A daily journal from 76 years ago
220th day- 145 days follow Fair + Hot. Worked on the lawns all day. Ski said she is going up to the gymkhana Sun. There was three hummingbirds around the flower beds on the hill yesterday and none today. Did some shooting and did fairly well.
219th day- 146 days follow Fair + Hot Jubbie did chores around the house most of the day. Weeded and planted some seed. After I got home from work Thel and I took a ride down to the camp. When we got there there was no key in the accustomed place so I had to …
218th day- 147 days follow Fair + Hot Jubbie didn’t come to work this afternoon. At noon I took a walk down to the Beach Club to see Mr. Delano. He is putting up a wind break around the tennis court. There was a car stuck at the foot of brook hill at noon. It …
217th day- 148 days follow Fair + Warm Planted some seed in the frames for plants for next Spring. After supper Thel and I took a ride up to Eleanor’s. Geo., Eleanor, Ski and Bud are going to the movies. Blackberries are ripe now. When we left Eleanor’s we rode over to Geo. Holman’s garage. …
216th day- 149 days follow Fair + Cool. This has been a swell day. Jubbie and I mowed some on the front drive. Saw a green snake by the blackberry patch. This was Thel’s day off. The Hathaway’s have their car going again. They were at the camp yesterday. Did a little bow and arrow …
215th day- 150 days follow Fair + Cool Went up on the hill with George after I cleaned and cut up the salmon. Ate dinner with Eleanor and Marie. Geo. went to a clam bake. Came home in the afternoon and was here when Dave’s family arrived. Bob and Gretchen came with them. Then Ed. …
214th day- 151 days follow Fair + Cool The White Fuel oil burner men were up on the hill this morning. I went down into the cellar to see how they were getting along, and found that they had a leak in one of the copper tubes, and it was flowing into the fire box. …
213th day- 152 days follow Fair + Cool Geo. Crowell and the Boss called me up to the barn and they had two salmon just arrived from New Brunswick. I opened up the boxes and cleaned them. One weighed 35 or 40 lbs. The Boss gave me fine steaks and a large piece to boil. …
212th day- 153 days follow Partly Cloudy Worked all day on the lawn around the pool. When I came home from work Thel and I took a ride down to the Canal and had supper, then we crossed the bridge and went down the other side and over the other bridge and back again to …
211th day- 154 days follow Fair + Hot. I think I have got the mower for the bowling green cutting good again. After supper I took a ride on my wheel up to the place where Whipple flowed over the hatchery. I dug for an hour or so and found the point of a fine …
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