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November 7 1983. Monday - 37° at 6 AM - Clear. Sun 6:35 - 4:47. To Ballard Greenhouse - met some of ladies planting Muscari Armeniacum - left pots and made calls to rest - [[?Juli]] Patterson had bought the bulbs - shopped Brunetti - Grand Central - bank - Home for lunch. Wes went to Ace - gasoline - druggist with drug form - had copies of it made - Agway for corn. Cooked for tomorrow's dinner - Took our mile walk. 1984 - Wednesday - 34° at 6 AM - Fair - Reagan reelected. Ratchford lost Congressional seat. I shopped Waldbaums - needed milk - bought a "Squirrel Foot" Fern there. Outside to pick up sawdust on Wood Knoll - from the big beech taken down - cleaned up that area of leaves. After lunch Wes blew leaves from shade garden over wall - we raked them to lower side of bog garden - fitted some stones in drainage ditch. Started putting tax figures together - have to send them to Krawchick before December. 1985 - Thursday - 43° at 7 AM - Cloudy - No Mass as Father in Washington - Cleared at 10 to a beautiful day - quite mild - Washed tablecloth & napkins - Wes in shop. We raked leaves from driveway and south side - lots of them still to rake - To town - Wes had appointment at 3:15 with Dr. Neligan - blood pressure 150/190 - to Reclamation. I stopped at "Needles" - arranged to go tomorrow at 1 pm for knitting lesson. 1986 - Friday - 40° at 7 AM - Cloudy and damp November weather. Wes continued putting boards on hayloft floor - luckily weather is neither too cold or too hot. I watered plants at Mary Luke's - then picked up my watch at Craig's - shopped Brunetti which will close after Thanksgiving. Wes and I went to Danbury Fair Mall - walked about - had a hot dog for lunch and cookies - Home for a nap. I did a wash - cut down last of perennials in front garden - raked a few leaves. 1987 - Saturday - 34° at 6:30. Partly cloudy - not a bad day - windy - cold. Did a wash - finished hanging chain link fence. Will have to move upper end, north as now it overlaps in middle. Removed chicken wire from South side of entrance - filled feeder - picked up many sticks blown down in wind - made Tavern Bars. Mailed Ridgefield Press article on Ballard Trees to Mrs Cerf. November 8 1983 - Tuesday - 38° at 6 AM - up early to vote before Mass. Beautiful day - mild in midday. Volt Energy man wrapped more pipes in crawl space, Still has some to go - seems to be helping hot water in kitchen - Cleaned house - prepared for Vargas and Jule Lane - Castles - here at 5:30/9:30. Put rain barrel under deck - planted "Blue Spike Muscari" on Wood Knoll and Dell Walk. 1984 - Thursday - 26° at 6 AM - Clear - Beautiful fall day - not over 45° but sunny - jackets needed. I continued work on tax figures after Mass. Wes worked in shop. In the afternoon I emptied the rain barrels - put the water on our season's transplants - put the sprinkler on the Wood Knoll - mostly to run the well down before shutting off for the winter - we shredded leaves near shed - have a big pile there now - rolled logs from hill near big north rock to improve view - put a lichen stone in wall garden. 1985 - Friday - 42° at 6:45 - Clear - Beautiful day. Brisk breeze and cold - needed jackets to work. Did ironing - Wes rearranged books on shelves in den - spreading the shelves - looks better. I went to "Needles" for a knitting lesson at one o'clock - back at three. Wes was raking leaves on South side - I joined him. Cut grass - Wes carried large accumulations on North side to Shed area - building up more piles for chipping. Boo is a little better, but not out of the woods yet - lots of lumps (infection) on body. 1986 - Saturday. 50° at 6:45. Raining - Cooked stew, chicken & pork chops for the week. To Retreat for Parish Ministeries at 9:30 - home for lunch with Wes at 12:15/2 PM then back to church until 4:15. Wes continued with covering Hayloft floor with plywood. 9/10 inch rain for last night & today. 1987 - Sunday - 35° at 6:15 - Cloudy - partly sunny - smokey from great fires in south. To 8 o'clock Mass - did wash - Wes balanced check book - paid contributions - To The Inn at 12:30 for a luncheon for Alex' birthday - Helen - Billie - Mary Luke - (Sattlers in London) good party, home at 3:45 after a stop for groceries - almost hit by a crazy driver at New Street as he passed us on the right! Scary. Nap - read papers - soup for supper.
