A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of Cloudy and cool, wind E Eleanor and Geo got back from Boston this afternoon. Shelled out a lot of beans today. Mrs. Hornblower told me the boss was quite pleased with the baby box turtle. After supper Walder, Pic, Eric, Ski and I went over to the Steffani’s tonight for …
ToDay is the Birthday of Cloudy, light shower Wind So.E. Thel and Ski worked for Earl today. After dinner I rode my wheel over to Hows Lane and five of us hauled Mrs. Hornblower’s boat up and put it away in the boat house for Winter. Rode up to Geo Lee’s garden, found only one …
ToDay is the Birthday of Eleanor and George Married Rain hard today. Wind NE. Went up on the hill and found a baby box turtle, a child of the pair in the dog pen. Came home at 10 am. to clean up for the wedding. We all went over to the Priest’s house and saw …
ToDay is the Birthday of Eleanor $10 Cool rain and east wind. Nobody on the hill today, the girls are in Boston, they had time off. All the folks went to town today. Dave and Dot went over to Pick’s and spent the evening. Rained all day and darn hard at that. I am cleaning …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool wind, No E. Geo and Eleanor went up to Boston after Dave and family. Got a swell photograph of Bob in his flying uniform. Eleanor and George came in at 5 PM with Dave, Dot and Davene, they all look fine. Walder brought in the baby carriage …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm, wind So. Started to clean up some beds in the cutting garden, getting them read to move the roses into them. Gave Jubbie 3 pairs of pants. Bought a second-hand suit of dark grey clothes from Archie. A black dog scared up a cock peasant down by …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm wind So. All of the Hornblowers went up to Boston today. I went over to Picks while she, Thel, and Ski went over to Bert’s for a supper in honor of Eleanor’s coming wedding. Eleanor had a nice lot of presents. Geo and Eleanor are going up …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool, wind No. Eleanor went down and met Geo at the train, they had a long wait as the train broke down around Quincy. They came in to see us a few minutes before dinner. I went up on the hill, Mrs. H. went fishing on the river. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool, wind No. Johnnie Keller came in last night with Geo Mansfield. George just got home on 30 days sick leave from the Guadalcanal unit of Mariner. This afternoon I went over to the Armory and we marched up to town square and did a little fancy close …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cold, wind No. Mowed lawn and picked grapes, found some real mushrooms in Ida’s field. Blue jays, cedar wings and robins are flocking up. Thel and Ski are working for Earl today. The girls called up from Mabbit’s to arrange to give Eleanor a party Monday night at …
