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June 30 1988 - Thursday - 48° at 6AM - Fair. Mist rising from pond. Party day for Rosses 16th Wedding Anniversary. Cleaned house, arranged flowers. Black clouds at noon - we were sure the forecasted rain would come, but nothing! Cleared and windy and very cool. Ann [[?]] here at 4 - guests about 5:30 - 23 people - good party. We took Alex + Helen to Chuck's Steakhouse after 8pm - good fish too much for our appetites - Bed at 11. 1989 - Friday - 52° at 6AM - Fair - beautiful day - not a cloud in the sky - cool morning - warm in the sun. To Mass. To Reclamation, Brunette for Butterflied lamb - Gran Central. Wes continued work on big rock - north end - finally moved from the planting role the huge rock - sled [[?]] down path. I cultivated veggie bed - pulled weeds + plants from gravel - planted couple rows of beans. Helped Wes. To [[?]] at 7pm as guests Elizabeth Hull for dinner - [[?]] there also - Home about 10/30 1990 - Saturday - 70° at 7AM - Sunny - Good day - after rain - nice to know everything had a good drink. Plants knocked down by rain + wind -- did stakeing which should have been down before - [[?]] up entrance to Garden Room now birdfeeder dont [[don't]] hang there. Saw Male Red [[?]] Woodpecker feeding a baby - no red on [[?]] at all. Brought up leaf [[?]] for garden room and perennial bed - Wes edged compost [[?]]. Late night thunderstorm - '65 [[?]] 1991 - Sunday - 67° at 6:30. Night was a little cooler. Off and on cloudy - possible thunderstorm predected [[predicted]] - but not here - cool east wind late afternoon To 8 o'clock Mass. I filled in for missing Lector. Lazy morning - did more watering on Wood Knoll. Saw a big groundhog [[?]] in front of huge rock - ran into hole under rock - we almost hit [[?]] with shovel. Picked up Helen and went to Stoddards for cocktails and buffet - all garden club people. [[?]] good party. 1992 - Tuesday. 64° at 6:15. Cloudy - rain predicted - closed all windows - no rain - few drops - only. To Mass. Learned Jeremiah the Cat was no more. We will miss him. I worked at [[Ballard?]] Garden - Muriel Pedersen ill - caught something on the trip to Russia. Wes finished weeding northeast slope. I went to bank + Marcies - weeded and staked snapdragons. Too warm to work in sun. More evidence of groundhog [[?]] - Campanula stripped - but couldn't catch anything in trap. July 1 1988 - Friday - 49° at 6AM. Beautiful morning clouds at noon - some drops - a shower at 5pm - short but welcome. Cleaned up house after party. Moved furniture back - worked - [[?]] Wes moved rock near big north rock - cut out a stump. I watered - awful to see everything wilted. Enjoyed our left-over sandwiches and were at noon in the Solar. Cool night 1989 - Saturday 55° at 6AM - Fair, beautiful day. Warm sun, breezy, low humidity. Wes worked on north big rock area - arranging stones refilling planting hole. I deadheaded rhododendron. Watered potted plants - weeded part of wall garden - cut north grass and along road. Watered tomatoes in upper holding bed - put leaf mulch on them. Made meatloaf + blueberry muffins. Phoned Joan + [[?]] - ok - Chelsea Blackwell regained birth weight. 1990 - Sunday - 65° at 6:30 Cloudy - became sunny morning - cloudy late afternoon - few drops rain in evening. To 8 o'clock Mass. Wes balanced checknook, then worked on wedding Wood Knoll. I visited Kelly minding Chelsea while Blackwells are on Block Island - took her Seattle info for a possible trip with Barbara. I deadheaded after lunch stoked lilies at driveway entrance - weeded well area with Wes. Saw Red Bellied baby again - this Time the [[?]] didn't feed them or her. 1991 - Monday - 58° at 7AM. Beautiful - but too bad no rain. Cool, sunny, and breezy. Wes started clearing soil - roots - small stones from ledge on northeast slope - had to move a [[?]] as pocket for it not deep enough now. I watered garden room - shade garden - fence garden and perennials. Had out South [[?]] - North [[?]] burned out + didn't heed it. We went to bank and bought milk at Marcies. 1992 - Wednesday. 68° at 7AM. Muggy. No. Hoped for thunderstorm. Worked on compost path most of day. Wes edged and moved some of [[?]] growing into path. I cut grass out of the [[Resta??]] near the big rock - brought up leaf chips. Started bringing this diary up-to-date copy. [[?]] Wes' note and entering my trip notes 18th/27th Paid real estate taxes + car tax.
