A daily journal from 76 years ago
89th day- 276 days follow Fair + Mild I feel a little better today. I have had three intestinal grippe very unpleasant. Worked on my cold frames today. Victoria is down with the same trouble. I am just getting over. Victoria has the intestinal grippe today so Thel brought Anne over to Ski’s and Eric …
88th day- 277 days follow Fair + Warm Saw the owl again today + a chipmunk, a butterfly and a red squirrel. Thel and Grandma, Eleanor, Ski, Marie, and Suzanne went on a picnic up at Bartlett Pond in Darby. I got a toaster for Thel for an Anniversary present. Finished up raking the flower …
87th day- 278 days follow (Geese) Fair + Warm I saw a nice big flock of geese on their way north this morning. Worked on the pool garden flower beds today. Thel gave me a ride home at noon. Arthur came up on the hill this afternoon. He said Mrs. H. was on her way …
86th day- 279 days follow (Woodchuck, Geese, Arrowheads) Fair + Warm Worked in the house till after dinner. Saw a whale of a woodchuck over on the edge of Walder’s land. After dinner I rode my bike up to the Browne dig, saw Mr. and Mrs. Griffin. I went over and dug about 2 ½ …
85th day- 280 days follow (7 Bluebirds, Flicker song) Fair + Warmer Raked flower beds all the morning. After dinner Walder and I went to town meeting. I came out of that at 5 P.M. and got a cup of coffee and at 6 P.M. took a special bus with 31 others and rode to …
84th day- 281 days follow (Frog) Fair + Mild Raked up the horse lawn terrace and bowling green. Arthur came over this afternoon with some bulbs Mrs. H. sent down from Boston. I stopped at Pick’s on the way home from work and there was a fellow there who had dug out the top of …
83rd day- 282 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Warmer Mrs. H. called up at 8 A.M. about some stuff she wanted sent up to Boston. I went over to see Steve to find out when Arthur is going to Boston. Arthur came up on the hill and got the stuff for Boston. After work I …
82nd day- 283 days follow Rain + Mild Rained like time today, and I hope I can get up to Bubbins’ before anyone else. Thel came up on the hill for me at noon. It was pouring then. I stayed home at noon and washed up the dining room floor. Archie called me up and …
81st day- 284 days follow Fair + Warm Regular spring day. Split up logs in the grove. Bill came up just before noon and he gave me a ride home at noon. Eleanor and the girls were here for dinner. I saw Jimmie and Georgie cleaning up their yard at noon. The black kitten is …
80th day- 285 days follow Partly Cloudy Went up on the hill this A.M. and I met Thel at the foot of the drive, and we took Grandma and Cozette for a ride. We went down across the Sagamore Bridge and down through the center of the Cape. We came out at Weano and then …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 