Category Archives: Frank Tuttle

January 5, 1937

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Mary F. C. Pratt

Tues., 5 Dumas washes & irons. Morning devotions. I write Anna & Helen. (Several illegible lines) Dear, dear Ruth. She need (sic) to give her chicks to Tuttle & now from her fingers they drop to me. How can … Continue reading →

Posted in 1937 diary, Anna Fisher Metcalf, DIARIES, Dumas, Frank Tuttle, From the H. Sheldon Museum, Helen Fisher Smith, PEOPLE, Ruth Fisher | Tagged balsam, devotions, feelings, ironing, letters, Ruth's "chicks", washing | Leave a comment

January 2, 1937

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Mary F. C. Pratt

Sat., 2 Morning devotions. Helen writes in my new address book. Grace reads the papers. Tuttle takes me to the beauty parlor of Mrs. ? to get a shampoo. Alice ? here. The Hagars call. Helen goes out to … Continue reading →

Posted in 1937 diary, DIARIES, Frank Tuttle, From the H. Sheldon Museum, Grace Fisher, Helen Fisher Smith, Karl Field, PEOPLE | Tagged address book, Alice, Beauty Shoppe, calls, devotions, the Hagars | Leave a comment

December 30, 1933

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Mary F. C. Pratt

Sat., 30 Morning devotions. Trying to keep warm. Jones takes Tuttle down & back to-day. A nice letter from Emma McKenzie. She is in Claremont, Calif. A very cold day, with wind in the south. Do anothing except a … Continue reading →

Posted in 1933 Ella, Anna Fisher Metcalf, DIARIES, Frank Tuttle, From the H. Sheldon Museum, Gertrude Fisher Thomas, Helen Fisher Smith, PEOPLE | Tagged cold house, devotions, Emma McKenzie, jig-saw puzzle, letters, washing | Leave a comment

December 29, 1933

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Mary F. C. Pratt

Fri., 29 28 below zero. Morning devotions. A blizzard from the north. Helen goes at noon. Telephone out of commission. Tuttle does not try to use his car but hires his passage down town & back. Poor birds … Continue reading →

Posted in 1933 Ella, DIARIES, Frank Tuttle, From the H. Sheldon Museum, Gertrude Fisher Thomas, Helen Fisher Smith, PEOPLE | Tagged blizzard, cold house, feeding birds, letters, telephone, weather | Leave a comment

December 6, 1933

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Mary F. C. Pratt

Wed., 6 Morning devotions. Rain in the night & a morning so dark we have to work by electricity. Look over spinach. Make an old fashioned apple pie. Lawrence puts in a new bed piece in the electric oven … Continue reading →

Posted in 1933 Ella, Ashton Fisher, DIARIES, Frank Tuttle, From the H. Sheldon Museum, Grace Fisher, Henrietta Fisher Field, Karl Field, PEOPLE, Sister Helen Simonds | Tagged Ashton's grave, D.A.R., darkness, devotions, electric oven troubles, food, Lawrence, Mrs. Herrick, ride, Sister Helen sick, weather | Leave a comment

November 30, 1933

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Mary F. C. Pratt

Thurs., 30 Morning devotions. Type what I’ve written on Col. Seth Warner. We go out to Karl’s & have a Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey and all the good things Henrietta could think of. A wonderful dinner. Quite a little rain … Continue reading →

Posted in 1933 Ella, DIARIES, Frank Tuttle, From the H. Sheldon Museum, Helen Fisher Smith, Henrietta Fisher Field, Karl Field, PEOPLE | Tagged C.W. Smith, devotions, gold fish, letters, Seth Warner, Thanksgiving Day, weather | Leave a comment

November 26, 1933

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Mary F. C. Pratt

Sun., 26 Warmer. Grace attends church & S.S. Ruth & I get dinner. Letter from Anna. Write her & Gertrude. Send letter & poem to Wightman Melton. Rowland Robinson comes to trade with Grace. Tuttle takes Ruth & me … Continue reading →

Posted in 1933 Ella, Anna Fisher Metcalf, Ashton Fisher, DIARIES, Frank Tuttle, From the H. Sheldon Museum, Gertrude Fisher Thomas, Grace Fisher, PEOPLE, Ruth Fisher | Tagged Ashton's grave, church, food, letters, POETRY, Rowland Robinson, Seth Warner marker, weather, Wightman Melton | Leave a comment

November 20, 1933

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Mary F. C. Pratt

Mon., 20 Morning devotions. Sunshine, clear & cold. No letters. Tuttle goes to Bristol. Crotchet a wheel. Work a little on the Marker poem. A clear sunset, a new moon in the west, accompanied by a beautiful star. I … Continue reading →

Posted in 1933 Ella, DIARIES, Frank Tuttle, From the H. Sheldon Museum, PEOPLE | Tagged crotcheting, devotiona, money, POETRY, Seth Warner marker, stars, Walter Bristol, weather | Leave a comment

November 4, 1933

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Mary F. C. Pratt

Sat., 4 Morning devotions over the new Radio, as Tuttle is returning the other in exchange. Dumas washing windows. Grace goes to Burlington with the Binghams. The clouds roll away. The sun sets clear & the night is cold. … Continue reading →

Posted in 1933 Ella, DIARIES, Dumas, Frank Tuttle, From the H. Sheldon Museum, Grace Fisher, PEOPLE, Ruth Fisher | Tagged Binghams, Burlington, Cottage cheese from UVM, devotions, fancywork, Florida Myers' pie, housework, mending, new radio, weather | Leave a comment

November 2, 1933

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Mary F. C. Pratt

Thurs., 2 Morning devotions. Grace gone for the day to Thompson’s Point on garden work. Finish crotchet tidy for easy chair. Fix a morning dress. Charlie Caine buried to-day. A large funeral. Go out-of-doors a short time. Hazy but … Continue reading →

Posted in 1933 Ella, DIARIES, Frank Tuttle, From the H. Sheldon Museum, Grace Fisher, Henrietta Fisher Field, Karl Field, PEOPLE, Ruth Fisher | Tagged Charlie Caine, devotions, fancywork, Grace's flowers, movie, obituary, Ruth whittling, Thompson's Point, weather | Leave a comment