Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Dec. 29, 1906 [December 29, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Forenoon sunny; afternoon cloudy.
Very warm, then snow & ice melting fast.
  To Mus. Comp. Zool. [Museum of Comparative Zoology] at 10 A.M.
Spent forenoon with Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] going over
his collection of eggs & nests &
destroying a lot of worthless ones.
Got back to lunch. Spent P.M.
in Museum writing letters etc.
It is still good sleighing but the
side walks are bare & dry again.
I see very few birds in the garden.

Wea. [Weather] Sunday 30 [December 30, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy, calm, mild.
  Spent forenoon in Museum writing
letters. C. [Caroline] read aloud to me after
lunch. I called at the Almys' later
& took tea at the Thayers with
C. [Caroline] Mrs. Thayer, Lizzy, Miss Allyn
& Miss Johnson. Called at the
Russells' about 8.30 & stayed until 11.30
talking with Joe. Offered him a chance
to go into Dimicks gold mine which
he will consider.

Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Dec. 31, 1906 [December 31, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & mild with heavy rain.
Wind N.E. [northeast] Snow about all gone.
  To Boston with C. [Caroline] at 10 A.M.
We first went to State House to attend
unveiling Dan French's statue of Roger
Wolcott. Saw Dan & Mrs. French,
Dick & Mrs. Dana, Newton Mackintosh,
Will Vaughan, Joe Warner. C. [Caroline] & I called
at Congregational Soc. [Congregational Society] rooms about noon &
saw Dr. Grenfell. We then went to Parkers 
for lunch. I afterwards called at our
office & at Dimicks & gone home at 4 P.M.