Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Dec. 25, 1901 [December 25, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & mild but chilly with fine
drizzling rain. A gloomy day.
  Downy Woodpecker. One seen by Walter in Garden.
  Woke this morning feeling ill & miserable.
Spent whole A.M. in bed sleeping. Sat
up with my clothes on most of P.M.
We postponed opening our Christmas
presents. C. [Caroline] was with me nearly all
day missing dinner at the Thayers
Wea. [Weather] Thursday 26 [December 26, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
40 [degrees]
  Sunny, hazy, calm, mild.
  Downy Woodpecker. [Male] - [Female] visited suet in elm.
  Spent A.M. in the house sleeping
most of the time. Just after lunch took
a walk up Sparks St. through Highland 
St. to Appleton St. & back through Brewster St.
My cough is slightly better. 
Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Dec. 27, 1901 [December 27, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with fine drizzling rain changing
to snow in P.M. A dreary day.
  Downy Woodpecker - one in elm.
  Spent entire day in house. C. [Caroline] read to
me much of the time. My cough
bad again.
Wea. [Weather] Saturday 28 [December 28, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
32 [degrees]
40 [degrees]
  Early morning sunny. Began raining
in late P.M. changing to snow at evening.
  Golden-crest Kinglet. Heard in the Garden
  Just after breakfast walked to Elmwood.
Spent A.M. in Museum working on
Lower Cala. Rep. [Lower California Report].
  In P.M. Livvy came up and we
opened our Christmas presents.