A daily journal from 76 years ago
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, …
83rd day-283 days follow Wed. April 7 Foggy in A.M. Fair in P.M. Transplanted in the pool garden all the morning. Thel is getting ready for a meeting this afternoon. At noon I fixed the living room chandelier. It has had a short in it. Thel went out to a club meeting tonight. The flycatcher …
82nd day- 284 days follow Partly Cloudy + Warm Worked all day on the flower beds. After work tonight I saw Spider Hadaway over at Doubros where he is building some cottages. A fellow drove up to us and he claimed to know me back in 1920. I couldn’t remember him. I went over the …
81st day- 285 days follow (Arrowheads) Partly Cloudy and rain I got up at 6:15 A.M. and took a ride up to the Browne dig and hunted it over and all I found was a young water snake. I saw bluebirds, blackbirds, and robins. I looked the sand-bank over and found nothing there, then I …
80th day- 280 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Warmer Saw two bluebirds and geese were flying. Jubbie found a whale of a bull frog when he was raking rubbish. I heard Dottie Fry has got married again. After work I fixed up my wheel and rode over to H. H. plowing and found two bases …
79th day- 287 days follow Cloudy + Mild Fred Moon was up on the hill this A.M. Feels as if it is going to blow up a rain. Cut down some wild cherries. After work I went over to Victoria’s. Thel and Eleanor and all the kids were there having a fourth year birthday party …
78th day-288 days follow Fair + Mild Fertilized lawns today and took some of straw off the flowers. I found another pot of tulips and gave them to Dick. Jubbie raked up leaves this afternoon. Eleanor and her girls were here for dinner. Thel took them home for supper. Ski’s horse ran off this morning. …
