A daily journal from 76 years ago
188th day- 177 days follow Fair + Cooler Fine day to work. Watered all day and did chores. The bass ate 22 worms and a large pollywog at one meal and some time today he got a grip on another robin’s tail and pulled it out. He has already drowned two. I ate supper with …
187th day- 178 days follow Fair and Hot Cleaned out the pool and trimmed the hedges. Saw quail on the hill three times today. Mickey came over after dinner and fired up his job. I won’t miss what he did too much. Geo. Stef came for me at 6 P.M. and we picked up Bobbie …
186th day- 179 days follow Fair + Hot Watered all day and things sure were dry. I stopped at Pick’s on the way home from [work] and had supper with them. Walder and I did some more shooting tonight. I did pretty well. Betty and Sandy came over there about 9 P.M. The Engstroms have …
185th day- 180 days follow Fair + Hot Too hot to do much of anything but go in the water today. Sure was a big gang over at Dave’s today. While Geo. was out fishing I did some more casting and got a strike from a 2 pounder. It broke in four jumps and threw …
184th day- 181 days follow Fair + Hot I got up and was fishing on the pond at 4:30 A.M. Fished all the way around the pond and didn’t get a strike, came back and went to bed. Fished some during the day and got nothing. In the afternoon Carlie and his family arrived. They …
183rd day- 182 days follow Fair + Hot Harry and I went down to visit the first house this morning. I rode back with Mr. H. After dinner Thel gave me a ride down to the camp. Eleanor + the two girls went with us. I went fishing with Dave. We caught a few small …
182nd day - 183 days follow Fair + Warm Watered all day. Stopped to see Pic and the kids after work. After supper Walder came over and got the target and he and I shot three rounds. I used my new arrows that Thel gave me for Father’s Day. I did very well tonight. Twice …
181st day- 184 days follow Fair + Warm Watered all day today, and did chores around the house. I stopped in at Pick’s and had supper with them. Walder had to work tonight so I came home and fixed up my old target so Walder and I can shoot tomorrow night. Thel got half of …
180th day- 185 days follow Fair + Warm This morning I mowed down on the front drive. Mrs. H. went to Boston today. Mr. Childs of Manomet and his family came in to see the gardens this afternoon. Thel took Ski and Bud down to the camp. They are staying there overnight. Stopped to see …
179th day- 186 days follow Fair + Cooler Fine day to work today. Helped Mrs. H. find some junk for the auction. I caught a baby chipmunk in my woodchuck trap. Saw a tiny young rabbit by the chive bed. After supper I rode up to the Browne Site and found that someone had been …
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