Monday, January 03, 2011

January 3, 1963 The Frances Hubbard Diaries: 53 Years Ago Today

January 3, 1963
Thurs Cloudy warm 30.  Finished a letter to Marilyn.  Did a lot of ironing.  Gerald and David went to Schoharie in am. for license for Gerald's  car.  Clifton and Doug cut wood.  Didn’t go to prayer meeting at church didn’t feel very good.
Comment:
In the winter it was cold as hell and every week the boys as well as Dad would go to cut some firewood.
With that old Farmall and Mall chainsaw we’d find a tree and make a fall and cut it up as quickly as we could.
For the winter wind and chill was bearing down,
As we struggled in the that cold and muddy ground,
Then we loaded up a half a cord and shivered while the tractor roared and took us tired half frozen homeward bound.

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You're always young in your mind it is said, No matter the face in the mirror, That you see with surprise then say to yourself, "What is that old man doing here?"