A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Saw Carl Bolt, he started to work back at the Country Club today. Cleaned up rubbish all day. Plumber didn't show up. Lewis did not show up to plow. Thelma and Eleanor went to town this noon. I stopped in to see Eric on my way back to work. …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold, wind North. Saw Mr. Hornblower this morning, he had a letter from Bud. I went over to the Nook with Bill and dug a couple of hours. I had no luck, found a few broken pieces. Bill found a beautiful polished bow tool, and a nicely …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and Warmer. Mary, Martha, and Nellie are up on the hill. Found a leak under the pantry sink. Still feeling very weak. There have been several grass fires already. Bill called me up to go up to the nook to dig, but I stayed home and raked the …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cool. Redo was up again today. We finally got the water line fixed and the drain under the sink. We took the motor off the furnace and took it over for Hutchins to check up. Wrote a letter to Dave and one to Bob. Am feeling rather …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warmer, wind west. Redo came up this morning and we took up some more of the sun porch floor. Bill came up at 1 pm and I smelled something burning. I ran down cellar and found the circulating pump motor was on fire. Finally figured out a …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and a little warmer, wind So. I got up and went to work this morning and Redo came up and we turned on the water and ran into some hard luck, the water was coming through the living room ceiling in buckets full. So we went up into …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold wind North. Stayed in bed all day today. Have the grippe, and running a temperature. This was the first day I have spent in bed since 1908. “Three may keep a secret, if two if them are dead.” Franklin
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Snow flurries cleared off, Wind N. Feel lousey today, have the grippe. Went up on the hill this morning and started the kitchen fire and put my feet in the oven and baked my feet while my body shivered. Stopped at Redos and asked Madeleine to have Redo call …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold wind N.W. Planted some Radish, Onion, Cabbage, Tomato, and lettuce seeds in the cold frame I built yesterday. Walder stopped in on his way to the store. Thelma, Ski, I, and Milt Vaughn rode down to the camp and had dinner there. I got out of …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Cold fog, east wind. Finished up the raking on top of the hill, now have to go down into the garden. Came home at noon and built me a cold frame in the back yard. Walder came over to see what I was doing. After I finished the frame …
