Got letter from June. They are coming Friday. Merrill mowed two lawns. Looks so nice. I cleaned house, between eye drops. They give me bad headache on one side. Cloudy in PM and evening. Got thank you’s from Roberta and Bill Hockey.

We went to city. Merrill got stuff at Bisnetts to wash dumping station. I got plastic table cloth, tan for dining room. Got groceries at P & C. Washed clothes in evening. Aunt Maude called in evening. I called Willabelle Brown about her eyes, glaucoma.

Party for Life and Jim Ashley 8:15. We didn’t go. Vern’s got here about 3:30 PM. Hot and muggy. Rain and thunder storms. Pat called in evening. She was too tired to come out. I have a black spot on right eye. I can see. I’m getting used to drops. Merrill drawed first two loads of hay. Mowed it a week ago.

Lawrence Welk band has been on TV 15 years Lila and Jim’s 25th anniversary. Cloudy, rainy day off and on. Cleaned in late PM and evening. Jim came in PM. Patty working. We had steak cook out but ate dinner in house. Kids left about 6 PM. Jim left about 5. He had to work.

Cloudy, rainy day. A lazy day here. Didn’t go anywhere. Jim’s first Sunday off. He has Sun. and Mon. now and Pat has Mon. and Tues.

Beautiful day. Merrill baled part of load of hay. Mowed some more. I washed clothes. Also washed my hair. I got Christmas pictures from film. Ironed clothes in evening. 200 bales of hay in barn. Jim and Pat went to Vern’s.

Vern and June called in evening. Dr. Scanlon at 10:45. He changed my drops. Pressure down to 17. 15 is normal. Was 19 and 20 when I saw him last. Merrill went to city with me. Got Mom chime clock at Century $10. Called out home. Doreen said Mom still in Canada. Merrill mowed and raked hay in PM.

Nice day. Drawed 2 load of hay. Baler wouldn’t start for third load. Ray and Marg here for supper. Juanita’s mother had heart attack. She is getting better. Called Mom in Canada in evening. I mowed two lawns.

Didn’t get baler going. Merrill went to Burrville for points and fuel pump. Fred Hill came down and looked at it. He said it was coil. Got one at Grahams. Hot, muggy day. Got letter from Uncle Berl. Dot is sick. Her mind. Evelyn, Terry and I chased Brotherton’s young stock home at 11 PM.

Some showers. Cleared so we drawed 3 loads of hay. Rained again in evening. Went to Philadelphia for groceries and to bank in AM. Also went to Mills for fly spray in PM. Merrill had headache in PM. Baler starts first time with new coil.

Cloudy. Rained hard about all day. Merrill got hair cut. Went to Theresa twice to get it. I washed my hair. Put color rinse on it. Cleaned. Sent $15 to church budget to Sina. Made chocolate cup cakes. Merrill put new washers on faucets in kitchen and in small bathroom.

Sun shinning today. We went to city shopping at Westons and Fays. Jim and Pat both working. They won’t OK bank loan with present furnace at Jim and Pat’s house. We went down to Taylor’s cottage. Their son Bob and Moe went diving for sunken boat. Nice day. Rest of Fays store is open. Huge place.

Nice day. Washed clothes. Jim and Pat here in PM and for supper. Jim helped Merrill get load of hay. Pat cut my hair in back. Kids brought box of charcoal. Rather cool day.

Dr. Scanlon 2:15. I have to go back in four months, Nov. 17. We went to Mom’s for dinner. She got home Tuesday. Leah S came with her. We stopped at Marg and Roy’s. Dropped Mom and Leah there. Got groceries at P & C . Also first prescription for eyes. Took out Mom’s clock. Sent Don’s anniversary card.

Juanita and Don’s 20th anniversary. Wrote Aunt Keitha’s in California. Rainy. Cloudy day. Don and Bea Gehm here in PM. They are at the 1000 Island Club this week. Jim, Jan and girls are at Sackets with their sail boat. Water too rough to go on up river.

Another rainy, cloudy day. We went to Sackets to visit Jan, Jim and girls on their sail boat. Very nice. Saw Pat a minute at store. Jim had arrested Jim Higgens’ daughter for shop lifting. Rained hard in evening. Was a rainbow. Got card from June.

Weather finally clearing. Merrill finished mowing lawns. I washed clothes. Did ironing. Debby and Joey Marsh here in evening. Brought over swiss chard.

Windy and cloudy some. We went down to Bill and Vi’s at Clayton. Stopped at Hall’s but they were not at home. Washed my hair.

Another cloudy day. We went for ride to Oxbow in PM. We went over to Art and Doris’s in evening. Their house is so nice. Thunder storm in evening.

Another rainy day. Wonder when we will get hay in the barn. Merrill went up to Fred Hills to have started checked for small tractor.

Wrote Vern’s. Still raining. Oats looked terrible this morning. Jim and Pat here in PM. They got carpet tiles for their bathroom. Also got braided rug for living room at Sears.

A beautiful day after all the rain. Bill and Vi went with us to Upper Canada Village. Very nice. A very enjoyable day.

Another beautiful day. Merrill mowed hay by house. Last of 17 acres too wet to mow. We mowed lawns. I painted flag pole, mail box, and bird feeder. Mosquitos too bad. I had to stop painting.

Aunt Keitha’s birthday. Sent Don card and letter. We drawed two load of hay. Hot and muggy. I painted lawn furniture and porch trim. Called kids about fair. Got Spiegel winter catalog. Merrill raked first of hay.

Rained some during night. We drawed 2 load of hay but didn’t bale good. I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Cleaned house. Washed my hair. Cut Iris by porch. Took 4-H fair cards to Lamica [?] girls.

Don’s 47th birthday. Spent all day out doors. Merrill mowed some hay in AM. Jim and Pat came after work. Got them supper. I took 4-H cards to Marie and Mary. Marion S here in evening. Also Debby.

Jefferson County Fair. Mary H, Marion Schell and I took boys and girls clubs to fair. Very hot. All girls had exhibits except Robin and Tammy H. Merrill cleaned 4 acre field while I was gone. I got home at 2 PM. We drawed one load of hay from back of barn.

Terry H is going to help us mow away hay. 50 cents a load. He did first load in 30 minutes. We put in 2 loads today. Hot and muggy. Mrs. Mildred Chase Beardsley called in evening to see if we would sell farm. A Syracuse doctor is interested.

Very hot and humid. Smog all day. We drawed two load of hay in PM. Merrill mowed rest of field by barn. Washed clothes. I went to Philadelphia for groceries in AM. Got car insurance $103.

Still hot and humid. Rained in AM. We went to Fair in AM. Got groceries and drugs at Seaway. Second bottle of eye drops. $4.85. 4-H day at fair. Marion Schell here in evening.

Still cloudy, hot and humid. Merrill mowed lawn by house. Rained in PM. I went to Mary’s in evening. Their phone is out.