A daily journal from 76 years ago
190th day- 175 days follow Fair + Hot Trimmed up trees in front of the house, to give a better view of the ocean. This was Ski’s day off and she and Bud took Eleanor and her kids down to the camp for a visit. After supper Gerta, May, Eleanor, her boy friend, girl friend …
189th day- 175 days follow Cool + Light showers Jubbie worked down on the drive. The Parafax Gas arrived this A.M. He was supposed to yesterday so the cook had to go back to the coal stove. Thel is back on the job today. After supper I went over to the river and fished till …
188th day- 177 days follow Fair + Hot Geo. Crowell had two men up from Rochester and we sprayed poison ivy all day. Thel had her day off today but she didn’t get much of a rest. Had Jubbie watering all day. The gas ran out on the hill. Mrs. H. picked about three pints …
187th day- 178 days follow Fair + Hot Dave rowed me around the pond, didn’t get a strike. We started back about 2:30 P.M. When we got here Betty Covell and her husband came in for a couple of minutes. Then Jerry Brewer and his wife and son came in for about an hour, before …
186th day- 179 days follow Fair + Cool Mrs. Greenwood and Mrs. Hague were up on the hill today. I took a ride up to Cooks pond with Harry and Hank. On the way back we went in to see the auction for a few minutes. Dave and Dot came up from the camp and …
185th day- 179 days follow Partly Cloudy, Clearing Went up on the hill, stopped a few minutes at Pic’s on the way home. Walder, Pic and the boys came + got me and we went up to the Standish Ave. playground where Horton the actor was. From there we took a ride over to Duxbury …
184th day- 181 days follow Fair + Cooler Mrs. H. had Jubbie working in the house all the afternoon. There was a large garter snake on the bowling green. I had dinner with Pic and the boys at noon. Stopped there on the way home from work and Pic gave me a couple of heads …
183rd day- 182 days follow Fair + Hot (Woodchuck) Mowed down on the front drive this morning. I looked out of the barn window above the woodpile and I saw a big woodchuck. I knew the cellar door was open so I ran around the back of the barn and he ran right into the …
182nd day- 183 days follow Fair + Hot Geo. Crowell was up on the hill. He said that he is sending up a sprayer for the ivy. Saw a good sized black snake by the pool garden. The young song sparrows have their eyes open today. Put up a swing on the apple tree. Roger …
181st day- 184 days follow Fair + Hot Trimmed limbs off the linden trees in the circle and by Hank’s pen. Heard that Mary Tobey is not so good. Jubbie went home during the morning for some reason or other. He didn’t let me know he was going. Mrs. H. went to Boston this afternoon. …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 