Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] Mon. [Monday] Dec. 26, 1910 [December 26, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Christmas Dinner at the Thayers. Dull.
Cloudy & intensely chilly with light
easterly wind. Snow began falling
about 5 P.M. & the ground is now
covered to a depth of an inch with it.
  We opened our presents this
forenoon beginning soon after breakfast.
C. [Caroline Brewster], E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & I. Such a lot of them
more than ever before I think. Mine
were uncommonly good. C. gave me
a small, high-power field-glass like 
the one the Nuttall Club gave Purdie [Henry A. Purdie]
a week ago. From Henry Henshaw I
had a transparency of the J. [?],
from others books etc. At 1.15 we
went to the Thayers to dine at 1.30
Will & Susie Thayer, Ezra & Ethel &
their children, Jack & Sarah & their boys,
David Loring & his son were there.
Mrs. Thayer looked very old & feeble.
We came home about 5 to write letters
& notes. We began "Last Ambassadors" to day

Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] Tues. [Tuesday] Dec. 27, 1910 [December 27, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
26 [degrees] 35 [degrees] Fine.
Clear, calm, mild. A rare day.
  Spent entire day in Museum
working on Umbagog M.S. [manuscript]
revising the story relating to the
brood of young Whistlers which
I watched on June 14, 1909.
I am thinking now of publishing
it by itself in advance of the
Umbagog book. C. [Caroline Brewster] worked
through the forenoon copying
what I have just written about
Frogs & Toads at the Lake.
Mrs. Fairchild & her daughter
Sally lunched with us at 1.30.
They are to start for Japan
next week to be gone two years.
Harry Spelman called this evening
to advise me about the Motley
purchase. We talked for about
two hours.