A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of Overcast, wind east. Heard the first robin song. Transplanted yews in the linden grove, euronymous along the flagpole wall, and turtle-head by the front step. Planted 12 rows of string beans and a patch of beets. Planted cucumbers and watermelons in moss as an experiment. Rode to town with Dot. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool wind No...So. Went over to the store and got some grass seed and came back to the hill and sowed in some patches. Turned on the outside water today. Dup some dog grass out of the garden. Stopped in to see Eric on my way home from …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and Warm, wind west. Mrs. H., Harry, and his wife and Betty went back to Boston this morning, they took back the bear skin rug. Caught a large green snake. Planted sweet william and some glads, and some small seed in the cold frame. I hope Harry gets my …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm till noon then cool and cloudy. Went up on the hill and did some chores, took a ride over to HH plowing, found one piece of english flint, one quartz scraper and one broken base. Went up to Dr. Bradleys and gave him back the instrument he …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm, wind So. The swallows are back at the bird houses on the hill. Harry helped me this morning wheel loam up on the front lawn. Chet Downie was up to see me this morning, he wants to come back to work for me, if I can make …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair, warm wind So-East. This morning there was a white frost. Mrs. Hornblower went clamming up at the hotel and got most a bucket of clams and two buckets of mussels. Saw my first butterfly of the season, a medium sized black one. Found a good arrowhead in Eugene Finney's …
ToDay is the Birthday of Cold and cloudy wind east. Nellie called up and I went up and lifted Aunt Tirzah up off her bedroom floor. She had fallen and couldn't get up. Sharpened and cleaned up the lawnmower on the hill. Dr. came here at noon and operated on the lamb. Johnnie Keller came …
ToDay is the Birthday of rain cold East Put fertilizer on the flower beds up on the hill. Went over to drill tonight and got a lot of it. Came home on the bus with Ralph Mantes, he is having a 10 days furlow. Pic was over with Eric this afternoon and stayed till I …
ToDay is the Birthday of 23rd year at my job Fired up all the fireplaces and stoves, and first swept up the house. After dinner I went over to see if Arthur could carry off all the rubbish and Steve gave me a couple of dozen heliotrope plants. Went over to the dump with Arthur. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Cloud and cold wind East. Cleaned the entrance of the drive on Warren Avenue. Dug some more in the flower gardens, saw the sparrow hawk again. The army is making a road bed on the beach. Frank Holman has a cow that just calved and apparently has gone crazy. I …
