Warm & humid. Drawed hay all day. Wrote Mom.

Hot & windy. Drawed hay all day. Mr. & Mrs. Cilley & twin boys (3 years old) were here in evening. Rained in evening.

Drawed hay most of day. Very hot. Jack & Ethel Tousley’s baby boy died this PM. I went out to doctors in PM for shot. 2nd one.

We worked all day. Didn’t do anything special for the 4th.

We went up to Hall’s camp. Very nice up there & grand day for driving.

Vernon made 2 lawn chairs for Laurence & Jean [Hanson]. Rained hard most of day. 3 accidents in Philadelphia. One on overhead & two on death curve. Merrill & I went over town in evening & delivered P.N.G. gifts.

I went out to doctors for 3rd shot. Stopped at farm at Mills to see if it had been sold yet. Was sick in evening.

Fresh Airs arrive. Helen came for 2 weeks for her 5th visit with us. Age 13 1/2 years. She first came in 1948. I have had horrid headache all day.

Uncle Len, Betty, Grandpa, Mom, Mrs. Elgin (Williams) Black, Mrs. James (Olive) Bowman & son Elgin B, & Mr. & Mrs. David (Leah) Stanley came for supper. Mom, Leah, & Dave, stayed here all night.

Jim, Helen, & I took Mom home & then came back to the doctor (Roberts) in PM. Last visit with him. Got letter OK ing our loan from F.H.A.

Drawed hay all day. Finished filling big mow. Nice day. Merrill & boys got hair cuts.

4-H picnic at Camp Wabassa. Kind of cool. All the 4-H boys present.

We went to city & out to Adams. Vernon didn’t go.

Went to city & to Adams to see about farm.

Did big washing. Ironed in evening. Made doughnuts. Helen went to Watertown with soldiers wife to park doings.

Hot. Finished filling big mow. Alice Carr’s car broke down. I took them to Antwerp. Helen finished ironing. Helen & Jane were here.

Hot. Helen & I went with P.N.Grands to Caird’s. I went with Elsie. Started filling over cows with hay. Got letter from Jean H.

Very hot. Drawed hay all day. Mr. & Mrs. Ed Bennett came to see us about their farm.

We all went to Uncle Len’s for dinner. took Betty’s roosters up to her. Had nice visit.

Appointment with Dr. McAskill. We all went to city. I have to have both glasses changed.

Helen B., Vi, & I, went to Gouverneur in AM. Took calf. Stopped at Flossie White’s. Very hot. Washed & ironed clothes in PM & evening.

Night blooming Sirius had 1 blossom on. Very hot & humid. Helen went home on 9:45 train. Vernon finished dressing off hens. Washed bedding on Helen’s bed. Sent cards to Pearl B., Dot, Arlene, & Myrtle Duff.

Merrill, Jim, & I, went to city. Got my new glass put in old frames. $12.00. Rained during night. First in some time.

Much cooler. Baked all day long. Cleaned.

Cool. Bennett’s were here in AM. Went down to see farm. Drawed hay in evening.

End of Korean War. Signed treaty. Don’s birthday. We went out home for dinner. Ken’s were there. Also stopped at Bennett’s & told them we’d take the farm.

Cloudy. Didn’t wash. froze string beans. Had cucumbers from garden for first.

Washed & ironed. Carl & Stan & boys were here helping with hay. I stopped to see Myrtle today.

Merrill finished baling for this year. Have a lot of hay to draw yet. Beulah H, Lois, Carroll, Merrill, & I went to lodge at city. President made her visit.

Grand day. Drawed hay all day. Signed for Gouverneur paper from Aunt Lou. $3.00.

Finished haying. Put a lot in back barn. Loads of hay this year. Grand day.