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Sunday 10 September 1899
A fine day very warm and dry, arose at 6 A M. I employ most of the day writing letters. Write a long letter to Dick Jackson, London, England. Grace takes a long nap on the couch in parlor then gets dinner. After dinner I walk over to Wills to see Gran. Charley came out to meet me and when nearly there. Bernard Morgan & Flora McDonel passed us in Buggy and after saying how we do said they were going down the island for a drive and were coming to our house when returning homeward. Found Wills folks well and Jen baking the greatest lot of bread and buns. Flora & Bernard after a short drive came back and stoped at Wills and we all staid to tea. And Oh my what a spread! hot buns & butter, honey, plums, preserves, pumpkin pie, lemon pie, pickles & port, cream and sugar and a powerful cup of tea then Bernard, Charley & Will went & milked the cows & fixed the fence. And of course Maud came over as usual. Flora, Jen and I drive over here home in Bernards buggy leaving Will, Bernard and Charley to follow after with Maud & Flora in the rear. When we arrived at home we found Wellie & Eveline and their children here with Grace and Arthur and we had a very
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social time till 11 pm. Eveline and Wellie and kids went home earlier got to bed about 12 midnight circle around sun
Monday 11 September 1899 A cloudy morning sprinkled several times during the day. Arthur drew a barrel of water for Grace to wash, done great washing; all the lines full. Maud at school. Hurbert at school. Arthur draws a barrel of water for hogs and picks up apples. I milk 2 cows and Grace gets breakfast. Arthur and I clean cider mill and try to make cider but dont know how the mill works at all so leave it in disgust; afterwards put the plow in the machine shed, feed the hogs and come to the house again.
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Friday 15 Sept 1899 Arose this morning with the consciousness of having to go to Kingston to the dentist. I dont like it but I'll go if Dr Daily pulls my off. Lisa fine day wind south and breezy roads fine and hard as asphalt. At one pm Arthur drives to door with Bess and I mount in and away I go. Bess on trot pass to vehicles on the road, one Mr Dick Irvine. Examine all the orchards along the road. Apple crop poor, saw some men plowing in field a few turnips growing & tomatoes ripening. When in sight of Bells knew they had threshing machine going in full blast so horse did not go to Kingston tomorrow.
Saturday 16 Bell arose early got breakfast for threshers, had hard work to get Mac McClaren up to breakfast. Threshers staid till after dinner, ate nearly all the big roast of beef. Isadore Simons went home mad, because some of the intelligent white irish called Isadore a "nigger"!! After dinner we employ the remander of the day washing dishes, cleaning up the rooms. Belle glad they are gone had them 4 days with boys 8 horse power and the homliest dirtiest lot of men I ever saw
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Sunday 17 A pleasant day looks like rain after we get the breakfast work done and beds made. Charley goes over to brophys point for nuts. Joe said no one to get my bill he has a hundred qts. The girls and Charles junior went along & picked some from their one tree by their garden. I read most all day and time passes on.
Monday 18 Sept 1899 The warmest september day I ever remember as hot as August and no wind. Charley threshing for Brown. Marjorie, Beatrice, Irene & Charles Jr at school. Belle done (and me too) lot of talking to day about several things. Belle makes her catsup (tomato) 30 bottles; fine gave me a bottle, and peppers. After school Bill goes away down towards the river where they have a garden and brings potatoes, great yellow cucumbers for sweet pickles and water melons. R going to [?] over her head expecting her intentions of picking all the nuts. [print faded - illegible]
