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April 9 1983 - Saturday - 46° at 6 AM - Cloudy. Rain in gauge from yesterday 82 cleared (unexpectedly) to a good day - quite mild. House cleaning day. Wes cleared ashes from fireplace brought in wood for tomorrow if we need it. I put the chicken casserole together - fixed vegetable - salad greens - breads. Wes took off two remaining deer fences - I cleaned birdbaths - swept side terrace. Wes transplanted 5 of the 'Emerald Gaity Euonymus' from front wall back to slope over/Wes' North wall. 1984 - Monday 28° at 6AM - Sun coming up - beautiful day - cool, breezy - warm sun. Busy day. Wes made date for Honda tomorrow - Wright men cut trees over cliff - good view of pond - cut down swamp maple just off deck over cliff. Trimmed trees in bog. Wes transplanted crab near chip area - finished clearing myrtle from north triangle - planted Hosta there - dug Primula from Wood Knoll; put them in bog garden. Pinchbeck delivered peat & acid food. 1985 - Tuesday - 28° at 6 AM - Fair - Solar was 58° with door open. Sun 5:26 - 6:29. cold day - needed jackets over sweaters. To Mass. I drove to Hawsie Nash - she picked up Edith Miffley and we drove to Bartlett Aboretum. Consulted Mr ted Lockwood on Memorial Garden plan. I picked up Ball's Planting Mix from greenhouse & bananas from Stop & Shop. Wes had cultivated new blueberry patch and took out stump from top of last stone steps - after lunch he worked on the steps - getting big flat stones. I transplanted wild blue phlox to bog garden path. 1986 - Wednesday - 36 at 6 AM - Partly cloudy - cool day - not the best day for weather. Did a work wash - Went to Operation Wildflower at Westport Nature Center - good talks by Viki Ferrenenia on growing and propagating. Wes had shop time then outside - moved dirt to bog - logs from entrance near well - pushed them over cliff. Chased three deer eating Leucothoe under Hemlock back of St Frances birdbath 1987 - Thursday - 43° at 6:30 - Cloudy. Sun 6:27 - 7:29 - not a bad day - some sunshine. Needed sweaters to work. Wes took car for first servicing 2500 miles - early account [[?]] next week. I did work wash - looked up Texaco stock - decided to sell 563 shares - phoned Alison Rowe at Prudential Bache - stock about 32 1/4. Planted bloodwort along Bog Path - raked leaves there. Wes dug three holes. Moved one Eunonymous Corkybark - Took more logs up for holding bed. I cleaned up Step Rock Garden lots of little plants coming up there happy to say. April 10 1983 - Sunday - 42° - Light rain - became heavy at times during day - Kitchen slides leaked - Luncheon party day. To 8 o'clock Mass. Prepared for guests - McKeons - Tracys - Nancy Carroll, here 12:30 - Nancy Carroll lost her way here and was late. Pleasant afternoon - left before 4 o'clock. We cleaned up - had a nap - read papers - had a snack. 1984 - Tuesday - 30° at 5:45 - Boo was up early! Beautiful day - cold breeze in afternoon. No mass as Wes took car to Honda - 49,400 checkup - couldn't find source of noise we heard. I walked Boo - planted Peppers Cucumber Broccoli, Ageratum, Zinnia, Delphinum in deep pots - consolidated the tiny Tomato plants. Wes to Dr. Yanity - had tooth capped ($375) We then shopped Stop & Shop. Bud Wright here on our return using bracket to trim out big oak. Returned Ford Escort to Honda. Transplanted Juniper near mailbox 1985 - Wednesday - 24° at 6 AM - 'That's cold!. Fair cold day, brisk wind. Not a day for working outdoors so we made the rounds - to Dr Neligan's nurse for Wes' blood pressure - up to 150/90 - go back on whole pill - come to Dr Neligan in a month - to Ballard Memorial Garden to check measurements - bought gasoline - to Nobels to order pool-jet and pump - bought 2 dwarf rhododendrons & 2 Kalmia latifolia - to "Natural" for lunch - to Fine Framing with prints. Wes bought sneakers & blue jeans at Chambers - home - cleared south side to uncover Trout Lilies & Wood Anemone. 1986 - Thursday - 39° at 6 AM - Mostly cloudy - cold. No Mass as left at 8:15 for Columbia Presbyterian - Wes had appointment with Dr Puchner - good report I saw Dr Jacobs - good report also - have to have blood test made locally - finished there at 11 AM - to Tarrytown for sandwich from Deli - to Eileen's to pick up Letospermum standard and 2 miniature Rosebushes - home for nap - (long one) too cold to go outside - did crossword. 1987 - Friday - 39° at 6 AM - clear - Saw 4 Wood Ducks on pond at 6:40 AM. Saw the Red Bellied Woodpecker. He didn't come to the suet this winter so we were happy to see him - heard him twice recently. To bank to take out Texaco Stock Certificates - selling 563 shares - took them to Prudential Bache - Shopping Waldbaums enroute. Tony Ongars here to start stone path to garden room - finished half - looks great. Deer had eaten day lilies, sedum and tulips - covered them and untouched stuff later. Eileen here for lunch and to go over watering of plants while we are at Holmden's.