Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Jan. 10, 1919 [January 10, 1919] Wea [Weather]
10 [degrees], 18 [degrees] Fine
Clear & cold with light northerly 
wind. Ground surfaces generally
covered with a thin sheet of ice
or snow. This at Concord makes
good sledding but our main streets
in Cambridge are largely bare.
  Garden birds. A Chickadee coming 
to the suet that hangs by my
study window, was literally the 
only bird seen or heard by me to-day.
  Not daring to face the cold
northerly wind I kept in doors all
day & mostly in Museum where
letter writing and a general inspection
of the library with a view to weeding
out superfluous books, occupied my
my time very fully if not also
profitably. My powers of accomplishment
in such occupations are still at low
ebb, however.
E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read to me after supper
as usual.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Jan. 11, 1919 [January 11, 1919] Wea [Weather]
15 [degrees], 25 [degrees] Fair
Mostly sunny & disagreeably
cold but without much wind.
  A Chickadee at the suet &
one or two House Sparrows
the only garden visiting birds.
  Another profitless day passed
in Museum striving in vain
to accomplish some worthy
task but producing nothing save
a few letters.
  Mr. Scudder's friend who is trying
to raise a lot of money for Grinnell
College, Iowa, came to see me by
appointment at 5.30 P.M. He asked
me to advise Mrs. Melvin to give to it 
which I positively refused to do.
His coming somewhat shortened a
more welcome call from Dick Dana [Richard Henry Dana Jr.]
who came about 4.45. Prentiss
French called at 8.15 P.M.
staying until 10.30 & giving me a
most interesting account of his 10 mo. [month]
war experience in France.