September 30 - October 3, 1975

Tuesday, September 30, 1975

 A lot of fog but a nice day, the sun came out, clear in middle of the forenoon. I did a big ironing. I made a pie etc. Betty to the meeting (coffee group) in a.m. In evening Betty, Esther and I went down to Ferns. Done Fern’s lights etc. Billie hauled more manure out tonight.

 

Wednesday, October 1, 1975

 Another nice day. I done a little washing. They are still working on the chimney.

 

 

Thursday, October 2, 1975

 I was down to Betty’s. Bill over with Ray Kneeland trying to get a bull dozer started. A nice day. I done a lot of odds and end jobs. Down to Betty’s. She went to Mechanic Falls to take Kimmy and Zak to the dentist. Bill left the faucet running and Betty’s well went dry. George and Holly worked on the chimney.

 

 

Friday, October 3, 1975 No School me $85.70 Bill $198.40

 A quite nice day. Kimmy up here and plans to stay all weekend. No school. Carmen had company. They rode horseback. I done a lot this forenoon. Health lady called at Betty’s to see Kim and Zak. Also Betty  waited to see another lady, the humane officer, but she didn’t show. So we didn’t get to town until late in p.m. Bill didn’t get the tractor started and thank goodness someone besides me told him to forget it.

 

 

September 26 - 29, 1975

Friday, September 26, 1975

 

What a day. Rain rain. In a.m. Bill and I went to town and done up the shopping. Dorothea came up in p.m. and stayed for supper. We was very glad to see her. She looks so nice after losing all the weight. She looked very pretty. After Betty got home we went down there for a little while. Betty went down to Dawn’s today.

 

 

 

Saturday, September 27, 1975 STOVE

 

A quite nice day. I dite of sun. Early in the morning we got some rain. Billie got the pipe etc. and fixed the water fountain in the barn. Kimmy was here. I did some cooking, made a macaroni and cheese for supper. Kimmy went home and Zak came up and here for supper. Betty, Walt and girls went down to Dawn’s and got the old cookstove we used to have, back. It looks good to see it there.

Zak Brady

 

 

 

Sunday, September 28, 1975 FRYEBURG FAIR

 

A quite nice day. I got my work done and then we got ready and went to Fryeburg Fair. Temperature was mild. No rain for the day. Betty and Walt asked us. The kids had a good time. Fern and Lloyd called this evening. They stayed a long while. This is been the first good day for several days.

 

 

 

Monday, September 29, 1975

 

A beautiful day. It was very mild and sunny all day. It seemed good. I washed and went down to Betty’s. George came and worked on the chimney. Betty down to Dawn’s to help find Buttons. They found her out in the woods. Billie began to haul manure tonight.

 

 

September 22 - 25, 1975

Monday, September 22, 1975

 

It was a nice sunny day. I done up the work. Went down to Betty’s. She, Fern and I went down to Windham and around. Betty bought some antiques. Went grocery shopping. Fern had a nice ride, enjoyed it very much. As usual Bill and Billie said their mouth full when I got home.

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 23, 1975 Rain

 

Another heavy rain today. I hope the water gets into the wells. It has rained very hard. Today we worked at Betty’s and got her shed chamber all straightened out again. It looks clean and nice with the new chimney. Zak got his bows for his glasses today. Carmen had hers tightened up.

 

 

 

Wednesday, September 24, 1975 Rain

 

Another rainy day. I done a dite of cooking in a.m. In p.m. Bill and I went over to Fryeburg and North Fryeburg, Fryeburg Harbor all around looking for a front end loader for the tractor. Came home and found out Betty’s well has gone dry. They got some water up here to use.

 

 

 

Thursday, September 25, 1975

 

Bill working up to Camp Encore today. I did my wash at Betty’s. I did some odds and end jobs. Dawn was down to Betty’s today. Another rainy miserable day.

 

 

September 18 - 21, 1975

Thursday, September 18, 1975

 

Well, most all day it was sunny. They came after the safe at noon. Jones came and put the pump in at the well. I was at Betty’s most all day.

 

 

Zak's fish tank

 

Friday, September 19, 1975

 

The rain held off until about noon. It clouded up. Rained hard. It was showery in a.m. In p.m. it rained hard and all evening. George and Holly worked at Betty’s all day until late at night. Betty couldn’t go down to Thena’s. Those kids of Holly’s wrecked the whole place down there. It was awful. It was a nice evening at Thena’s, the slides were very interesting. Had a nice time. Fern, Lloyd, Cliff, Esther and me.

 

 

 

Saturday, September 20, 1975 Our well gave out last night again

 

A heavy rainy day. Not at all cold. On the muggy side except for dampness. It let up enough on the rain so they got Betty’s well cleaned out and pumped out. Walt worked all day on soil testing. Billie went with Lawrence. Cliff and two children called. Bill, Betty, Carmen and Steve did it. Betty’s family up for supper last night. Rained so hard all night.

 

 

 

Sunday, September 21, 1975 David, hooked on to the spring today, took rooftops off

 

It was foggy when we got up but the clouds soon broke up, fog left and out came the sun. I changed all the beds and did a very big wash with the new spring water. Kim up here today and took a bath. Bill and Billie took off ours and Lloyd’s back porch roofs. Lloyd called. George and Holly working on the chimney, Walt helping. Dorothea and David are splitting up again. She called Betty this morning. Things haven’t been too congenial since they went back in July.

 

September 14 - 17, 1975 Zak's Birthday

Sunday, September 14, 1975

 

Partly cloudy, on the real cold side. I done up my regular work. Got ready, went down to Betty’s. We got ready for a cookout in observing Zak’s sixth birthday which is tomorrow. Yates, Thomases, Demings, Ragers and Crooks were there. He got a lot of nice useful toys. Had a very unique birthday cake made by Dorothea. All had a good time and all was okay. Walt got a phone call on the Kansas woodlot, the man seemed very interesting. I hope he will buy.

 

 

 

Monday, September 15, 1975 ZAK six years old, Frost

 

Today is Zak’s sixth birthday. He was up for supper. He ate a good big supper. I did a dite of washing, called at Betty’s a minute. Busy all day. Bill worked at Camp Encore and at Betty’s. A nice sunny day, on the warm side. There was a frost last night, first one of the year.

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 16, 1975

 

Well, a partly cloudy day. I done up my regular work, down to Betty’s until she got ready to go away. Then I came home and did some washing and other odds and end jobs. Esther, Susan and kids called. I went down to Betty’s. We went to town. Came back, Susan was here. We all went over to the play house and picked it up and put Zak’s toys inside and locked the door. Came home, got supper etc.

 

 

 

Wednesday, September 17, 1975

 

It was cloudy when I got up. It cleared and some sun. Later clouded and rained by showers. In early p.m. it cleared. I got my work done up and then Betty and I went to Dawn’s and then to Portland to a church sale. We all got a few things. No pump today, Jones didn’t show up at all.