A daily journal from 76 years ago
19th day- 345 days follow Cloudy + Mild Piled up some brush to burn. Thel has a headache today. This is one of the most remarkable winters. I have never seen such a winter before. There is not the remotest bit of frost in the ground at the present time and today the glass was …
18th day- 347 days follow (State tax) Cloudy + Mild Walder came in last night and he and I played crib while there was a surprise party at his house for Ski. He beat me at crib. Ski got a lot of wonderful stuff. This morning I went over to town and paid my income …
17th day- 348 days follow (Arrowheads) Foggy + Warm Finished trimming the vines up around the house. Thel’s day off today. After dinner I took a walk up along the beach cliffs. Found one nice white quartz scraper. McCartey’s at the beach. Nothing along in front of the hotel. One fine felsite triangular point the …
16th day- 349 days follow Fair + Mild This morning Geo. Step. came down and he , Bud, and I worked all day, putting in the tile pipe to the cesspool, and building a cement top on the cesspool. Eleanor and the two kids came down for dinner. We had the wild goose, and it …
15th day- 350 days follow Partly Cloudy Colder Mr. H. was up on the hill when I got up there this A.M. Mrs. H. called up from Boston later. I saw a flock of 15 cedar waxwings in the apple tree over the little pool. They were feeding on rose pips above the laurel bed. …
14th day- 351 days follow Fair + Warmer Bill came up on the hill this morning, he seems to be feeling pretty good. Started to trim the vines and the shrubs around the house. Bud and Ski are painting in their house. Saw a flicker up on the hill. The rocket planes were around again …
13th day- 352 days follow Fair + Mild There was a jet plane flying around here this A.M. the first one I have seen, and it sure was traveling. I saw a robin this morning. Ski broke the second key trying to unlock her door. So I took a skeleton key and filed out a …
12th day- 353 days follow Cloudy + Cool Worked all day in the grove sawing wood and dragging out brush. I saw eight robins this morning. Burned up a lot of stuff at home in my incinerator. Carl stopped for Thel tonight. While I was eating my supper Ski and Bud came in just got …
11th day- 354 days follow Fair + Mild Chopped down some more trees in the grove. Stopped in at Ed. Manters on the way home at noon and paid Grace Snow 20.00 for garage rent for the season. Thel, Pic, Eleanor, Tillie are planning a shower for Ski next Mon. night. I talked to Harry …
10th day- 355 days follow Cloudy + Mild (Target) Sawed up the wood I had cut down in the grove. I have two good big piles of two foot wood piled up now. Eleanor and Marie and Suzanne were here for dinner. Ethel Swift came down to visit Thel this afternoon. The electrician put in …
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