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September 24 1978 - Sunday - 40° at 7:30 - very cold night - had heat in blankets. Over 50 ducks - Wes filled tray - some flew away. To Ballard Memorial Garden after returning from 930 Mass. Trimmed, clipped, raked - home at 1 pm. Played golf 3-5 - course was beautiful - lots of people but we enjoyed it - scores not very good. Picked strawberries - put out corn for ducks 1979 - Monday. 42° at 6 AM. Fair, beautiful fall day - sun warm. Wes coming down with cold - sore throat. To Mass. Wes had shop hour - not successful. I made preparations for tomorrow's luncheon - cleaned - set up table - needs a leaf - cut what flowers we have. Heliopsis Golden Plume delivered by W77 - planted it on right side of perennial garden. Wes repaired duck fence - fed 1 white duck to get them thru the fence - Kellduff's 7 mallards in back right - Wes released rope from birch clumps at [[? ribs]] - I had copies made of paperwhite forcing directions in Danbury - 1980 - Wednesday - 42° at 6:30 - Clear - sunny and breezy. Shop hour for Wes. I worked in veg garden - composted cauliflower and lettuce. To bank to inquire about loan to buy property. received the forms - filled it out in evening Wes painted cellar door. Ricky Harrison came for flowers + vegetables - took hanging asparagus Meyere and Impatiens - played golf 2:30/4:30. Mowed far side - I painted second garage door, Wes' bailer delivered. 1981 - Thursday - 46° at 6:30 - Light rain - Ellie (Benckerhoff) Spingam of Oliver Nurseries looked over grounds and stones - preparatory to doing planting work. We left at 10 o clock for Boston - American Horticultural Society meeting - Park Plaza Hotel - arrived 3 pm. To Fine Arts Museum, by taxi. Mass. Horticultural Society Preview of Flower Show at 5:30 - cocktails there - coffee at MacDonalds 1982 Friday - 48° @ 6:30 A (AM) Clear Nice day. Picked up two more flag stones to finish north deck landing. trimmed and edged garden. Worked in shop. Goggie called at 5PM Sure good to hear her. G in Ireland - Rosapenna to Dublin - through Northern Ireland - about 1 1/2 drive there - beautiful country. At Berkley Court Hotel 4:45 - took walk in Herbert Park - had dinner in Shelburne Hotel by ourselves - packed phoned Wes September 25 1978 - Monday - 43° at 7 AM. Foggy. Over 50 ducks at corn - flew away after eating - Wes said quite a few back off and on all day long. I left at 7:45 for Louise McKeon's - to Keeler Tavern for Pris Lee & Ada Franken - on to Bryant Park Garden Show - hostesses 10 to 1 pm - Cider & doughnut luncheon - King Tut picture at Kodak 6th Ave & 43d Street - home at 4:30 - Wes had used Cadet & trimmed - had battery recharged for tractor - dug out daylilies at shed - replaced big stone there 1979 - Tuesday - 44° at 6 AM - cloudy - at least 100 mallards but no white ducks - fence is working - one white duck got in late afternoon - couldn't find way home. Wes cleaned terrace - put on storm windows. I arranged flowers - prepared for luncheon - Polly Forcelli here 10:45 - Mesdame Ross - Sharp - Hull & Everett for lunch - Garden Club meeting at Anne Tracy's at 2 - Won first for Autumn Joy Sedum - Weigela and Leucothoe foliage in small pink pitcher - to Ruth Sharp's for drink. Wes wants to go to Falls drive tomorrow even with cold developing - packed. 1980 - Thursday. 48° at 6 AM - Dark - showers forecast but none. To Mass. Bought corn for ducks - groceries at basics - left financial statement at bank - Wes checked storm windows - all in good condition. I painted black handles on garage doors. Cut herbs and flowers for drying - hung them in barn Barry Finch here to talk on pricing house for sale 1981 - Friday - at Boston AHS - Talks in AM by Roger Swain - George Jung - Thalassa Cruso - box lunch on bus To Hunnewell Gardens, Wellesley. (35 acres-lake-evergreens Muscat Alexandria Grapes) then Arnold Arboretum - back to Park Plaza to dress for Lobster Clambake at The Vale - former Lymon Estates - Waltham - back to hotel at 11pm. 1982 Saturday 49° 6 AM Foggy. Overcast 'till 11 AM Partial sun Cleaned house for Gug's return. Wes left at 6:20 for Tarrytown. To return Miss Boo. G & Eileen in Dublin - shopped Kilkenny Crafts Shop - left hotel at 11:30 for Dublin Airport - 2 pm flight to Shannon - flight delayed there an hour for engine repair. About 7 hour flight to JFK - Mobbed at Terminal and Customs. driver waiting - in Tarrytown at 9 pm - Wes there - home at 10:15 - I had caught cold unfortunately last 2 days - lots of colds on bus. [[note from digital volunteer]] Wes did daily entries while Gertrude was in Ireland. [[/note from digital volunteer]].
