August 10, 1931
"Just over another serious dry period. Not as dry as last summer but the heat has been intense over long times. The fruit crop is lovely - the best we have known for many years. Blackberries were short on account of drought killing the canes last year. However, I was picking several times and enjoyed it. My wife has made pies. We have canned 15 qts. and I have four gallons of wine in the making. The last batch I picked was in Hooker's woods last Friday.
I have taken 10 1/2 days vacation - starting to work on the 8th last Saturday. I spent most of my time working about the house and fishing. Papered the sleeping porch. Thursday and Friday we were at Hookers and I caught one cat fish. Fished mostly for bass with fair success, catching several small ones and four that weighed from a pound to two pounds."
August 10, 1931
D.C. Richard's Journal
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