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August 1 1983 - Monday - 70° at 6 AM. Foggy - hazy - hot very humid - about 4 pm had thunderstorm Wes had a haircut - we shopped Waldbaums for a few things - and went to bank. Watered - Moved Patridge Berry from cliff over deck to Wood Knoll - transplanted Hosta Venusta to spot in front of rock near path - watered big Hemlocks & Rhododendrons on South Side. Joe Keller stopped by to look at our front walk - he is going to put one in for a customer. 1984 - Wednesday - 64° at 6:15 AM - Sun came up RED [[strikethrough]] ready [[/strikethrough]] - Going to be hot & humid - not too bad - Deadheaded and picked beans early - Wes drove me to Purdy's for the 10:20 train to NYC - a new car & air conditioned - had lunch at Oyster Bar - walked about saw Mr Long 1 PM - caught 2:48 train - Wes at Purdys. He had cut grass - worked in Bog Watercourse - thunderstorm at 5 pm - almost 1/2 inch of rain - glad of it. Another thunderstorm at 10:30 pm - heavy rain for short while 1985 - Thursday - 60° at 6 AM - Cloudy - cleared to a beautiful day. 2 inches of rain last night! Wonderful To Mass. Made copy of my drug form (never received a refund) Waldbaum's - bank - Marcus. Wes started digging up small hemlock along dell path - the smaller of the two to be moved - and brought it to hole near shed - big job finished at six o'clock. I had deadheaded, swept Garden Room - uncovered ledge rocks near shed. 1986 - Friday - 64° at 6:30 AM - Cloudy - some periods of sunshine during day - good to see it. Wes cleaned den, shop - vacuumed kitchen & Solar. I made lamb & rice casserole - then to bank and Stop & Shop for fruit and vegetables. Cut South grass after lunch - deadheaded - cultivated the vegetable boxes - put planks Wes was using to sheelbarrow stones over wall into Garden room back behind wood pile. To Billie Newell's at 5:45 for a drink - home at 7:30. 1987 - Saturday. 54° at 6:30 - Fair - perfectly beautiful day - warm sun. Wes put together (bolted) one side of [[strikethrough]] fence [[/strikethrough]] gate - has to wait for hardware and cement to harden to hang. We talked about fence for either side. He ordered lumber from Gregory for diagonals. I deadheaded - edged - trimmed. Prepared for Hemlock Hills meeting and picnic - there at 6:15, to learn real estate taxes had jumped from $59.00 to over $1200 - appraised as 4.5 acre building lot - only 5 families at meeting - most not prepared for picnic - we came home to eat our supper. [[?]] writing letter to town on Assessment. August 2 1983 - Tuesday - 65° at 6 AM - Fair - nice to see ground wet although we only had 2/10 inch rain. To Mass. Sunny warm day. I worked at Ballard in the morning. Wes read papers and rested. After lunch I transplanted Creeping Fig ring and the deck garden. Went over cliff and lifted trees there. Believe I found wild azalea on side cliff. Wood Knoll dry again so put on sprinkler. 1984 - Thursday - 68° at 6 AM. - Sun appeared red over the hill at 6:28 - rises officially at 6:05 - Another half inch of rain from last night's storm. Hazy hot & humid To Pharmcy - Bank - Marcus in terrible condition account new road construction - Waldbaum's. Did work wash. Staked dahlias beaten down in last night's storm. Wes worked on Bog Watercourse. I picked lots of beans - some strawberries, zucchini - put fertilizer on Northeast garden - Gizella came to see what plants to water while we are on vacation. A shower at 8 pm. 1985 - Friday - 56° at 7 AM - Really slept late. Beautiful day. House and garden chores early. Left at 10 o'clock on trip to Tarrytown to pick up bread - stopped first at Flower Time - no small round pool - bought sandwiches at Deli - ate at Eileen's with Boo - picked up bread - shopped at Rosedale, bought big stakes no small ones, looked over evergreens for our West Bank - maybe Black Pine. Home for nap. Cut grass. Wes graded shed/well walk as he has to improve drainage. I washed cliff rocks. 1986 - Saturday - 62° at 7 AM - Cloudy - Rain and thunderstorm 5 PM - continuing into night - 6/10 inch. Made lentil and bean salad. To W77 for Rock Garden plant sale - bought 10 rock & wood plants - 2 Connecticut Yankee lilies and 2 Pink Balloon Azaleas from W77. Home for lunch - nap - Deadheaded - peaked flowers. To 5 o'clock Mass - Set up rental tables in den and Kitchen - brought in rental chairs - cloths - napkins - wine glasses. 1987 - Sunday. 61° at 6 AM - Cloudy, sprinkles in late afternoon - rain at night. To 8 o'clock Mass. We carried gate to driveway entrance and planned gate and fence - decided to cut down gate one board - Wes did that - will order boards from Gregory tomorrow for fence sides - I deadheaded - prepared box of soil for Cardinal Flowers propagation as flowers are almost blooming. To McKeon's at 5:30 pm for cocktail party in honor of Billie Newell's 90th Birthday on August 17th. Home for soup at 7:30. Wes had cooked steak at noon.
