A daily journal from 76 years ago
336th day- 30 days follow Fair + Mild Very heavy frost this A.M. Put manure on the flower beds today. Bud was up here this afternoon and worked on his floor. Dr. Wilde called me up at noon and he said that my new glasses are at his office. The crows were very active today, …
335th day- 31 days follow Fair + Cooler Carl Bolt was up on the hill this A.M. to find out if I intended to go deer hunting next week. Raked up more rubbish. At noon I got a couple of books from Harry Hornblower, one Boston Business, the other the Plimoth Plantation. After dinner I …
334th day Rain + Colder Mrs. H. and Mary left for Boston this morning. I got a letter from Harry Hornblower. Thel and Helen Griffin went off for a ride in the car this afternoon. A sharp shinned hawk flew by me this afternoon with a mouse in its claws. The partridges are still on …
333rd day- 33 days follow Partly Cloudy Geo. S and Marie and Suzanne were in here this morning. Archie Hathaway was in here for an hour this A.M. Bud’s boy was here this afternoon playing with Roger.
332nd day- 34 days follow Rain Mild Mrs. H. and Mary the cook were up on the hill this morning. Geo. Crowell was up and he and Mr. H. went off together. I stopped in to see Pick’s family on my way home at noon. Walder + Pic were taking a ride up to Boston …
331st day- 35 days follow Fair + Mild Raked up all day. Mr. H. and Geo. Crowell came up on the hill about 3:30 P.M. Mr Hornblower sure has taken off a lot of weight, his clothes don't fit him now. Someone called me up tonight, but there was no one on the line when …
330th day- 36 days follow (60th birthday) Cloudy + Rain Some gang around here today. Dave showed moving pictures in the afternoon, and there was Geo, Eleanor, their girls, Bob Lee + Gretchen and their 1 girl, Victoria’s two boys + Walder + Pic, two kids of Roy Holman’s + Jimmy Palavanchi and Roger Hadaway. …
329th day- 37 days follow Cloudy + Mild Fred Dries and Chet Malaguti came up on the hill today and brought me a load of manure and a load of loam. Raked up more leaves today. Walked over to the river by H. H. dump and got some fine partridge berries for Xmas decorations. Ski …
328th day- 32 days follow Cloudy + Damp Raked up more rubbish. Saw a small flock of 10 geese today. They flew right over my head so I took 4 or 5 shots at them with my 22. Bud was up this afternoon to do some more work on his floor. I went over to …
327th day- 39 days follow Cloudy + light rain Raked up leaves and trash today. This afternoon I rode my wheel up to the Browne Site, had just about ½ hour there when it rained so hard I quit. Stopped in to see Pic on the way home from work. Pic and Walder would like …
