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Pearl Harbor Day December 7 1983 - Wednesday - 38° at 6 AM - Black wind clouds - startling when sun hid them in spots - became fair but very high winds - blew down tree over power lines - no service 11:32-5:49. Vee Grenier and helper washed all windows except Solar - cost $74 and looks clear and marvelous - I was just going to sew when electricity went off - We picked up sticks (lots) Wes cut wood and made a fire early - kept the den warn. Brought out candles and Sterno - heated soup for supper. To 7:30 Mass for Feast Immaculate Conception. 1984 - Friday - 26° at 7 AM - Slept late. Saw the Red Bellied Woodpecker on South side - hope he now comes to the suet - he did come to the suet later - great news. I went to lunch at Keeler Tavern with Helen, Millicent and Lucienne - shopping at Stop & Shop enroute and a stop at the bank. Wes in Shop. Cold day but good sun for a nap in the den. Wrote some more Christmas cards. Early dinner. To 7:30 PM Mass for the Holy Day. 1985 - Saturday - 26° at 7 AM - Fair - Cold - beautiful winter day. Wes went to Marcus for milk - bought stamps - We started writing the Christmas Cards - Tied up the Arborvitae and Ilex Glabra - filled feeders - found it too cold to stay out very long - swept front walk and south terrace of snow - sun melting it partly. Wes in shop. I sewed hem of print tablecloth for deck table. 1986 - Sunday - 30° at 6 AM. Nice morning - cloudy afternoon. To 8 o'clock Mass. Read papers - to Joan and Mike Mannion's at 11:15 - brunch - lots of food - Mimosa Cocktail - Rosses - Bill and John Schaub there also - Brenda Schaub sick - home at 3 pm - nap - out to walk fences. Wes showed me plans for covering North Slope plants. Brought in gas grill - enjoyed "Paradise Postponed", Episode 8, in evening. (I was Lector at 8 AM mass) 1987 - Monday - 28° at 7 AM - Fair, Sun 7:06/4:28 not as windy - good for outdoor work. Wes inspected the deer fence - we put more wire on Judson side - using the 4 foot vinyl coated rolls - the 2 we had - better than chicken wire. We finished putting wire over Juniper at entrance. Put wire partly around Arborvitae - piece wasn't big enough to cover garage side. December 8 Feast of Immaculate Conception 1983 - Thursday - 28° at 6:30. Light dusting of snow - beautiful sky in East - (South). Sun 7:09 - 4:28 Sunny, cold beautiful day. Wes went for a haircut - bought stamps - bananas (39 cents/lb) and a few other groceries at Waldbaum's. I did wash - cleaned - a little sewing - we took our mile walk - picked up leaves - spread some salt hay. Wes split wood - Saw "The Gathering" a Christmas show on Channel 13. Columbia - The 9th Shuttle Mission - landed safely. 1984 - Saturday - 24° at 6:30. Beautiful sky in East, various shades of red and grey. After a cloudy very cold windy morning became a beautiful winter day. Wright Tree men - two - here at 7:30/11:30 - cut down six trees on wood knoll - (one was beech tree stump in front of big rock) trimmed beech near well - and took away huge stump along upper road - good job. We wrote more cards, had a nap in sunshine in den - I washed hair - Wes had shop work - finally has ring for tank opening in place. To Ruth Sharp's for drink at 5 pm - beautiful full moon. 1985 - Sunday - 34° 6 AM - Feast of Immaculate Conception celebrated yesterday - partly sunny and cloudy - I was Lector at 8 AM Mass. Read papers - ironed - Wes in shop for a couple hours. To Rosses for luncheon at 12:30 - Tracys, Morrisons & Elizabeth Hull there. Home at 4 - nap - to Ellises at 5:30 for Open House - home at 7:15 - our drink (we didn't have anything during the day) soup - watched first two episodes of "Bleak House" on Masterpiece Theatre. Noticed deer tracks at wall garden. 1986 - Monday - 39° at 6:15 - Cloudy - cleared mid-morning - cloudy again in afternoon. To Youngs - no more posts - bought Christmas Cards at Jenni's Copps Hill - saw Ricky & Jim Harrison there - they move to Vineyard Jan 12th. To noon Mass - lunch & nap. Wes to Ridgefield - back to Youngs for their last chicken wire. I washed and ironed. We put deer fencing around three rhododendron on North Slope - finished at dark. 1987 - Tuesday - 28° at 7 AM - Beautiful sky - pink clouds when sun rose - then cloudy - then clear again - not a bad day. Wes went to bank for Canadian funds to send for places for a B&O Pacific 3/4 scale locomotive. I ironed. We finished the crossword. To 12 o'clock Mass. After lunch to Post Office - mailed Christmas cards (Alex Ross) to Mary - Wes to Reclamation - I went to Stop & Shop - we bought Christmas tree at Young's Home before dark - cut off a piece of tree trunk and put it in Solar in water