A daily journal from 76 years ago
184th day – 182 days follow 80 Fair Sunday July 2, 1944 184th day – 182 days follow 80 Fair Went up on the hill and Mrs. H and I went over to Howes Lane boat house. Jack Sampson was there, it was decided not to put the sail boat out so I came back …
183rd day – 183 days follow 92 Fair Mowed lawns and hoed, weeded and fertilized some of the gardens. Stopped in to see Pic and Eric on my way home from work. After supper I went down to the harbor. Ski was out in her sail boat, she came in for me and the boat …
182nd day – 184 days follow 95 Fair Dewey The rabbits are still raising heck up on the hill. I shot at the ears of some of them to try to scare them away that way, but it didn’t seem to work so I had to shoot one. Dewey was nominated for the president of …
181st day – 185 days follow 82 Fair Picked up hay and dumped it, mowed and cleaned up at the foot of the drive. The rabbits have been back in the garden and have done quite a lot of damage to one of the flower beds. Jenette went up to the store and got me …
180th day – 186 days follow 70 cloudy showers Rabbits This was quite an animal day as I saw a red squirrel in front of Sawyers, he was on a maple tree at the edge of the sidewalk. I walked up to within about four feet of it and stood and watched for several minutes. …
179th day – 187 days follow 65 Rain Charlie Sherman called me up and said he was taking the gang out to Rocky Nook this afternoon. Bill Whiting called me up at noon this morning. I raked up the grass I cut around the place and put it on the garden as a mulch. After …
175th day – 189 days follow 70 Cloudy – showers Rocky Nook Arrowheads Mowed lawns this morning After dinner I picked a little over a peck of peas. Bill Whiting came up and we went out to Rocky Nook and find that the whole point that was has been bought by the same development Co. …
176th day – 190 days follow 75 Fair Fuller Hammond I went down to the yacht club with Mrs. H, we picked up Jack Sampson and came back to House Lane boat house and turned the Old Squaw over so the could paint her bottom. My check came from Fuller Hammond. Worked in the garden …
175th day – 191 days follow 80 Fair Not so hot today, much better air not so muggy. Mowed lawns and watered. Mrs. Hornblower, Mary, and Martha came back from Boston this afternoon. We put her sailboat gear in the beach wagon, she is going to take her sailboat from Jabez Corner over to the …
174th day – 192 days follow 77 Fair Mowed lawns and trimmed shrubs. Gave the Engstrom kids some of Martha’s old books. Howard went back to his job in Washington yesterday. Awful muggy today. Saw another green snake that is the second one that I have seen lately. A lot of static on the radio, …
