A daily journal from 76 years ago
93rd day- 273 days follow (Arrowheads) Cloudy + Cool Worked on the lawns and the flower beds. Jubbie carted off rakings. Bill Whiting came up on the hill late this afternoon, and after work Bill and I stopped at Dick Adams’s and I found one arrowhead and two pieces of stock, all poor stuff. Thelma …
92nd day- 274 days follow Fair + Showers Warm Worked on the flower gardens and lawns. I went to the roller polo* game tonight with Bobbie Swift, Henry, Bubbie Nickerson, and Archie. Plymouth played Worcester tonight and won 13 to 10. Rained like heck tonight. Ski took a ride onTarget up to Evelyn Wall’s this …
Fair + Warm Ski’s horse got us up at 5 A.M. He came right out through the side of the barn. Saw the chipmunk. Put milorganite on the flower beds. Eleanor and her two girls were here for dinner. I went up with her at noon and I trimmed her grape vine and her Rhododendron …
90th day- 276 days follow (Anniversary) Rolled lawns and put milorganite on flower beds. Fred Moon worked today. I heard that Harry Bradford has died, don’t know if it is true. Mrs. and Mr. Fraser gave us a nice table cloth for an anniversary present. After I got through work Thel and I went out …
89th day- 277 days follow Fair + Cool Jubbie worked this afternoon. Fred Moon worked all day. Zanello came up and took the living [room] couch to fix it. Sirocco came up and got the show case to take to Boston, for Harry. Worked on the lawns and the flower beds all day. Thel took …
88th day- 278 days follow Cloudy + Cool This morning I went up on the hill and rode my wheel over to the store and got the papers. George came down with the kids and we took Thel up to church, then took a ride over to town. I dug for about ½ hour on …
887th day- 279 days follow Warm + Showers Fred Moon worked up on the hill. Ski’s horse woke us up at five A.M. He smashed out the window in the barn. After dinner Thel and I took a load of rubbish up to the Manomet dump. We stopped at Gellar’s for an ice cream and …
86th ay- 280 days follow Fair + Mild Jubbie worked all day today. Fred Moon worked today on the hill. Harry came up on the hill about 3 P.M. and he asked me to take a ride down to the Wareham Cranberry Station. We went down and I met Dr. Franklin again. On our way …
85th day- 281 days follow Fair + Cool Raked and trimmed all day. Jubbie raked this afternoon. Fred Moon worked up on the hill today. After I got through work I went over through the cemetery. Tom + his son were burning grass there. Went to the store and got some tobacco, saw Fred Enos …
84th day- 282 days follow Thurs. April 8 Fair and thin clouds Warm Raked rubbish today. Jubbie was on the job this afternoon. Thel had a tea party here this afternoon. Mr. Melvill came in for awhile to see if Thel will work for him up at the stand this summer. Tonight Bobbie Swift, Henry, …
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