A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Cold and cloudy. Went over to the greenhouse and saw Stephen Treglorn. He is the manager of the H.H. Estate. This afternoon, Ski, Walder, Vick, and I rode up to Columbia station, then took the elevated to Jordan's Basement. We went into Raymond's and a vacuum cleaner place and …
ToDay is the Birthday of Abraham Lincoln Fair and cold wind north west. I saw the big hawk again today. Trimmed up vines and bush today. Stopped in to see Vic and Eric. Walter and Vic want us to go up to Boston with them to go to the B.A.A. Sports events at the Garden. …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ South wind and warm, 62. Trimmed up some wood this morning. Pruned the wisteria after dinner. Started to rain about 2:30. Stopped in to see Vick. Eric was asleep. Ski went over to Vick's today. I wrote a letter to Mrs. Hornblower. Got a letter from Dave today. He …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warmer wind north. Saw the sparrowhawk this morning. The witchhazel bush is in full bloom. Trimmed up the apple trees over the small pool. Went over to H. Hornblower barn and put the paper cover over Mrs. Hornblower's car. Saw Arthur and Archie, they told me Howard …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold, wind North West. I saw a song sparrow down by Walder's brook, and a pigeon hawk up on the hill. Stopped in to see Eric and Vick. I saw George Moon tonight. Finished up Eleanor's bear skin that I tanned and made into a rug. Got …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cool, wind North West. Shoes are on the ration list now. I was going to take down a big pine tree in the grove but it was too cold. Did some painting and some cleaning up in my shanty. The Russians are still knocking the tar out …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warm. Went up to the store and got the paper, stopped in to see Charlie Howland and made arrangements about the road block. Took a walk up around the hill. Vic, Walder, and Eric were over to dinner with us. Archie Hathaway, Tillie Gubbie, and Geo. Holman's …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Rain, warm south wind. Put out some grain for the birds. Took a walk over to the store and found that Finney had not taken that dog crate yet. Stopped in to Ed and Grandma Holman, Tillie was there, Geo H.'s wife and new baby are coming back from …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Best day yet, south wind and warm. Spent the morning trimming shrubs around the house. Took the 22 and went down through Richmonds but saw no sign of any rabbits but did see one hen pheasant. Stopped in to see Eric on the way home. [Walders aunt Julia] Walder …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Snow melting. Rain and south wind. Showshoed up to the hill this morning and went down the drive and dug out the drains. I heard that Freddie Moon got home today on his first furlow. I got a letter from Bob Lee today, he's in at Atlantic City N.J. …
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