A daily journal from 76 years ago
200th day- 165 days follow Foggy + Hot Showers Saw the big garter snake up on the hill. Tried to get a picture but didn’t. Stopped in at Walder’s at noon and ate dinner. The two girls were there from Washington. They came over when I watered the horse to look at him. Walder and …
199th day- 166 days follow Fair + Hot There is a hell of a raft of Japanese beetles on the hill. I have caught slews of them by hand. Thel and I took a ride down to the camp and Bubbie + Polly came and got some water and a cot. They are staying for …
198th day- 167 days follow Hot + Fair Trimmed and weeded out the pool flower garden. I saw a good sized milk snake come from under the apple tree and go under my shanty. When I came home Thel and I went down to the camp and had supper there. We went swimming before supper. …
Showers + Hot We had one fine shower this forenoon and several light ones. This was Ski’s day off. Eleanor is going to do the book keeping for the Johnson stand. Tried a few shots tonight. Shot fair. Mowed with a scythe all day and I have a whale of a blister on my left …
196th day- 169 days follow Fair + Hot Parker and another fellow from the Boss’s bog down in Rochester, and we sprayed ivy all day. Thel had an idea of buying a new car from Dutton I tried a few shots at the target before supper and broke my bowstring. The striped bass don’t seem …
195th day- 176 days follow Fair + Hot Watered all the morning. Jubbie didn’t come to work. He sent over word that he cut his arm and was going to see a Dr. When I came home tonight Thel and I took a ride up to Fresh Pond and had fish and chips. We stopped …
194th day- 171 days follow Fair + Hot Went up on the hill to do the chores. Took my wheel and rode up to George’s and had dinner with them and stayed till Thel got out of work at the Stand. Took a look at the sandbank and found nothing. An awful lot of traffic …
193rd day- 172 days follow Fair + Hot Geo. Crowell was up on the hill this A.M. He said he would send the sprayer back to do some more work. Mr. H. got back from his trip to New Brunswick. I ate dinner at Pick’s and Walder and I went up by Cotton Pond and …
192nd day- 173 days follow Fair + Hot The Meyer’s house is being shingled. The house was built about 1923 so the roof hadn’t ought to be too bad. Ski and Bud went up to the Pope field by the Stand and raked up the hay that Ted Lacey mowed. When she came home she …
191st day- 174 days follow Fair and Hot Mrs. Hornblower went to Boston this morning. Thel and I went to the show tonight. The picture was “The Yearling”. The scenery and animals were fine. Dot Dunlap is in pretty poor shape from the last reports I have heard. The family up in Aunt Turzah’s house …
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