A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cool. Redo was up again today. We finally got the water line fixed and the drain under the sink. We took the motor off the furnace and took it over for Hutchins to check up. Wrote a letter to Dave and one to Bob. Am feeling rather …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warmer, wind west. Redo came up this morning and we took up some more of the sun porch floor. Bill came up at 1 pm and I smelled something burning. I ran down cellar and found the circulating pump motor was on fire. Finally figured out a …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and a little warmer, wind So. I got up and went to work this morning and Redo came up and we turned on the water and ran into some hard luck, the water was coming through the living room ceiling in buckets full. So we went up into …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold wind North. Stayed in bed all day today. Have the grippe, and running a temperature. This was the first day I have spent in bed since 1908. “Three may keep a secret, if two if them are dead.” Franklin
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Snow flurries cleared off, Wind N. Feel lousey today, have the grippe. Went up on the hill this morning and started the kitchen fire and put my feet in the oven and baked my feet while my body shivered. Stopped at Redos and asked Madeleine to have Redo call …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold wind N.W. Planted some Radish, Onion, Cabbage, Tomato, and lettuce seeds in the cold frame I built yesterday. Walder stopped in on his way to the store. Thelma, Ski, I, and Milt Vaughn rode down to the camp and had dinner there. I got out of …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Cold fog, east wind. Finished up the raking on top of the hill, now have to go down into the garden. Came home at noon and built me a cold frame in the back yard. Walder came over to see what I was doing. After I finished the frame …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Cold, rain and East wind. George was over here. Thel is going to have a new second hand washing machine, she is getting it from Sherman Furniture Co. Percy was working in his garden today. Way was in here with Conrad this afternoon. Saw a large hawk today. Heard …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair today, warm wind So. Thel, Ski, and I went to town tonight to see Noel Coward's picture, In Which We Serve and it was fine. We met Lieutenant Damon as we were going into the theatre. Rakes and cleaned up rubbish all day. Thelma has given up her …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Rain, East wind, So. E wind, then East. Saw the cock pheasant. Rakes up and wheeled rubbish to the dump all day. George and Eleanor were here at noon. Wen over to drill tonight. Walked partway home with Charlie and Paul. Rode home from the car barn with a …
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