A daily journal from 76 years ago
79th day- 286 days follow Fair + Cold George and Marie and Suzanne were in her this A.M. Archie was in for a few minutes. I spent the day filling up the cracks and painting in the dining room . Thel went off to work early today, so I hope she will get home earlier …
78th day- 287 days follow Fair + Cold Went up on the hill this A.M. and came back to Walder’s and he and I went over to the National Bank to a meeting of the Plymouth Plantation Committee. After the meeting went down to take a look at the new house. I painted in the …
77th day- 288 days follow Snow Mild Raining when I went to work and changed to snow and kept it up all day. Thel went to town and got some paint, so I painted in the dining room. Eleanor and the girls were here for a few minutes. I think the dining room will …
76th day- 289 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Warmer Worked all the morning wheeling off rubbish from the flower beds. When I got up on the hill after dinner Harry was up on the hill. He asked me to take a ride down to Rochester with him. When we got to the canal we took …
75th day- 290 days follow Fair + Cold Trimmed vines and wheeled cover off the flower beds. Charlie Sherman and Weeks worked all day and finished up today. Bill was up here this A.M. I had Charlie take out the fireplace frame and I gave it to Bill’s daughter Charlotte. The ground was frozen hard …
74th day- 291 days follow Fair + Warmer Took the covering of the flower beds today. Bill came up on the hill this morning and I went over to his house and put fertilizer on the lawn for him. He brought me home. Charlie and his helper were here today working on the living room. …
73rd day- 292 days follow Fair + Warmer Chas Sherman + helper were up here to work this morning. Thel and I went up to Boston to the flower show. We got in there at noon and stayed in there till 4:30 P.M. I think it was the best show I have seen yet. The …
72nd day- 293 days follow Fair + Cold Cleaned up the yard this A.M. Had Johnnie Davis take it to the dump. $6.00 After dinner Thel gave me a ride up to the Browne site and I dug out a shell pit about three feet deep and the same across at the bottom on the …
71st day- 294 days follow Fair Cool This is the first time we have had any sunshine since last Sunday. We got about two inches of snow last night. Charlie and his man came up this morning and they worked all day on the ceiling. I cleaned up the dirt and threw it out of …
70th day- 295 days follow Colder Rain Charlie Sherman was here when I came home at noon and wants to put in a new ceiling in our living room. He is coming up tomorrow to start on it. He and Bill came up tonight and Charlie and I moved all the furniture out of the …
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