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.

Nice day. Marg and Roy went to Paynes Lake, and Pulpit Rock. Marg, Roy and Mom went up to Aunt Maude’s. Took her ripe cukes from Vern’s. Got letter from Uncle Berl. Called Sears about stove. Will come on Friday.

President Nixon pardoned on Watergate. Vern goes to Washington, DC. We went for ride around Philadelphia. Went to store. Lisa, Donna, Nora and Linda here. Cloudy day. Phone out in AM. Merrill called repairman from Hales.

Aunt Keitha goes to Seattle Washing for winter. Mom, Roy and Marg left about 10 AM. I canned 1 quart of pears and 5 cans chili sauce. Neighbor’s night at Rebekah’s. 24 there. I went. Leah had meeting. Betty R was working. Nice day.

Raining off and on. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill started digging up Iris. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for supper. He had to go to work at 8 PM. I canned 2 cans pears. Gave a few tomatoes to Lorraine B. Camp Drum is now called Fort Drum.

Sears repairman here. Thermostat on stove burned out. Will be 2 weeks before part is here. I renewed Readers Digest with Debbie Guttering. Merrill dug up Iris and Jonquil bulbs. Got 30 pound tin of berries and 12 boxes of vegetables. Got thank you from Doreen for graduation gift. Merrill went to Agway.

We reset Iris and Jonquil bulbs. Merrill took rubbish to dump. Washed my hair. Aunt Maude called and invited us to party for Kathy and David tomorrow night.

Bob S called in morning to say Rev. Blankenship has left Philadelphia alone. Meeting at CEC tonight. Superintendent Wood to preach today and have meeting tonight. Merrill and I went to meeting. Went over to Aunt Maude’s afterwards. Had some of Kathy and David’s wedding cake.

PNG’s at Minnie Dyer’s. 13 out. Nice time. Lisa was over after cookout. Merrill cut brush. I took Vera to CEC to get snack trays.

Merrill mowed al l 3 lawns. John called here selling seed corn. I canned 9 quarts chili sauce. Raining in evening.

Wrote Vern’s. Sent him card, and $5. Washed 3 pair sheets and other clothes. Fried donuts. Merrill took rest of junk to dump. Lisa, Nora, Donna and Linda here to practice song.

4-H Cook Out. All here but Cindy. Kids brought food. Also Shelly Alquire and Mary Hall. A nice time. Went for a ride around meadow. A beautiful day. Very warm. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries.

Rainy. Telephone out again. I’m tired today. Got bushel of potatoes at Lapps. $3.50. Called Marguerite with paper items.

Vern’s 38th birthday. Cloudy and rainy all day. Phone out again from rain. Sunday School had a paper drive. I worked at 4-H business all PM. Made corn flake cookies in evening.

Rev. Harold Barnard, Adams, in charge of church service. Good turn out at church. Group came with Mattingly’s. Jim, Patty and Jolie here for supper. Jim didn’t work at Fays today. Covered flowers in evening for first.

Had first killing frost last night. Zinnia’s frost bitten even though we covered them. Made green tomato mincemeat, 4 pints. Merrill picked shrub apples, 3 pails. He caulked porch windows. I washed clothes.

Coal is $62 a ton, and gas $49 cents a gallon. Got perm from Donna H. She gave it to me for $10 but I’m sure it cost more. Protein one. Very nice. I went to store. Wrote June and boys. Vern left for Colorado today. We went over to Bill and Brenda’s in evening.

Rained off and on all day. Made green tomato mincemeat, 2 pints and 2 quarts. Merrill and Boots went to Theresa bank. Rebekah’s, Election of officers. Leah NG, Diane VG, Vi Sec, Esther Treas, Marguerite Finan Treas. Sent State taxes, $375.38.

Boots and I went to bank and for groceries. Merrill chopped grass for bedding. Laura and Dawn here in evening. Called from Sears. They are fixing stove tomorrow. Roy and Carol Matteson have baby boy, Adam Roy, 8 lb, 2 oz born today.

4-H Talent Show, 7:30. Nora, Linda, Lisa and Donna sang. Allison played piano. She got blue, other’s red. Anne, Allison, Dawn, Lisa, Donna and Lamica’s went with us. Sears repairman for stove, $71.94 for thermostat and censor. Got letter from June and Dan. Vern in Denver and Steve at 5th grade Camp.

Baked apple pie and cookies. Good to have an over again. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for supper. Came to Philadelphia for meat.

We went to church. Rev Barnard, Adams, speaker. Good turn out. We went out home but they were at Brenda’s. Debby has been at Halfway house in Watertown for 3 weeks. We stopped at Bill and Brenda’s on way home. Doreen and Mike are getting married the 19th. Mike is working at WATN radio.

Administrative Board Meeting at 7:30. Good meeting, 20 out to it. Lisa was over to make out 4-H report. We went to Theresa for blower belt, $3. I ordered shoes at Pearls.

Bible Study starts up again, 9:30 at CEC. I went with Pearl. Ruth went to Syracuse so didn’t go. UMW at Joyce G. in evening. I drove, 11 out. Talked [?] is getting church bus with Agway supper money.