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Re Read '76-'84
Monday 22 A cloudy day, not cold. John brought water. Emma washed. Edith went to school I wrote a letter to Grace and washed breakfast dishes. V working in shop. Ground bare and nearly bare. May get a letter. seldom do on Monday. Pea soup for dinner. John pared potatoes. R went over to Vans. V drew her on sled, found Lib gone to Hatties N staid all night next morning Van hitched up and hoisting R in vehicle drove to boat with R and then drove to Dwyers for lib This all took place 13 of this month. I read a letter from Belle and am so very glad to get it. A rainy Evening. Emma talking over the wires to Sadie about going skating this eve. But they will be very disapointed for tis cloudy. The ice is getting poor, and it rains. Wal N called here on his way to the corners. V sent by him for tobacer Wal did'nt come back. guess he staid his uncle Georges. John and V each reading a new book. John reading the Discarded Daughter by Mrs "Southworth" silly old novelist. V reading The miller of old Church" a Virginia yarn by Elen Glasgow
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Fussday Tuesday 23rd Feb 1925 23rd 1995 morning
A cloudy, rainy, foggy morning. John drives to school with Edith. V & J up nearly all night looking after blind Fran she cast in the stall could'nt get up. Voltie heard her thumping and whacking away in the stable trying to get up and for a while thought it the firing of cannon in Kingston to the victory of some great battle over Forgemans but it was only old mare threshing around trying to get up. J Drawing manure and going over to feed R hens. Went twice R 7 eggs and only 7 for us. V & J working as usual in shop and looking after cattle, horses and sheep.
Wednesday 24 Feb 1915 A nasty, rainy, mudy storming. Ed cant go to school this day ice no good for traveling. Wal & Rachel and Sylvia safely anchored on the other shore. John and Voltie working in shop, 100 hens are cackling, 10 roosters crowing. I dont like to write this in my new diary but Edith is a wrangler all day about going to school and several other affairs. I wrote and sent a letter to Belle. John send a letter to Flora.
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Thursday 25 Feb 1915 A misty cloudy damp morning and mud every where with patches of dirty snow scattred here and there Edith terrible dispointed about going to school. John went early this morning to feed R's hens and brought home eggs. Then dug a lot of horse radish for the table. Just think Horse radish in fields and tops as green as in May. We set reading till late. Only 6 eggs.
Friday 26th February 1915 A fine day but freezing. Froze last night so Edith walked to school. I wrote a letter to Helen Margaret Brooks. I inquired of John what they are doing so John "by Jerusalem doing chores all a.m.". V came in to dinner and gave me ,15 cts that R Pike had given him for shoeing his horse. Emma cooked pork, cabbage and patatoes for dinner. Edith brought a new book from the School Library by R.M. Ballantyne "Away in the Wilderness". Sam Woodman here to get his horse shad one shoe. Geo Niles for filing cross cut saw 25 cts. All got the itch at Dick Halliday's entire family, red [sic] a letter from R - a card from Nellie.
