Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] FRI. [Friday] DEC. 22, 1911 [December 22, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy & mild with light easterly wind
Rain began at dusk & was falling briskly
an hour later & thence on into night.
  Heard Chickadees and a Gold-crest [Golden-crowned Kinglet] in
the Garden. 22 Herring Gulls flighing [flying] high over
it to S.E. [Southeast], one of them calling clew - clew - clew.
  Spent day in Museum. Copied bird
notes from diary to Garden book, wrote
several letters & worked on the Purdie birds.
Gilbert went to Concord with Christmas
presents for the Bensens & Jameses. He
visited the Farm & saw one bird there, a Chickadee.
  C. [Caroline Brewster] & I opened our Christmas presents in
the Peace Room 8-9 P.M. We had about the 
usual number - largely books. It was the
first time in many years when Lizzy S.
was not with us. I talked with
Dr. Gehring at Bethel by telephone at 7.45
Had a heavy fall in our upper hall this
morning tripping over a trunk.  

Cambridge - Boston.
Ther. [Thermometer] SAT. [Saturday] DEC. 23, 1911 [December 23, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fine.
Clear & mild with fresh westerly winds.
Saw 2 Chickadees & a Crow and 
heard a Kinglet, in the Garden.
  Spent most of day in Museum.
Worked on the Purdie birds and
wrote several letters. Gilbert & Percy
busy dressing the house with greens.
C. [Caroline Brewster] left it at 11.30 to go in town
to the Abbotsford where I joined her
at 6 P.M. When we went down to
dinner at 6.30 we found a number
of the old habitues of the house among
them Russell Read who greeted me
cordially enough. There were also Miss Judd
and Miss Dana a cousin of Dick's.
C. read to me after dinner. At 9 I
went over to Athletic Club & read
there until 11. Saw Wightman there
& condoled with him about Geo. Lombard's
death.