Very cold all day, it didn’t rain but so cloudy and misty you get wet walking through it. Most of the leaves have fallen from the trees now but the mums are still pretty. It looks like we will get some strong winds by Monday and that will finish the leaves. Then we can rake some up to use on the onions and garlic. They are planted, all except the yellow onions which have not arrived yet. Then they need to be mulched with the leaves to help hold the moisture in and the cold out this winter. Hope they do as well as last years!! I spent the day cooking. I made Flippers, that is a fried yeast bread. There are 36 in a batch but I only fried 4 of them for dinner and froze the rest. The recipe says they can be frozen, then thawed out and fried whenver you need them. We will see, I will try some next week and save some for Shanti when she comes. Then I made a batch of country biscuits, I put in chopped onion instead of ham but the same amount of cheese. Norman likes these much better than the ones with ham and I think I do too. Then an apple pie for Norman and it was time to get dinner. We had fried fish and batter coated French Fries. I had never made those before or even heard of them but I had some of the batter left from the fish so put the potatoes in it. They were a great success. The canned potatoes never get really soft even when I stew them but with the batter they came out nice and soft. Don’t understand why when they don’t when I just French Fry them but they do. I’ll make them that way often. Mary Lou sent me a information on the family to add to my tree. She filled in so many questions I had and it will take several days before I know what I still need to ask her. Her daughter, Sandy has done such a wonderful job of saving the family history, Thank you Sandy!!! Have a great night
Feb. 1, 1913 Sat Cold & windy it rained last Night it thundered & Lightin it is the coldest day to be out this winter it was mudy last Night but it is frozen to day
Feb. 2 Sun. Cold & windy all went to church
Feb. 3 Mon. Snow It snowed about all day thare is 6 or 8 inches
Feb 4 Tues. Plesant & cool Snow no good go on wheels the snow is so light it cutts through on to the ground Guy got a leep to him to Chesam he come hom a foot from Chesham
Feb. 5 Wed. Snow squalls & cold Dora is sick with sich head ache I have done the most of the work
Feb. 6 Thur. Plesant & cold no sleding thay are filling thare Ice houses very nice Ice it is almost the last call for Ice
Feb. 7 Fri. Plesant & cold the wind blows cold I am doing no work only washing dishes no chair Backs till next week
Feb. 8 Sat. Plesant cold It is a little warmer to Night Guy W stayed at Wilton last Night to a basket ball play the Wiltons beat
Feb. 9 Sun. Plesant cold The Children & Forris went to Church my & Dora stayed at Home not feeling good bad cold
Feb. 10 Mon. Plesant & cold we did not wash to day to cold no work all play
Feb. 11 Tues. Cloudy It is a little warmer no wash to day not much Business done
Feb. 12 Wed. Cold & windy Guy has come down with the measles I got a bad cold Dora is not feeling very good
Feb. 13 Thur. Plesant & cold Mr Everett Willard go his 7 cord wood hauled for dora it has been cold this month so far
Feb 14 Fri. Plesant Guy is very sick to Night with the measels Herman tends the school House fires does not go to school is now aloud to
Feb. 15 Sat. Plesant very nice day Guy is up to day has his cloths on out in the kitch if he gains as fast as he has he will go to school Monday
Feb. 16 Sun. Cloudy All stayed at Home Measels mad the stop
Feb. 17 Mon. Plesant Dora washed a big one I helped a hand Guy went to School to day ses he feels well none the worse for going
Feb. 18 Tues. Plesant & cold I stayed by the stove & kept warm help do the chores Dora done some Baking so we could have something to eat
Feb. 19 Wed. Plesant very nice day I worked on C B no snow not much wood in the Place
Feb. 20 Thur. Plesant & warm Herman is to work in the shop can not go to School Measles is the trouble I work on C Backs it is been a spring day
Feb. 21 Fri. Cloudy & warm Herman in the shop Guy at school I am to work on C Backs Mrs. Loomis was up to see us to day 83 in March come a foot
Feb. 22 Sat. Cloudy & Rain bad day to be out Dora went with Mrs McComb to Peterboro to get her Teeth rep filled
Feb. 23. Sun. Plesant Dora & Guy went to Church the remainder of the stayed at Home it very slipery in the road
Feb. 24 Mon. Cloudy & cold I worked on Backs Herman in the shop Mrs. Loomis went home to day
Feb. 25 Tues. Plesant & cold Dora washed I helped and done the House work or a part of it worked on C B
Feb. 26 Wed. Cloudy & cold I worked on C B Herman not very well lloks for the measels havent got along yet
Feb. 27 Thur. Cloudy Snow in the morning Rain at Night Herman on the sick list
Feb. 28 Fri. Herman got the Measels and Angie comes next and that soon she looks very much like it school finished to for this quarter
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Wish we all had your ambition Carol. Hope you don’t get a lot of wind there from this storm that we are waiting for to come up through here. We usually get water down back in the field from the river. At least winter isn’t here yet, so if we lose power we will be able to keep warm. You guys take care. We read your blog every day. Very interesting. Sending love and good luck on the things you are doing. Joyce and Don ! ♥♥
Hi Joyce, I just heard from my cousin in Southern New Hampshire and she said the storm was very light there so I am hoping the same is true for you. We didn’t get any of the wind but the cold front that went through too care of our leaves and that is what strengthen the storm for New England. We are still cleaning up here getting ready to leave for a short time in the warm sun but still have three weeks to finish up so we can sort of poke along at a slow pace. Hope you have a good winter. Keep in touch. Love Carol