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Friday 18 Sept 96 A mellow yellow warm hazy day. Wind S. V repaired his skiff with coal tar: perfume not pleasant. Jesse Reid borrowed the skiff and has gone to the Cape. I gave him his $190 dollars, glad he has it some how I dont like him. Ignorant unprincipled and vicious. Rachel here a few minutes & carried home a part of water. V fixed his punt. Will cleaning fish at river. Sarah G finished my dress and gone home. Maud at school.

Saturday 19 September 96 Awoke in night to find the rain pouring down & a rainy morning and a sunny day. Harry Watson here and cannot go over to Dr Buchanan to day. James Morgan stays all night & ate breakfast with us this morning. Will & Charles here this morning and borrowed our big basket. Irene churned. Grace & Maud doing housework. Voltie working in shop all a.m. makes an apple dryer. Grace cooks corned beef, potatoes & cabbage for dinner and custard pie.

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Sunday 20 September 96 A chilly morning but fair, not much wind this morning. Harry & Voltie ate dinner at Wellies and Harry goes across the river with Mr Maloney's boys in skiff. Voltie comes home at milking time driving home the cows. River is rough this afternoon, a strong wind from the West. Rachel and Jen came over and stayed till after supper.

Monday 21 Sept 96 A cool day but fine. Grace got a cold and sore throat. Reid came across river this am wind blowing strong from S.W. Maud at school. Voltie cutting up corn. Grace and Irene make tomato catsup and can sweet apples and churn. Grace, Voltie & Maud gone to prayer meeting and I am alone with the dogs for company this evening.

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Tuesday 22 September 96 Wind North. A very chilly day. Churn in kitchen. Grace trying a log cabin quilt. Jess Reid here visiting nearly all afternoon wish he'd go home. Churned. Maud at school. Voltie making cider.

Wednesday 23rd September 96 Rather cold day. Wind North. Churn and print butter for market 30 lbs. put up a bag of apples to give away besides a loaf of bread, a lb of butter, a can of new milk: send Maud early in morning to Wills for the print & Jen & Will after it in evening. A chilly evening. We put up the butter in the baskets and get every thing ready for morning. Maud at school this day. Did not attend church this evening.

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Thursday 24th Sept 96 Rather a nasty morning raining. Get out bed at four clock. Grace to Kingston to market 30 lbs butter Carries Mrs Piggott a bag of apples and a small private basket besides. Voltie bought a bushel of tomatoes of J Wilkinson and brings them on Waggon from dock & two apple barrels. Grace bought a new 6 chairs $400.00 Maud stays home from school, church steeple raised today.

Friday 25 Sept 96 A mild day, broken clouds. Wind South. A fine autumn day. Pickling and canning nearly all day. Maud home. There is no school today. Teacher gone home. Voltie fixing the waggon. Grace washed small washing & got dinner, afer dinner went to Mr George Gillespies to see Dora, found her better. Dr Buchanan there.

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Saturday 26 September 96 A cloudy forenoon. After dinner Bell, Charley and their children came down home. Charley went home leaving them here. Rain comes pouring filling tub in a short time. Grace got a bad cold. Jess Reid helped Jim, Devolson milk which was a favor for Grace. churned.

Sunday 27 September 96 A dull rainy day but we are comfortably and happy and noisy, the children cant get out door much to day so wet but they venture for a few mushrooms. Evening visitors Jess Reid and Florence Morgan and Wallace Niles