs H took me over to the Yacht Club and I planted some petunias and geraniums and trimmed the bushes. Clasky came up and bought some of the old furniture that was in the barn. I saw a tiny rabbit up in the clothes …
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