Concord, Cambridge, Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Aug. 28, 1918 [August 28, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Perfect
Brilliantly clear & refreshingly cool
with fresh N.E. [northeast] wind. Clouds
gathering at sunset.
  Of birds about Farm there were
not many. They included 2 Catbirds,
a brown Indigo bird, a Tanager &
one or more Cedar birds, in the dooryard;
8+ Chippies in the orchard; a Swift
circling low on wing at eve. & the
same or another heard in breakfast
room flue after dark; a Nighthawk
zig-zagging low to southward over
field front of house, in eve twilight.
  In the Cambridge Garden I could
find only a couple of Robins.
  Spent forenoon working in flower beds 
with George. Henry [Henry W. Henshaw] with us part
of time. In P.M. we motored to
Cambridge via Lexington (1.30-2.30)
& back via Waltham & Lincoln.
Saw E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] for few minutes. She
reports C. [Caroline Brewster] very tired & nervous about
operation on right eye to come Sept. 5
C. [Caroline Brewster] telephoned me of this yesterday afternoon
I wrote Dr. Gehring of it at once.

Concord, Boston, Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Aug. 29, 1918 [August 29, 1918] Wea [Weather]
H.W. Henshaw [Henry W. Henshaw] departs. Stormy
Cloudy & foggy with north-east wind
and frequent heavy showers.
  Henry & I motored to Concord after
an early breakfast and took the 7.55
train over the Fitchburg to Boston.
Reaching there I went directly to our
office where most of my forenoon was
spent. Mr. Brown joined me for half
an hour during which we talked
over affairs of Geo. B. Kettell Estate.
He has not yet heard of appointment of any
guardian in England for Jefferson interests.
Until this is done Estate cannot be settled.
I subscribed for four new shares of
Turner Falls Stock & bought some
under wear. Lunched with Henry at
Youngs & bade him good bye at 1.45
P.M. in the doorway of 15 State St.
he to take 7.30 train for W. [Washington, D.C.] I to
come out to Cambridge for the night.
C. [Caroline Brewster] seems in good spirits & not overtired
She & I have just spent evening in
hall listening to E.'s [Elizabeth R. Simmons] reading a chapter
from David Copperfield - a real treat.