A daily journal from 76 years ago
363rd day- 3 days follow Fair + Warmer This morning a fellow came up to work on the telephone extension. I had John Finney + men up to sand the driveway. I was sure slippery. Mrs. H. couldn’t get up the hill with her car. Burned some birch today. Geo. Wetherly was up working on …
362nd day- 4 days follow Fair + Milder So. W. Wind Sawed up logs in the grove. One of them had 22 two foot cuts. Quite some tree. The work is warm to the body but my feet always get cold. I have to stand in snow. This was Thel’s day off. After supper Bud …
361st day- 5 days follow Fair and Very Cold Took a ride up to the store, and up on the hill with Dave and the kids. Came back and we went over to see Pic and Walder for an hour or so. Saw a big flock of starlings in Walder’s swamp. Ski had a day …
360th day- 6 days follow Cold. Cloudy. Jubbie was in with presents. Thel and I took presents to Grandma Holman’s + to Eleanor’s. We had a fine dinner today. Ski, Bud, and Gary were here. I got a pipe lighter from Geo. + Eleanor, a swell wool shirt from Thel + one from Ski and …
359th day- 7 days follow Coldest day of the season The temp was in the 20’s all day. Jubbie came up on the hill about 11 A.M. and stayed til noon. He looks fine, and I was glad to see him. Dottie called up Thel and said that they are coming down tomorrow A.M. The …
358th day- 8 days follow Fair + Mild Arthur Sirrico stopped here at 8 A.M. and [took] I [and] the Hornblowers basket on his truck, and rode up to Boston with him. We made our first stop at Granny Hornblower’s, we left a lot of stuff there. I saw Granny H., Marguerite, her helper, and …
Fair + Warmer This has been a fine day for one of the shortest of the year. Mando was up on the hill with Mr. Hornblower’s car. I got a box of cranberries and a jar of honey from Mr. and Mrs. Hornblower. Burned brush today. The horse got out again last night. I took …
356th day- 10 days follow Partly Cloudy Cold last night. Took a hat box over to the greenhouse to go up to Mrs. Hornblower’s. So far we have spent about $200.00 for Xmas presents, too many relatives. Burned up brush this afternoon. Bud was up and did a little work this afternoon.
355th day- 11 days follow Mortgage Partly cloudy Burned up rubbish on the fire strip all day. I ate my dinner over to Pick’s today. This morning I saw a marsh hawk in back of Sawyer’s, and this afternoon I saw a red shouldered hawk in the same place. Tracked three different rabbits today. Tomorrow …
354th day- 12 days follow Cloudy. Started to snow at noon George came in this morning and we went up on the hill and I cut up the deer. Saw Mr. and Mrs. H. The boss gave me a big turkey and I gave him a piece of loin of the deer. Then I went …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 