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June 12 1983 - Sunday - 55° at 6 AM. Sunny and warm. To 8 o'clock Mass. Louise McKeon gave us Ageratum. Prepared for Eileen's visit - here at noon with Boo - the air conditioning in her car failed enroute here - hottest day! We sat and ate indoors account heat. Took a walk down Bogus and up to see Grouse House. She left at 5. We watered Wood Knoll plants - azaleas wilting. 1984 - Tuesday - 59° at 6 AM. First cool night in a week. Beautiful morning - heat to return this afternoon - not too bad a day - high 84°. To Mass. I worked at Ballard Garden in morning - lunch followed given by Madeline Morrison and me - home at 4 pm. Wes had brought down the lumpy top soil from well area - wheel-barrowing it to new wall at Bog Path. I watered and pulled weeds. Anne Tracy confirmed we would have our garden "toured" next Tuesday - lots of work ahead - Hope we have rain. 1985 - Wednesday - 59° at 6 AM - Some sprinkles on our clean Solar roof. There is an 80% chance of rain - had 15/100 in morning. Tony Ongaro came - by day end had stone cut around pool - Wes spread gravel on driveway. I did a wash - ironed - went to luncheon at Chris Clark's - she and Wendy Moulter gave it for Garden Mart workers. Enroute home put gasoline in car $1.37 for Super Unleaded - bank - Stop & Shop. Deadheaded wall garden - pricked out plants from Gravel in driveway so Wes could spread gravel. 1986 - Thursday - in London - Walked to Paddington Station - 9:05 train to Bath - beautiful country enroute - Wonderful train ride - walked about city before taking the 12:30 bus tour - good guide - admired Priory high on hill - now a school Crescent House - Gardens - Old Roman Bath - lovely tea in Pump Room - string quartet played Returned to London on the 4:17 train - about 1 1/2 hour ride - dinner at Cumberland - bed. 1987 - Friday - 62° at 6 AM - Cloudy - light rain from 10:30/3:00 - .25 inch. Cool - damp. To town - gasoline for the car - bank - Brunetti - Hardware for light bulbs - reclamation - Youngs to inquire about posts for deer fencing - Stop & Shop - Home. Decided to switch to Standard Oil of Conn. from Hoffman - salesman called in evening to confirm - polished silver and brass in rain after lunch - then out for a couple hours - Wes moved sand from under deck to storage area - I deadheaded wall garden. June 13 1983 - Monday - 60° at 6 AM. Sunny and hot - high near 90°. Moved two white azalea from dry spot top of Wood Knoll to bog garden path - watered rhododendrons and azaleas on South side. Watered wall garden. Wes started finishing wall off deck - used all stones thrown there over last year - needs more topping stones. I cultivated Wood Knoll - put Chrysanthemums for Sept. show back into 6" pots. 1984 - Wednesday - 64° at 6 AM - Sunny and pleasant in morning - muggy and hot in afternoon and thunderstorm at 6 pm Played golf 8-10 - enjoyable game. Continued getting place in shape for visit next Tuesday of Conn. Valley Garden Club. Wes finishing grading behind Bog wall - used up "so-called" topsoil. Moved Salt Ray to top holding bed - I used peat from Barrel in dry garden soil (peat was very wet) Edged off deck - cultivated vegetable gardens. 1985 - Thursday - 52° at 6 AM - Light rain - stopped. Tony Ongaro here at 7:15 - finished steps to Garden Room at 3:30. No Mass as I left for Ballard Garden early - last day to get it ready for Zone II meeting - lots of helpers and two boys to spread 80 bags of chips - looked wonderful. Wes lowered soil around pool - Tony will lay flagging. Wes took out rest of big stump there and couple big stones. I cut grass - planted more of Gard-in-Woods wildflowers 1986 - in London. Took #16 bus to Victoria Station from Park Lane [[strikethrough]] outside [[/strikethrough]] block from Cumberland Hotel Took 9.36 train to Hever, expected to hire car at station but not a thing there - told most people walked - a mile. Garden opened at 11 - beautiful Italian statues - rock garden - water falls - pools - roses - rhododendron - Azaleas - had lunch in cafeteria - toured Castle - beautiful furniture - rugs - paintings - Aster family had restored - Walked shortcut thru fields to station - talked to Australian couple - bus to Cumberland - Dinner at the "Greenery" - Churchill Hotel in Marble Arch area. 1987 - Saturday - 68° at 6 AM. Cloudy. Very humid and warm. Took Rosses to 9:23 train from Purdy's - returned home via "Cotswolds" - condominium in North Salem. Wes weeded cliff walkway - lots of weeds. I took the white wild yarrow from notch in rock above the piper - moved it to roadside near forsythia. Put gravel on spots in wall garden. Went to Keeler Tavern Vintage Gown Show at 4:30 - beautiful costumes - went to "Room with a View" at Ridgefield Cinema - wonderful