A daily journal from 76 years ago
209th day- 156 days follow Fair + Hot Finished up around the rose garden. After dinner Bud, Ski, Thel, + I took a ride down to the camp and after we had been there a few minutes Bob + Gretchen and their baby came down and we all went in for a swim. On the …
208th day- 157 days follow Fair + Hot Sure was hot today. Trimmed on the box hedges around the old rose garden. Mrs. H. and Priscilla Rich went over to Duxbury to race their boat. Thel and Ski went down to the camp after dinner for a swim. Ski got my supper tonight. After supper …
207th day- 158 days follow Fair + Hot Trimmed hedges all day. I came home with George this morning. Thel and the rest of the gang came home this afternoon. After supper I went over to Walder’s and we shot four rounds. I won all of them. My average was 207 ½. Adrian Whiting and …
206th day- 159 days follow Fair + Hot George came for me after work and we went down to the camp. Bud and Ski, Eleanor, the two kids, and Thel were there. After supper George and I went out fishing. All we got before dark was small yellow perch. After dark I rowed around the …
205th day- 160 days follow Fair + Hot After I cooked breakfast I cleaned up the camp, visited over to Dave’s. After dinner Dave, Dale, and I went out fishing. I didn’t get a single bite on live bait. Dave caught several good red perch on worms. We caught a big wounded pickerel swimming on …
204th day 161 days follow Fair + Hot Saw Harry this A.M. and he is going to try to get other artifacts, then mine for the First house exhibit. After dinner Thel, Ski, Gerry, + Roger rode down to the camp. They stayed about 3 hours and had a good swim. I went out fishing …
203rd day- 162 days follow Fair + Hot Partly Cloudy Saw a young rabbit in the pool garden. These hot days seem to have sweat out all my ambition. I sure [don’t] have it much when the glass is 90 in the shade. I went over and Walder and I did some shooting. Russ …
202nd day- 163 days follow Fair + Hot Thel, Eleanor, Ski, and the kids went down to the pond and they caught the kid with the ladder picking the blueberries. I hope they scared the pants off him. I went over [to] Walder’s and did some shooting tonight. I didn’t do quite so well as …
261st day- 164 days follow Fair + Hot This has been a son of a gun of a hot day. We had the edge of a thunderstorm tonight, but not enough rain to do any good. Bill Whiting and Lottie came in for a few minutes on their way back to White Island Pond. Bill …
200th day- 166 days follow Fair + Hot Cleaned the pool today. After work I stopped at Pick’s. She was painting a landscape. I stayed there for supper and after supper Walder and I shot 3 rounds. I won. Pete Winter and Reynolds drove in and watched us shoot two rounds. I saw another young …
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