Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Dec. 22, 1917 [December 22, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Fair.
  Partly sunny, partly clouder.
Early morning warm & calm. Temperature
falling & chill N.W. [northwest] wind rising later
in day.
  Garden birds. 3 Chickadees & a
Downy Woodpecker in trees or 
shrubbery near Museum. Clicking
call of Purple Finch, coming from
Parkman apple tree, apparently, but
no such bird sighted there.
Gray Squirrels out again for two
days past. Saw three together this
morning.
  Working all day on Introduction.
It went better than usual. I
recopied several much corrected
pages and compiled a fair
amount of new matter.
C. [Caroline Brewster] spent evening with us in lower hall
listening to usual reading of Trollope.
First paper white Narcissus in 
bloom this morning.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Dec. 23, 1917 [December 23, 1917] Wea [Weather]
10 [degrees], 24 [degrees] Fine
Clear & cold but with fine, dry air
& only moderate N.W. [northwest] wind. Ground
still snow-covered almost everywhere
but only thinly so.
  Garden birds. 3 Chickadees, a Jay,
about a dozen House Sparrows.
  Spent most of day in Museum
writing letter. C. [Caroline Brewster] went to church
at St. Paul's Cathedral in forenoon,
Lizzy Fuller accompanying her.
Miss Allyn our only guest at 
dinner. After it we sat in hall
awhile & then she made a call 
on C. upstairs before departing.
Professor John K. Lord called at
5 P.M. He stayed about an
hour & had many interesting 
things to tell me especially about
Summerville, South Carolina, whither
he & Mrs. Lord go this week 
to pass the winter as usual.
E. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] finished with the Vicar [The Vicar of Bullhampton] this evening.
We have greatly enjoyed it.