A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of Gramp Swift 3.00 First snowstorm, wind No. This was the first winter day, had a small snowstorm, just enough to cover the ground but it melted right off. Mrs. H left for Martha’s Vineyard at 9 am. Had a letter from Bobbie this noon, he expects to be home in …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool wind No. Mrs. Hornblower and Nellie stayed on the hill. Fred Moon came over to see if I could tell him anything about his one inch tackle rope, it was ip by the Meyers flagpole. After supper, Thel, Eleanor, Ski, Pic, and I went up to Norman …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool wind west. Went up on the hill this morning and did the chores, went from there over to the store and rode home with Thel and Helen Finney. At noon, Thel , Eleanor, Ski, And I rode out to Myron Holman’s in Kinston, Archie and his family …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cloudy, warm wind So. My finch is alive and eating fine. Caught a whale of a rat in our pantry, Ski has got five now. Mrs. H was alone on the hill this Geo Crowell came up and they went down to Rochester. Paul didn’t come up so …
ToDay is the Birthday of 600 from Thel Fair and warm wind SoW. Had a tuft of a stomach fur of a rabbit in my rat trap under the barn on the hill. Saw a flock of a dozen or 15 yellow finches in the popular tree up by the barn. Victoria, Eric, and Mrs. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Jesse Brewer Thanksgiving Day and I have never seen a better one from the weather angle. Fair and warm, wind SoW. Worked in the garden some. Percy Finney walked up on the hill with me. Eleanor and I went out to Kingston, I saw Mrs. Sherwood, she is looking fine. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cold wind N.E. Worked all day trimming up around the house. Thel and Ski worked late delivering turkeys for tomorrow. Thel drove me over to the armory. We had morning pictures of the war in Russia, the siege of Leningrad, Moscow, and Sevastopol, Stalingrad, and fighting over all …
ToDay is the Birthday of North easterly rainstorm, cold. Carl came up on the hill this am. He said he saw Don Vintona a couple of months ago “nuff said.” Wrote a letter to Harry Hornblower and one to Bobbie and one to Kingsbury Brown. Stopped in to see Pic and Eric, they are fine. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Light showers, wind So. Took some milk bottles and a bundle over to the other place. Set a couple of mouse traps in the house. Saw Serico, and Old Gus H over at Henry H’s garage. Cleaned up the rose beds and buried them up with loam. Came home around …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm, wind So. Went up on the hill and did the chores. Thel, Ski and I took a ride down to the C.C. Canal, we saw a fleet of six P.T boats coming thru the Canal headed for the Sagamore end. We went along over the head of …
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