A daily journal from 76 years ago
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, …
174th day – 192 days follow 70 Fair The lawn got burned a little from the fertilizers I put on it yesterday. There was a lot of crows on the Meyer House this afternoon kicking up a heck of a racket. Frank Senior and Frank Junior and Geo Holman stopped in and we took Ski’s …
173rd day – 193 days follow 60 Cloudy I found the hummingbirds new nest and I hope the house wrens don’t. Fertilized the lawns and trimmed some of the shrubs. Nando came up and got Mrs. H’s car and brought it back tonight. Roger came up and took a look at the freezing unit. Eleanor …
172nd day – 194 days follow 55 Fog – Showers Mowed in the rough all day. Stopped in at Picks on the way back to work this noon, Eric was in bed. Walder was home, took a day off. Geo Cromwell was up to look at the freezing unit. Ski lost her pocketbook over in …
171st day – 195 days follow 70 Showers Mowed with the scythe some of the rough. Geo Crowell was up to check on the freezing unit, it is running too warm. No mail from Dave on Harry yet. The garden looks pretty good, I have got the best looking corn, cucumber, and melons I have …
170th day – 196 days follow Fair Geo arrived this morning before we was about 6 A.M. when we got up he was getting the breakfast for us. I stopped in at Walders and he and Howard and his two kids took a walk up on the hill to see the place. Came home and …
169th day – 197 days follow 80 Fair Mowed lawns all morning and put down rugs in house. Stopped in to see Howard Engstrom on my way home at noon, he and his wife and the oldest girls look fine as des the new baby, the little blond girl has just got over the measles. …
168th day – 198 days follow 85 Fair Mowed and trimmed all morning. Saw Ernest Sawyer this noon he is having his vacation. He is looking very old and tired. Saw the pair of quail twice today in Dot Dunlap’s garden. Howard Engstrom’s family arrived today from Washington. Mr. and Mrs Hornblower have gone down …
