Larry Ashley’s 11th birthday. Made him cupcakes birthday cake. Merrill and Larry went to Karate exhibition. I made cookies and cake. Cleaned and washed. We all went to Revival in evening. Merrill mowed hay in AM. Larry went up to Aunt Maude’s for supper.

Last day of Revival. We went to church picnic, Gospel sing and evening service. All just great. Good crowds all week. All meetings inside school except for picnic and Gospel sing. Too cold for outside.

4-H kids take items to fair. Alison, Lorraine, Marie, and Vicky took stuff. Several blue ribbons. Mary went with us. Larry went up to Aunt Maude’s. Lyla and Jim and Jerry brought him back. We drawed hay. Pat and his father helped, 2 loads. Ken and Lois brought Beulah in evening.

Cleaned up hay, 1411 bales in so far. Started raining in PM. Mr. Brancatella helped last load. Beulah and I went to PNG’s at Carrie Thompson’s. 16 out, nice time.

Dr. Roberts, 3 PM. Went to Antwerp cemetery. Beulah put flowers on Les’s grave. Picked up Larry. Took Beulah to visit Dexter Hall awhile. We went up to Park. Merrill got glass for tail light on car at Latham’s. I took Beulah to Ruby Guterriz [?] to stay over night. Called Jim’s. He is home with bad back.

Patty goes to Ada, Michigan to Amway Plant. 4-H day at Fair. We went. Larry came home with Jim Bush’s. Jamie couldn’t take part in 4-H horse show as Georgia took papers to Syracuse with her. Merrill mowed hay in evening. Sold combine to Roger Bening [?] for $300.

Cloudy day. Merrill took car to Gouverneur for inspection. Had horn fixed. Put in tail light glass, $29. Got letter from Borden’s. Can’t send milk until cows are inspected by vet. Jim and Jolie here for supper and spent the night. Patty is in Michigan.

Everyone up early this morning. Jim, Jolie and I went to grocery store. Larry went with Cheryl all day. Aunt Maude and Ella gave me tatted hanky when they brought Larry home. Had vet Miller Cook from Carthage for cows. Jim went to Rudes 40th anniversary and on to Syracuse for Patty.

Merrill and Larry went to church. Jolie and I stayed home. Jim and Pat got here about 1 PM. We had cook out. Cornish hens, good. Larry and Pat found 4 baby birds in tree by garage. Patty had good trip to Michigan, but tiring.

We drawed 2 load of hay before thunder storm hit about 4 PM. I did big washing. Merrill went to Mills in morning for medicine for cows. Pat and family baled most of hay by house.

Cloudy day. Rainy. We went out to Mom’s for dinner. Took TV dinners. Larry rode horse at Don’s. Marva B goes into hospital. Rev B at Aldersgate.

Marva B. has operation. Called Leah about flowers for Marva. Merrill and Larry helped Bill on barn in PM. Got inflations at Agway. I washed clothes. Mended. Wrote Vern’s. Vi was home and called in PM. They have been to Canada. Beula H called in evening. She goes to Syracuse tomorrow.

Dr. Roberts, 3:30. He called and I went at 1 PM. We went to Fays. Ate at Carrolls. Larry was sick in night. I woke up sick. Merrill and Larry got load of hay in PM alone. Beulah H went to Syracuse with Adderley’s. Got letter from June. Sent in film. Got 50 # potatoes at Johnnies, $4.50

Cloudy in AM. Hot in PM. Drawed 2 load of hay. Went to Philadelphia for groceries. Sent Marva card at Mercy hospital. Got note from Dot Medina. 1800 bales in barn. Roy Petrie called about hay. Talked with Aunt Maude twice.

Frog Jumping at Philadelphia. Cheryl came after Larry in AM. Petrie’s here in AM about hay. I mopped kitchen floor. Washed clothes. Merrill mowed house lawn. Cloudy most of day.

We all went to church. Communion. Larry’s first communion. We took picnic lunch and ate by St. Lawrence River. Patsy went with us. Rained terrible after lunch so we got home about 2 PM. Boots went with us.

I wrote Andy at Camp Aldersgate. Larry wrote Jennifer Bush. Craig Bening here to see Larry in PM. Also Patsy. Merrill built fence. Got wet. Rained hard in PM. Vi, Martha, and kids here in evening. Brought back bed rail. Cheryl called in evening. There is a Pastor Parish meeting tomorrow night.

Andy’s 13th birthday. Pastor Parish meeting, 7:30. Jim McEtherin was there. A sad meeting and a sorry affair. Brenda, Mark, and Robin here in PM. Got letter from June. Evelyn sent over beans and beets.

A nice day. Merrill mowed and raked hay. We only drawed one load as we got stuck coming across field. Petrie’s started haying here. Got a flat tire on baler. Pat’s plastic twine wouldn’t work so he couldn’t bale. Dawn here about all day.

President Richard M. Nixon resigned. Gerald Ford sworn in as 38th President of United States. First time in history a president has resigned. Sent Holly card and wrote Vern’s at Wisconsin. Merrill mowed all 3 lawns. I washed clothes. Dawn here all PM. Merrill mowed hay. Mowed away yesterday’s hay in AM.

A nice day. We drawed 2 load of hay. Larry went with Jim to Pamela Field Days.

Horse show at Theresa. A huge crowd. Show lasted until midnight. Over 1 50 entries. We went to church. Went to horse show in PM and evening. Larry and Dawn went in evening. Lila and Jerry brought Larry home. Church picnic and baptism at Taylor’s camp.

Holly’s 14th birthday. PNG’s at Diane’s. Marguerite, Mary and I on with her. Cookies and Jell-O. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for lunch and supper. Helped hay it. Dawn and patsy here most of day. Drawed 2 load of hay. Started filling small mow.

Put in 2 load hay. Merrill mowed in evening. Mr. Lapp brought 1/2 bu peas in morning. $4, I froze them, about 11 pints. Dawn, Angie and Patsy here to play with Larry. Sure tired tonight.

Sent car insurance, $110. Nice day but cool. Hay not dry enough to bale. Dawn here about all day. Merrill, Larry, and Dawn went to Mills. Got bale of twine, $30.

Nice day. Merrill mowed last of hay, 3 acres. We drawed 2 load. Merrill raked in evening. Larry, Boots, and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Got Larry Mexican Jumping Beans, 39 cents for 4. Hall’s baled their hay. Petrie’s are about finished here.

Mark is two. We just about finished haying. No more shear bolt nuts so we have 2 rows yet to bale. Petrie’s finished haying here. 17 acres, @ $15.= $255. 3446 bales in barn.

Rained all day. I washed bedding. Merrill mowed away hay and unloaded load. Vern’s stopped for supper on way home from Canada trip. Brought us cheese from Wisconsin. Lyla here but Larry didn’t want to go home with her. Pat was over in evening.

We went to church. Went to Jim’s for lunch. We all went to Ken’s. Roberta, Bill and Luke there also. Saw Luke for first time. He is so cute. Called Mom from Ken’s. Jim’s on vacation for 2 weeks. We went over to Bill and Brenda’s in evening. Dawn too.

We went to Mills and city. Ordered part for dishwasher door. Brenda gave us beans to freeze. I froze about 15 boxes. Washed clothes in morning. I rained in PM and evening. Dawn was over in evening. Larry over there also.

Larry has been here 5 weeks. A nice day. Hot. Merrill mowed the lawns. Larry went to Vacation Bible School at Evans Mills with Helen and Jenny Bush. Spent the PM with them riding horses and swimming. He had a great day. I washed rugs. Dawn here.

Hot all day. Merrill built fence next to Payne’s. Larry went to VBS. I wrote Karen. Sent her card and $1. Lyla, Jim and [?]erry here in evening. Brought hamster food.

Real hot today, 88°. Merrill built fence. He went to Mills for fence posts in morning when he dropped Larry at Bush’s. Merrill got 15 posts. Larry went swimming with the Bushs’. Ate supper at Black River with them.

Roberta and Bill’s 1st anniversary. Karen’s 10th birthday. Very hot all day. Larry went to last day of Bible School. We all went in evening. Dawn went with us. Got bushel of peaches from Amish, $6. Got corn from Halls @ 70 cents dozen. Sent Uncle Berl pictures. Wrote Dot T.

Canned 4 quarts of peaches and froze rest of bushel. Patty helped. Jim’s here for PM and supper. Also puppy Daisy. They went over to Hall’s in evening. Merrill built fence on line. Lyla came after Larry for weekend. Washed my hair in evening. Cooler and cloudy. Joanne Pastor had baby boy.

Beautiful day. We went to church. Met Jim’s at City Hall. Ate lunch at Kays on way out to Mom’s. Stopped at Beulah’s new home but she wasn’t there. Stopped at Mary’s. Aunt Keitha is out there to stay a week. Lula brought Larry back, Jerry also.

Sent Vern’s anniversary card. Lila came after Jerry in evening. Dawn and Patsy here to play. Merrill built fence. I washed clothes. Dawn here for lunch. Marguerite and Aunt Maude called in evening.

Rainy, cloudy most of day. We went to Mills. Stopped at Art and Doris’s on the way. Betty is going to have a hernia operation. Merrill and Larry went over to Bill’s in PM to put on corn head. I baked pies, cakes and cookies.

I called Dr. Roberts. Loren was killed 30 years ago today. Jim enlisted in air Force 12 years ago today. Merrill worked at fence. Larry gave his hamster to Patsy. I took Larry to Philadelphia. He went to Gary’s birthday party. Lisa was over for report.

Larry called in morning and said he was staying with Chris today. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. I took peach pie and cookies to Parsonage. Marva coming good. Merrill cut brush, fence. Barn cat died. Hall’s Smoky.

Got letter from Dot Medina. Got dishwasher door strike. Merrill finished fence. Pat B helped him. Washed clothes. I have headache. Jim Ashley and boys came after Larry’s things in evening. Jim called. They were going to Rochester tonight. Had been to Canada and Adirondacks.

Got school tax notice, $375.38. Rate $41.26 assessment $9100. Up $46.80 over last year. Howard borrowed grain elevator. Merrill mowed all three Lawns. I cleaned sides of walk. Rained in PM. Washed my hair. Got letter from Beulah Hall. She went home over a week ago.

A nice day but on cool side. We went to church. Went to city to Fays and Big M store. Ate at McDonalds. Vern called. They are sending tomatoes and cukes with Jim.

Jim’s 31st birthday. They were here for supper. Made him ice cream cake. Gave him cutting tool and $5. They brought tomatoes and cukes from Vern’s. 16 million raised in MS telethon $235,000 in North Country.

UMW at CEC. Margaret K. on committee. 16 members and 4 Griffin kids present. Cheryl H. also sang. Wrote Mom. I canned 20 quarts tomatoes. Merrill went after Aunt Maude’s canner. Started pickles. Merrill got rubber boots at Pearls, $10.69.

Betty Haggerty had operation, bladder, today. Doris called in evening. I canned pickles, 5 pints tomatoes, 6 pints and 4 small cans chili sauce. Merrill built fence on line by Pats.

Dr. Roberts, 4:30. Dr. Roberts said he got married in August. His new wife is an accomplished harpist. I went to city alone. Merrill had to build fence. Called 4-H office in evening about meeting. Nice day.

4-H here at 6:30. I washed bedding. Merrill washed car.

We went to Vern’s for dinner. Mom went with us. She came home with us. Mary called in evening. They are coming tomorrow. Got 2 bushel pears, $8. June is working as a teacher’s aide.

Edith Seeley’s 88th birthday. Sunday School starts for new year. Church at 11 AM. Merrill went to church. Roy and Marg came about 10 AM. My oven isn’t working. Burnt up meat. Lazy day.