A daily journal from 76 years ago
153rd day- 213 days follow (Arrowheads) Cloudy + Mild Transplanted some of the cutting beds. John O’Brien and his two men were up on the hill putting in a lot of new switches and plugs. When I came home from work Thel and I took a ride up to the Browne dig. We both hunted …
152nd day- 214 days follow Rain Rained hard all day. Geo. S. came here this morning + took me up to his house for dinner. After dinner Geo and I, Eleanor, and the two girls took a ride down to May’s for a couple of hours. There was quite a gang there. Tout showed Geo. …
151st day- 215 days follow Warm + Showers Memorial Day today. No horse show.. Dave came up from the camp this morning and took me back to the camp. When I was there I went out on the pond fishing and got caught in a shower and got soaked and came ashore, and when the …
150th day- 216 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Warmer Lewis Fugazzi was up on the hill. He and I put up some new shades in the sunroom. After dinner I went over to H.H. boat house and got my boat. Saw Adrian Whiting bird hunting. Rowed it up to Griffin’s landing. Went over to the …
149th day- 217 days follow Fair + Warm Worked on the cutting garden. Mrs. H. was very pleased with what the Garden Club had to say about the gardens yesterday. I took my lunch to work today, the first time for 29 years. I heard Al’s wife moved out. After supper Thel took me over …
148th day- 218 days follow Cloudy A.M. Fair P.M. Mrs. H’s Boston Garden Club arrived to inspect the gardens this afternoon. They seemed to think it looked pretty good.. Thel did her first day’s work up at the Johnson’s Stand. After supper Thel and I took a ride up to Boot Pond and I fished …
147th day- 219 days follow Cloudy and light showers I saw a rabbit and a pair of quail on the cutting garden today. Worked all day in the cutting garden. Changed the water in the pool today. Well, tomorrow Mrs. H. has her Club to tea. I think the place looks fine. Thel went out …
148th day- 220 days follow Partly Cloudy Not so warm The women were up on the hill hanging the window curtains. John Finney’s men were up on the hill patching up the driveway. They had a little material left over and they fixed the bump in my drive entrance. The Frigidare leaked gas at noon …
145th day- 221 days follow (Arrowhead) Fair + Warmer Mrs. H. and the girls were on the hill to 2 P.M. when they left for Boston. Trimmed grass and transplanted today. Thel and Eleanor and Marie and Suzanne were up on the hill today. After supper Thel and I went up [to] Arthur Bubbins’s to …
144th day- 222 days follow Fair and Warmer This morning Thel and I went up to the Browne Site and gave it a look over. I found one fine long narrow point, very good, and one good sized piece of graphite. Thel found one point fair and some broken pieces. We went up to see …
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