A daily journal from 76 years ago
235th day- 131 days follow Cooler + Cloudy After breakfast Bill and I went down the side of the pond to try for small frogs for bait. Not much luck got only two, but a nice bunch of pond frye. After dinner we went to one of Bill’s favorite bass spots. We didn’t catch any …
234th day- 132 days follow Fair + Warm Saw Harry H. on the hill this A.M. Came home at noon and got ready to go down to Bill Whiting’s camp, at White Island Pond, to a meeting of the M.A.S. Thel got through work early and we went down and spent the afternoon and evening. …
233rd day- 133 days follow Fair + Warmer Jubbie and I worked on the gutter again today. After supper I and Thel took a walk over to the Hathaways for a short visit. 10:30 Dave ran in for a minute to get his oil can. I went out and took a look in his car. …
232nd day- 134 days follow Fair + Cool This has been a perfect day. Weeded crab grass out of the lawns. Looks as if we might have a shower tonight. Ed. B. came in tonight and I paid him for fixing the back part of the house roof. Ski had some loose hay delivered today …
231st day- 135 days follow Fair + Cooler This has been a glorious day to work, so Jubbie and I worked on the gutters all day. George, Eleanor, and the girls were here for supper. The girls both have new tricycles. After Thel took them home we took a ride out to Kingston to take …
230th day- 136 days follow Fair + Warm Jubbie and I worked on the gutters + watering today. When I got home tonight Pic was here with her children. After supper Thel and I went down to the camp. I went out on the pond fishing and caught one small small mouth bass and two …
229th day- 137 days follow (Babe Ruth) (Taxes $96.25) Fair + Cool Took a walk over to the Beach Park. Saw Ernest Peters. Took a bus there for town and paid by estate and water taxes. When I came back I watered all day. I saw Harry and Dimp early this A.M. on their way …
228th day- 138 days follow Fair + Cool This morning Geo + Eleanor came in. Gertie and her new husband came in and stayed awhile, then we all went up on the hill for a few minutes. Then I went up to May’s with them and stayed to dinner with them. Toot went up to …
227th day= 139 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Cool After dinner I rode my wheel up to the Browne ig, and I think I ought to have had a rabbit’s foot for luck, for all I found was one small cherd [shard] of nontempered pottery and the quartz pieces of arrowheads. On the way home …
226th day- 140 days follow Partly Cloudy Worked all day trimming shrubs on the bowling green and pool garden. George came down at 5:15 P.M. and took me up to his house where Thel was for supper. When we got back from there Ski and Bud were here. They had been doing some grading inside …
