A daily journal from 76 years ago
127th day- 238 days follow Hot till 10 A.M. after that East wind cold Saw Geo. Crowell and Delano + Mr. H. on the hill. Mary the cook was there. Mrs. H. and I went down to the P.Y.Club, and I fed the elm trees and fixed the flower beds. Dave, Dot, and the three …
126th day- 239 days follow Partly Cloudy + Cooler Trimmed hedges all day. Mrs. H. called me up at noon. She said she and Mr. H. are coming down this afternoon. Priscilla Rich came up on the hill and got their keys. Dot called me up at noon and said that they are coming down …
125th day- 240 days follow Fair + Hot Regular summer day today, 84 in the shade this afternoon. Trimmed hedges all day. This afternoon Martha H. and a boy friend stopped at the house, then went up to the falls and got some roe out of some herring they caught. They got back to the …
124th day- 241 days follow (black snake) This has been one swell day, the warmest yet. Transplanted some more plants. Stopped in to see Pic on the way home from work. Robin Briggs was there. After I got my supper I went out in the yard and shot a few arrows. One went over into …
123rd day- 242 days follow Showers + Warm Maynie painted the iron furniture today. And I did some transplanting and put fertilizer on the flower beds. I stopped to see Pic and the boys on the way home from work. I ate supper with Ski + Bud. Mowed the lawn after supper, took off the …
122nd day- 243 days follow (Maynard Swift) Fair + Warm Young Maynard Swift started in working for me up on the hill today. Mrs. H. went back to Boston last night. Started using the hose today. Ski is 22 years old today. All of Eleanor’s kids, she, Grandma Holman, Bud, and Ski had dinner here. …
121st day- 24 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Warm This was a wonderful day. I took a ride down to Ellisville with Walder and Jim Swanton. I met the woman that owns the place, and I like the layout very much. After dinner I went up to the Browne (site) and dug a couple of …
120th day- 245 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Warmer Saw Mr. H. and Mrs. H. this morning. Mr. is looking fine. Mrs. H. thought the place looked fine. Talked with Dorothy over the phone. After I got through work I stopped in to see Pic (for) a few minutes. Bill came up after dinner. He …
119th day- 246 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Cool Almost a frost last (night) up on the hill. Arthur came over early and got a lot of flowers I had picked. He took them up to Boston for Mrs. H. After work I rode my wheel up to the Browne site and dug for two …
118th day- 247 days follow Fair + Cold Someone had a picnic in the grove near the cutting garden. Cut a lot of flowers to send up to Mrs. H. tomorrow morning. Thel had a face ache today. After supper I took a walk up on the hill to check on my cold frames as …
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