A daily journal from 76 years ago
36th day-330 days follow (Bill) Snow + Cloudy Stopped snowing about noon. In all we had about four inches. On the way back from the hill I stopped in to see Pic and the boys. Pick’s oil heater had another blowout, and made a heck of a mess of the place. Cantoni’s man was firing …
35th day- 331 days follow (Flickers) After dinner Thel and I and Jarjory went up to see Eleanor and the kids. We took Carrie along. She had a swell time running around the house and trailing the cat. Saw flickers eating rose hips. Gosh I am sick of snow. Archie came in and got the …
34th day- 332 days follow (Chas. Sherman) Fair + Cold Did some more snow digging today. Looks fine to see the ice gone out of the bay. Rusty Rounds was in here about some church work this A.M. Wes Whiting called me up this A.M. and he said Bill had a poor night. After dinner …
33rd day-Â 333 days follow (Partridge) Fair + Warmer This morning I saw the partridge down in the flower garden. It has been living on rose hips. They brought Marjory back today. Shoveled off the flat root and part of the piazza roof. I called up Wes Whiting and he said Bill felt a lot …
32nd day- 334 days follow (Bill) Partly Cloudy Archie called up and said he and Cozette weren’t going to the Sportsman’s Show. I called up Lottie and she said Bill had a bad night and the Dr. is expected to come and see him this A.M. and she will call me after he leaves. Thel, …
31st day- 335 days follow Fair + Warmer Took Mrs. H’s plant over to H.H. greenhouse. Had a talk with Steve. Went home around by the store and got some tobacco. After dinner I went collecting for the church on Cliff St. Didn’t have too much luck. Mrs. Holman called up as her oil furnace …
30th day- 336 days follow ( Mahatma Gandhi) Fair + Cold Terrible cold again today. Did snow today. Saw the ducks and crows again. Jubbie took Thel’s car over to be checked up, as she wants to go up to the Sportsman’s show. Stopped in to see Pic and the boys on the way home …
29th day- 337 days follow Fair + Cold Very cold all day today. North West wind. Tonight Hen Swift, Bubbie Swift, Archie + Jubbie Hathaway and I went to town to the polo game. There was a good crowd and a good game. Plymouth lost to Providence. Thel went up to the Hall to take …
28th day- 338 days follow Fair + Cold Clear and very cold today. Fine day to take snow pictures. I saw a small bird that died of starvation or froze over by Warren Davis’s this morning. After dinner Thel took the car and Helen Griffin and Cozette for a ride down to Hyannis. Thel took …
27th day- 339 days follow Fair + Cold Oehme called me up this morning early and said he was bringing Mrs. H’s boat over to the H.H. garage so I went over there and helped him unload it. Fred helped us stow it away and he had an errand over to town so I rode …
