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February 21 1978 - Tuesday - Minus 4º at 6:30. Cloudy. Laundry pipe didn't freeze up. To Ridgefield Travel Service to pick up Mackey tickets for March 5th. Had car washed. To White Plains via Tarrytown where we left pots of tulips and daffodils. Shopped Macy's for golf gloves & socks - To bank for Travelers Checks. Lunch at "Ascot" - former Pix Theatre. Eddie Conroy's wake at McMahon's. Home at four o'clock. 1979 - Wednesday - 23º at 6:30. Cloudy. Nice to have it so high in the morning. Some rain in early A.M. cloudy in afternoon and light rain Phoned NY & NJ for replacement drawer guide for desk - will send. Stained new wood inserts and uncovered pieces of frame of swinging door - filled nail holes - waxed - Wes buffed. Also sanded livingroom doorway and waxed. Wes split wood, filled feeders. Made tiny quiche shells for Tuesday 1980 - Thursday - at Treasure Cay - Beautiful day - best to date. Played 18 holes golf - renting clubs 16.00 - 25.00 for play - 15.00 for cart. Good game - lots of fun. Had a can of beer (2.00 a can) after 9th hole. Back to villa for lunch and nap. Walked beach - out on sandbar - Wes swam. Cocktail - dinner - read. 1981 - Saturday - 50º at 6 AM - flood down within banks - light showers all day. We fixed pot (pressure) handle - gave up on cover as it might have broken. Did wash. Hobby hour. To Marcus for milk, butter, eggs. Made Strudel. Good. Out between showers to fill feeders. 1982 - Sunday - 32º at 6:30. Cloudy gloomy day - snow flurries in evening about 1/2 inch. To 8 o'clock Mass. House chores - Wes cut wood - balanced check book - has given up budget book. I worked on WaysidE and W73 order - finding it difficult to make choices to begin a garden when soil is not prepared. To [[?]] at 6 o'clock for dinner in their downstairs apartment. Home at 10:30 February 22 1978 - Wednesday - Minus 10º at 6:30. Clear Snow predicted for last night went to sea. Cold water frozen in laundry. To bank - to Safe Deposit box in Danbury for deposit of Nouvelle Bond and left gold jewelry there. Shopped Howlands for bathing suit - coverup and blouse. Took down living room curtains, washed & ironed them - stored them in guest room for painting of livingroom during our vacation. Cold windy sunny day 1979 - Thursday - 32º at 5:45 - Beautiful day - high was 46º - felt like spring. Very sloppy on roads with snow melting but such a good change in weather. Pat here to clean - TR didn't come - Monday was a holiday - we forgot. I worked in greenhouse 9:30/11:30 Home for lunch - made tiny quiches for Sunday - to Louise McKeon's at 2:30 to look at rug samples for church - tried them in church. Home at 4 pm. Wes had split wood and worked on his model. 1980 - Friday - at Treasure Cay. Beautiful day - a little breezier than yesterday - fleecy clouds. Saw oriole again. Lazy day after busy day yesterday. Walked beach - grocery shopping - bananas $2.06 for 5 - no local bread - no mail - bought paper - no change on hostages in Iran. 1981 - Sunday - 48º at 6 AM. Pair Mallards - 3 white geese (Green's) a small swan-like goose and a smaller black/white goose or duck (Dubay's) came in at breakfast time. To 8 o'clock Mass. The swan-like goose is very pugnacious - refuses to stay home. Gezella phoned at noon - someone taking chips from property - went up - it was Hoge & Son of Langstroth Drive. Told them we wanted the chips. Returned later and we cut brush and small trees from cliff - also painted gypsy moths with creosote. 1982 - Monday - 29º at 7 AM - Cloudy - cleared at 2 pm - put plants in Solar 2 - 5:30 - not much over 32º all day. I went to exercise class at church - good but too strenuous for me. Wes worked in shop. Measured foundation of house to apportion Solar Greenhouse cost. Well at 205 - will finish drilling tomorrow. Applied to Rock Garden Society for membership