Until The Worm Turns November 16, 2014
Posted by nrhatch in Home & Garden, Humor, Life Balance, Nature.comments closed
Weather and its aberrations, permutations, and precipitations formed part and parcel of many of my grandfather’s missives:
* 12/29/57 ~ “There is still a world without snow up here. So mild it almost spoils going to Florida.”
* 7/20/58 ~ “We expect Frank and Margaret to come today and Webb and Pete. It was to be a picnic at Summers Falls but it is so cool I wonder if we may not eat here at the house. It is cold much of the time. We almost needed a fire today.”
* 1/16/59 ~ “It is icy today on the roads. The cream truck rolled over on Clifford Best’s hill. School did not keep because of the roads.”
* 2/19/59 ~ “This is our coldest morning. It was 60 degrees in our rooms this morning and the windows are well frosted. It must be 30 below. I’d rather be in Florida.”
* 12/29/63 ~ “It is cold tonight. Down to ZERO at 4:30 P.M. by the new thermometer. I was out just now and decided it wasn’t lying.”
* 5/7/67 ~ “It was 29 degrees this morning with a white frost showing when we got up. I find time to run up to Hanover to see how stocks are doing. The blue chips are doing better, so, so am I. I mowed the front part of the lawn just now. It is cold though and I needed mittens. Some lawn weather!”
* 5/26/67 ~ “I still have some gardening to do here and at Rae’s. It is a very late Spring. It is a gloomy day today with rain. Yesterday there was 5 inches of snow in Montpelier ~ none in Hartland. Just rain and cold rain.
It should warm up sometime.”
And it did . . . 3 weeks later:
* 6/17/67 ~ “We are in the midst of a hot spell, 85 and 90, on the outside in the shade. We almost went to the Cape this weekend but Margaret thought it was too hot to go so here we are.
We have talked some of a trip to the Expo 67 but that is still on ice. I have picked 1 berry. They are very late.”
* 4/18/73 ~ “We have been having bare ground for some time but today the worm turned. It gave us a snow and blow. Only 5 inches but a nasty day.”
* 1/19/75 ~ “There was a foot of snow in the drive. It was heavy and took about an hour to clear. It is all done and I am resting while the coal makes dust and the wood snaps in the kitchen stove. ”
* 4/1/76 ~ “The brook! It is 50 ft. wide under the kitchen window and probably 3 feet deep. Quite a river. The cat is well! He chases wind blown leaves and is real frisky. Rae is 93, April 26. We got up at 6 o’clock yesterday and today. No time to waste.”
Aah . . . that’s better!
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