Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Dec. 28, 1918 [December 28, 1918] Wea [Weather]
24 [degrees] Fair.
Mostly cloudy but with occasional 
short periods of bright sunshine.
Light northerly wind; seasonable
temperature.
  Garden birds. 2 Chickadees at
suet, 4 Starlings in Parkman's apple
tree (with 2 Gray Squirrels).
  Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] motored C. [Caroline Brewster] in town this morning.
I was about to go with him to Harvard 
Square when a messenger from our
State St. office brought out all our quarterly
Estate cheques for my signature. This
delayed me until 10.45 when there was
barely enough time left for me to reach
Dr. Andrew's office on foot. The elder
Andrews is ill with grippe so his son
replaced my loose front-tooth-filling, after
which I had hair cut by Marks &
then walked home to find C. awaiting
me at luncheon - a glad surprise.
After it we had Victrola music. She
left about 3 P.M. when Kennard
arrived to discuss egg boxes etc.
E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] lunched at City Club, Boston
with Miss Ireland's former pupils.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Dec. 29, 1918 [December 29, 1918] Wea [Weather]
38 [degrees] max. [maximum] Fine.
Cloudless, windless, comparatively 
mild. Altogether a pleasant &
comfortable day for this time of year.
  3 House Sparrows, picking at horse
droppings in Brewster Street, were the 
only birds that attracted my notice.
  Spent forenoon in house, sleeping
most of the time. For the drowsiness
that came over me whenever I
seated myself to read or write could
not be resisted by any means within
my ken, at least within doors.
To escape it in afternoon I made
a round of neighborhood calls.
  MIss Allyn dined with us
as usual. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read from
"David Copperfield" to me after supper.
(At the Almys I saw Mr. & Mrs.,
Betty & her children, Mr. Cobb, Senior
& his daughter; at the Spelmans,
only Mrs. S., at the Deanes, no
one).