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November 17 1988 - Thursday - 58° at 7AM. Raining. Breakfast after Mass - Rain until about 1 pm - 1 1/2 inches in all. Shop in AM - ironed - washed floor, then put Stonyl on other half - washed car. Out in afternoon to clean up rhododendron bed and right side of garden entrance - looked neater from inside. 1989 - Friday - 36° at 6AM. Clear. Sun 6:45-4:35. Beautiful day - sunny - breezy - very cold. To Mass. House chores - Wes had shop time. I went to bank - transferred money from checking to Investment Certificate - 364 days at 8.15% - left watch at Craigs - had refill put in this pen. After lunch Wes raked North Slope. I cleaned Garden Room - took leaves from pool - planted 3 gift Amaryllis bulbs. Wes put wire on upper gate and nailed in board near front gate - against deer. 1990 - Saturday - 50° at 7AM. Cloudy - light rain in afternoon. Did a workwash - the crossword. Wes went to bank and bought a spark plug for the chipper. I made lamb stew. Out for only an hour - cut the rest of perennials in the shade garden. Grass covered with leaves again. Wes worked in shop in the early afternoon - I made oatmeal cookies and bran muffins 1991 - Sunday 32° at 6:15 - Fair - cold, windy not an outdoor day. To 8 o'clock Mass Louisiana voted Edwards/Duke - fortunately Edwards won. Wes paid bills - made contributions - I waxed and cleaned Kitchen window over sink - shade comes tomorrow. We taped a heavy plastic cover over living room fireplace to overcome drafts. Took out fencing and posts from crawlspace - inspected deer fence - cant see a break where deer got in - will wire wooden rails & upper gate 1992 - Tuesday 34° at 6:45 - Cloudy - snow predicted. To Mass. Report at Mass was we had a flurry at 5AM - no sign here. I went to Stop & Shop (- road over new bridge at Backus now open) - crowded. Wes waited for Youngs to pick up chipper for repair - came at noon - we sent the Lawnboy for tune-up service. Worked up and down the road - put all leaves into low area at Judson line - upper leaves in woods near houses. Looks neater. Not bad working weather cloudy & a damp but not cold. November 18 1988 - Friday - 36° at 6AM - Fair - cold sunny day. To Mass. Did a wash. Wes in shop. Out to make a coldframe for propagated cardinal flowers and other small plants on the North Hill. Wes took down small oak tree there over the planting beds. Raked leaves on path - half of north slope and all of azalea garden - getting big piles again inside upper gate and at shed. 1989 - Saturday - 32° at 7AM. Fair. Pool and birdbaths frozen - glad I removed leaves from pool yesterday. Cloudy morning - indoor work - Wes in shop - I started the white cotton blouse - cleared in afternoon - very cold & breezy. The leaf chipper was returned by Youngs and Wes chipped more of the huge pile at the shed. I cut down the Hosta bed along the Viburnum path and raked leaves and sticks that area. 1990 - Sunday - 32° at 6AM. Clear - windy. To 8 o'clock Mass. Spent most of day outdoors - cleaned up behind shade gardens - and down into wild garden. Cleaned up perennial garden. Wind cold and we almost quit several time but finished the job. Phoned girls - learned Carolyn Blackwehl lost her job - so has Tag English - bad times coming. 1991 - Monday - 29° at 6:15 - Fair - Beautiful day over 50° in afternoon. Wes went to Weekes for board to close up back of kitchen plant stand. I painted the inside white. Colby's installed shade over kitchen sink window - we're going to like it, especially at night. Wes chipped leaves at upper road gate - the ones he had raked into rows. I carried them to chipper - put the wet ones up the road. Cut North grass to remove leaves. Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland, hostages, released. 1992 - Wednesday - 38° at 7AM - Cloudy. Crew back again to work on Varga's roof. Gloomy damp day. Wes raked leaves in Piper area. I had an appointment with Dr. Santer, gynecologist - good. Pap test results to come - looked for suet at Stop & Shop - Hey Day (bought sauerkraut $2.89 a jar!) Grand Union - no suet. To Jeanne book travel - paid $236 for Wes' United ticket June 26th - made arrangements for staying on Sanibel - The Sun Dial - Home to join Wes raking leaves - cleaned step rock garden.