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November 17 1983 - Thursday - 38° at 6:30 - Cold, blustery - few snow flurries. To Mass. Had 8:45 appointment with Dr. Yanity - both had teeth cleaned & xrayed - come back Dec. 1st. I went to Greenhouse with the tulip bulbs - sorted them - marked pots, etc. - some girls came to plant. Wes went to bank & then joined me. Tried to have pictures taken for passports - made appointment for tomorrow. Shopped Grand Central - home for lunch & nap. Raked leaves. Cut off day lilies at cliff - Bud Wright here to discuss tree cutting. 1984 - Saturday - 32° at 6:30 - Clear - sunny - beautiful cold windy day - not outdoor work weather. House chores. Finished estimating 1984 tax figures - will make copy on Monday for Krawchick. Wes in shop - not successful on tenderer tank cover. To record potted all Dutch Bulb Co. bulbs yesterday and took them to upstairs storage yesterday. To Mary Luke's for a drink at 7 pm and then to Community Center for Garden Conservation Trust Dinner. Home at 11 pm. 1985 - Sunday - 45° at 6:30 - Clearing - 1 1/2 inches of rain from yesterday. To 8 oclock Mass. Nice quiet day doing what we wanted. Wes in shop. I ironed then went outdoors to cut down the Blue Salvia - a great plant this year - rake leaves - cut down Siberian Iris at South Dell Wall. Lunch - nap - more leaf raking - cleaned up wall garden - put fertilizer on deciduous shrubs. Phoned Bit, feeling better but still dizzy. Will go to doctor again. 1986 - Monday - 39° at 6:30. Caught #10 mouse in garage - trap in flour drawer not sprung but cheese gone. Caught #11 mouse in kitchen drawer 7:15 AM! To Youngs for bird food - oil - burlap - mouse traps (giving 10% off) holder for lamp lights for Mary Luke - forgot the electric receptacle unfortunately - home to do outdoor chores - Wes continued chipping leaves in dell - I cut off remaining perennials and maidenhair ferns - emptied the rain barrels to fill the pools and water azaleas - Cut grass with lower setting for last time - spread hollytone - 3 bags. 1987 - Tuesday - 46° at 6:30. Cloudy - off and on sunny mid-morning - rain at night. Ed Wright plus helper here at 8 - worked until 3 pm - finished until they burn brush over the cliff this winter. I went to bank, Marcus & Waldbaum. Wes blew leaves - cleaned up on Judson line - a big mess. I went to Dr. Barbara Joseph, gynecologist in Ridgefield - OK - wait for Papp test results. Nice young doctor. To Lector workshop at 8 pm in church - home 9:30. November 18 1983 - Friday - 32° at 6:30. Fair - nice day not as windy. Had pictures taken to renew passports - to Brunetti to order chicken for Thanksgiving - to Reclamation - Stop & Shop - to Dr Neligan at 11 o'clock - Wes' blood pressure 160/88 - no medication - time will heal rib. Home for lunch - nap - took the mile walk - raked leaves from Juniper and dell path. Ralph Cormier looked at floor in dining area - will call on weekend. 1984 - Sunday - 31° at 6:30 - Cloudy - cold wind. Rain & sleet predicted for the night. To 8 o'clock Mass. Wes in shop - not successful yet on tender tank cover. I did wash - ironed. We put outdoor grill in garage - emptied the wood rain barrel and put that under deck. Took in hose guides - watering cans. Cut off Aruncus, Siberian Iris and Day lilies - raked up leaves from flower beds. Picked up loads of acorns. Enjoyed "Barchester Chronicles" 1985 - Monday - 34° at 6:30. Fair - beautiful day. In the 50's. Wrote to Joan & Bit. Ordered cheese for Ross' Christmas House chores and shop hour. Then out to work on leaves - Wes chipped (shredded) the huge pile of leaves at the shed - took him all day - we covered the pile with plastic to keep off unshredded leaves. I cut off second Blue Salvia - raked behind shade garden - raked down dell path - made labels - swept Garden Room. 1986 - Tuesday - 40° at 6 AM. Cloudy - Pretty sky when sun came up - pink streaks in the clouds. To Mass. Wes went to Wickes for a board to hang the towel bar in shop john - present bar pulling from wall. I picked up Helen and went to Bollie Hoffman's for Garden Club meeting - on Bonsai - shopped Stop & Shop enroute home - lunch - nap. Wes finished chipping leaves in dell - moved machine to shed - finished leaves there. Raked near wall garden = I dug up Wall garden plants for the Greenhouse. 1987 - Wednesday - 60° at 6:15 - Clearing - Caught 3 mice in kitchen drawers. Beautiful day. To Mass. I planted Cragford narcissus in Ballard Garden with Peggy Ryan - Wes cut down two dead dogwoods and another leaning tree in bog. We moved logs from hemlock (piled there by Wright) to join others in bog - had been resting on Solomon Seal. Picked up Rosses at 3:30 - stopped at Salem Center for parking tickets and on to Purdy's where they caught 4:23 train to NYC.