October 25
1 Fine, frost. Ernest went to Emerald with cheese. Washed. Getting stuff for school fair, Lorne up in evening for K. to plant. There will be a heavy frost tonight.
2 Lovely day all day. 1st school fair at Mayfield hall. Children took several prizes. Rifle shoot in afternoon and chicken supper at Mother’s to-night. Tired? Oh no.
3 Dad & I picking cranberries until about four when it started to rain. Keith picking spuds at Alberts. Nan went up to Bay View.
4 Pouring rain. Bad headache all day. Cleared up in afternoon.
5 Not very dry. Keith picked at JF’s until noon. Rained in afternoon. In bed most of day. Got first egg in K. hen house.
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6 Cloudy but no rain. K. at JF’s. Marion went with Jerry’s & Cecil’s to Fairview to Quarters[?].
7 Cloudy in AM and rained in PM. K. at J.O’s. Practice at Wesley’s to-night.
8 Showery all day. K. at J.O.’s Dad Ham & Nan spuds in afternoon. Wretched weather. Sore back.
Oct 9 Digging spuds. Showery in forenoon but fine the rest of time. Everybody tired tonight.
10 Rained hard all day long, regular storm. Made chow & yeast.
11 Stormy all day, rain, hail & snow. Mr Aitken preached in AM. Mr Tyndall at night.
12 Fine and cold, blowing hard, sold heifer to Frank, washed, thrashed, & finished potatoes. Ham & Peter Murray here in afternoon. Girls picking cranberries, practice at Wyands to-night.
13 Fine but bitter cold. Keith & Ernest have terrible colds. K. had to give up work at noon. Girls still picking cranberries. Class here to-night.
14 Lovely fine day, the first since Oct 2nd. We finished picking the cranberries. Very tired to-night. Enid and Reuel were here for a little while this evening.
15 Rained nearly all day. Cleared up at night, went down to Alberts.
16 Lovely cloudless day. Pulling mangels all day. Marion has bad cold YPPG at Rustico. Keith went.
Dr. Rogerson died.
17 Cloudy in forenoon and rained hard in afternoon and just spilled to-night. Finished taking in mangels.
