plesant all day
Done the washing today and see a woodchuck in the garden eating carrotts this afternoon-
He ran and I wasted a shot at him and I then chopped burdocks about the corn house so I could see him to get a shot at him-
Had new lettuce from the garden for tea
Mother was pretty good today-
Showing posts with label burdocks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label burdocks. Show all posts
Monday, June 23, 2014
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Monday, June 22, 1936
plesant all day
Harry dug burdocks and pulled weeds around the garden all forenoon and went to Auburn after dinner
Mother, Aunty, & I each rec'd letters from Clara-
I answered so Harry could take it to mail in Auburn-
Mother pretty good today-
Harry dug burdocks and pulled weeds around the garden all forenoon and went to Auburn after dinner
Mother, Aunty, & I each rec'd letters from Clara-
I answered so Harry could take it to mail in Auburn-
Mother pretty good today-
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Monday, May 4, 1936
plesant all day- Cooler
Harry dug up burdocks and straightened stone walks and took up Aunty's board walk and raked it over ready to sow grass seed-
Harry and I took eggs to town and got groceries and cashed my check-
He treated me to ice cream and candy and creampuffs-
Mother nervous
I bought 2 pr of cotton hose-
Harry went home
Hay pressers today^
*I found an Ithaca/ Tompkins County Business Directory for 1936 online. I haven't had a chance to read through it in all its 107 page glory, but I will. Maybe I can figure out some of the places they may have gone to, like the grocer, & ice cream shop.
^This was written sideways up the left hand margin of the page.
Harry dug up burdocks and straightened stone walks and took up Aunty's board walk and raked it over ready to sow grass seed-
Harry and I took eggs to town and got groceries and cashed my check-
He treated me to ice cream and candy and creampuffs-
Mother nervous
I bought 2 pr of cotton hose-
Harry went home
Hay pressers today^
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| Business Directory, Ithaca, NY 1936 |
*I found an Ithaca/ Tompkins County Business Directory for 1936 online. I haven't had a chance to read through it in all its 107 page glory, but I will. Maybe I can figure out some of the places they may have gone to, like the grocer, & ice cream shop.
^This was written sideways up the left hand margin of the page.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Saturday, March 28, 1936
plesant all day-
Cooked the rooster mopped the kitchen and done usual Saturday work-
Harry worked in yard and burned burdocks* and brush in peach orchard^-
Mother got nervous and Harry was going to take her for a ride and the car would not start-
Aunty & Harry went to brick house-
Cooked the rooster mopped the kitchen and done usual Saturday work-
Harry worked in yard and burned burdocks* and brush in peach orchard^-
Mother got nervous and Harry was going to take her for a ride and the car would not start-
Aunty & Harry went to brick house-
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| Burdock burrs* |
*I remember when we lived for a few months with the family in Cato, NY in the fall of 1981. My younger sister, Heather, & I made Barbie furniture out of green burdock burrs. When the burrs are green they aren't as difficult to detach. We used them like you would Bristle Blocks. Apparently burdock, or arctium, are not native to North or South America, but were introduced by Europeans. Plus, they were an inspiration for the invention of Velcro (The Big Idea: How Business Innovators Get Great Ideas to Market by Steven D. Strauss). (Image from Cherry Gal.)
^It's interesting to me that there is a peach orchard. I don't believe Irene has baked anything with peaches yet. Maybe the fruit will show up later in the year at harvest time, for NY that would be late July through early September.
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