A daily journal from 76 years ago
7th day- 359 days follow Thel and Tillie came up on the hill and made up all of the beds. I oiled all the floors and laid the rugs. After dinner I raked up our yard for Sunday. Ski got two more presents today. She took Target for a ride up around the county, she …
6th day- 360 days follow Rain & Fair Rained all the morning and I worked on the Tel trench, got it fulfilled and the sod relaid. Then spent the rest of the day in the grove chopping down trees. Mrs H came about 11-15 and left for Martha’s Vineyard about ? P.M. She brought a …
5th day- 361 days follow Mild and rain Saw Mr H and Geo. Crowell up on the hill this morning. Mr H and I took a ride down to his bog in Rochester. We made a couple of trys to get a shot at some ducks on his bog but we had no luck. A …
4th day- 362 days follow Fair & Warmer The telephone men were up on the hill and installed the extension to my tool house. Took me most all day smashing up the frozen earth and filling the trench. Put weather stripping around the sun porch windows. When I came home from work, Victoria, all her …
3rd day- 363 days follow Partly Cloudy Geo Step, Eleanor, Marie, and Suzanne came in for a few minutes tonight. Worked in the house all day. The telephone men didn’t show up. THel, Ski and Eleanor went up to Brockton to shop for Ski. When I took Target out of the pasture I found a …
2nd day- 364 days follow Cloudy & Colder Geo. Step brought out paper this AM. Mrs H called Thel up at 9-30 AM. Thel and I went over to town at noon and got Ski, Bud, and Gerry and brought them to dinner. Ski finished up her job at Coopers today. This afternoon Thel gave …
1st day- 365 days follow Partly Cloudy Geo. Step stopped in the forenoon. I got up late, got my breakfast and house till 1-30 PM. Bud H and Priscilla stopped in on their way home and gave me a wild goose he shot down at the Vineyard. After dinner Thel and I went over to …
366th day- the last day Warm + Rain Mr. H. and Geo. Crowell were up on the hill this morning. So was Pillsbury about the tel. cable. He said they would put it in this afternoon. Rained all afternoon. The masons finished up the chimney. After supper I took a walk over to Walder’s. …
365th day- 1 day follows Partly Cloudy 58 Warm Saw Mr. H., Harry, and Geo. Crowell on the hill this A.M. Harry went back to Boston. I dug all day on the trench. It is 12 in deep all the way now. Mr. H. went over and got his hunting license and he …
364th day- 2 days follow Warmer + light rain Saw Mr. Hornblower, Harry and Geo. Crowell up on the hill this A.M. Mr. H. had a new gun a Browning Automatic 12 gauge. It is a fine looking firearm. Harry has a meeting of the new Plimouth Plantation up at Powder Horn Pond. He showed …
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