Boston - Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Dec. 21, 1903 [December 21, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cooler with light W. [west] wind.
A beautiful day. 
  Breakfast at Abbotsford 8 A.M. with
E.R.S [Elizabeth R. Simmons]. C. [Caroline] had a bad night & looked pale &
haggard. Charlotte better & at work. 
To Cambridge 9.30. Spent A.M.
in Museum writing letters. Lunched
with Walter. Back to town 2.30 &
saw Dr. Goldthwaite for 10 minutes. He
says C. [Caroline] is doing well & will come out 
all right. Afterwards bought some Xmas
presents at Russian store.
Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 22 [December 22, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & rather cold with
strong N.W. [northwest] wind. Heavy rain
last night or very early this
morning.
  Breakfasted with E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] at
Abbotsford 8 A.M. Got to Cambridge
10 A.M. Spent day in Museum
rewriting the Blue Jay for Camb.
Birds [Cambridge Birds]. Lots of birds in the
Garden now eating our food.
Chickadees, 3 Downies, the Hermit
Thrush, a Nuthatch.
Boston-Cambridge  
Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Dec.  23, 1903 [December 23, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear with mod. [moderate] N.W. [northwest] to
W. [west] wind. A fine day not very cold.
  Breakfast at Abbotsford with E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons].
Walked along Beacon St. sea wall to 
Berkeley St. opposite which about 100 yds [yards]
out was a Buffle-head (juv [juvenile male or female]) diving
in company with 5 [female] Whistlers. The Buffle-head
has been seen there a number of times before, I 
hear, & always in the same place. There were
about 50 Whistlers scattered over entire expanse
between W. Boston [West Boston] & Harvard Bridges & half as
many more above Harvard Bridge.
  Spent day at Museum working on Camb B'ds [Cambridge Birds].
Lunched W. Deane. Put out Xmas [greens] at C's [Caroline's]
apartment in P.M. [?] R.I. Jackson's to We Dine 
dinner 7-10.30 P.M. All there but Chadbourne.
Wea. [Weather] Thursday 24 [December 24, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & warm, the streets & sidewalks
muddy again. Violent S.W. [southwest] wind & a dash
of rain late evening.
  Breakfast at Abbotsford 8 A.M. with E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons]
C. [Caroline] had a fairly good night but seems tired &
dispirited. She has not left her rooms since
reaching the Abbotsford.
  To Cambridge at 9.30. Christmas shopping
in Square, working on Camb Bds [Cambridge Birds] most of
day, lunch with Walter & Margie, back to
town 5 P.M. dined alone at Abbotsford.
Spent evening with C. [Caroline]. Back to Athletic Club
at 9, read until 11.30.