A daily journal from 76 years ago
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. …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warm. I went up on the hill the long way around and saw Charlie McCanby and Arthur Circo. Went rabbit hunting with snowshoes on. Got one rabbit with the 410. Took a snowshoe hike down on the beach as far as the sentry box. Saw two hen …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cool today. I went up on the hill and built a crate to ship a dog to Boston. Then I took it over to the store and called up Phinney and he is going to pick it up in the morning and take it over to Fred …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Took Eric's sled home on my way up on the hill. South wind and light rain. The snow is just about knee deep. Ski got a letter from Eddie Wood. He is at Fort Jackson N.C. The sun came out this afternoon and the snow has all dropped …
Snow and fairly warm. Another foot of snow this morning. And I had all of my digging to do over again. Thel and I took a walk over to Archie's. Phil Covell, and Tammy was there. Went up to the store after the paper. Saw Ernest Sawyer and his son Bill and grandson digging snow. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Franklin D. Roosevelt Cloudy little east wind fairly warm. Saw a rabbit up on the hill. Put out some feed for the birds. Saw the stray cat again. Thelma was two hours late in getting home tonight. The bus got stuck on the way up to Hanover. This snow is …
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