A daily journal from 76 years ago
67th day- 298 days follow Rain + Colder Started in to rain this morning and it froze as soon as it struck. Thel stopped up on the hill for me at noon. She had Eleanor and the kids with her. They were all here for dinner. The kids had quite a time here. I stayed …
66th day- 299 days follow Fair + Colder Split logs on the hill today. Thel, Archie, + Cozette came up on the hill about 4 P.M. and I took a ride up as far as the Hotel so we could get a good view of the surf. It was fine. Thel, Archie, Cozette, and I …
65th day- 300 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Warm This morning I rode my wheel up to Bubbins’ place and rehunted the plowed piece. I found several rather crude specimens. From there I rode over to the Browne site. I surface hunted and found nothing. I had my hoe and on the third scratch I …
64th day- 301 days follow Fair + Warmer The snow is melting fast today. I pumped up my bike and rode it home at noon. On the way home I stopped in to see Pic and Walder. Walder invited me to ride up to the Boston Garden with him tonight. Archie took Grandma Holman up …
63rd day- 302 days follow Fair + Warmer Very fine day Started to paint the screens today. If the snow was off it would have been like Spring. Painted screens this afternoon. Picked over some old arrowhead stock that has been down in the garage for years, some of it I found years ago. President …
62nd day- 303 days follow Fair + a (?) Warmer I saw about 20 robins up on the hill and a red-wing blackbird on Cliff St. I stopped at Pick’s on the way home from work. There was no one home. Thel took me over to town this morning. I got a hair cut and …
61st day- 304 days follow Fair + Cool I saw a robin and two purple finches up on the hill. I went to work along the outside of the beach, expected to see some things washed up but I never saw the beach so clean after a storm. The roads are very icy today. Eleanor …
60th day- 306 days follow Snow + Windy March came in like a lion this morning. The clocks stopped at 8:10 A.M. on account of down wires. I went up on the hill and over to the store. It was lighted with kerosene lamps. I got picked up in front of Chick Howland’s and got …
59th day- 306 days follow (Another Lee maybe) Cloudy + Cool Raked up and wheeled off rubbish all the morning. And did the same this afternoon. I stopped in to see Pic and the kids on the way home. Pic told me that Gretchen called her up and said she is expecting in October. …
58th day- 307 days follow Fair + Cold David and his family were here for dinner and stayed for the afternoon. Bill was up for a short while this morning. He came to see the artifacts I found yesterday. Dave, Dot, and the kids looked fine. When Dave’s family was leaving, Art Cox and family …
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