June 1928
8 Cold to day and pretty mean at times. Cleaning pantry and sewing room tired. Dad set out 360 more strawberry plants.
9 Fine day cool. Finished pantry. Anita and Dad in garden all day. Down to Alberts at night. He is very lonely in hospital.
10 Rained until noon. Cleaned up at night. Rather a long lonely day.
11 Lovely day. Marion came home from Tryon. Washed. Cut out my rayon dress.
12 Fine to-day. Lorraine found a pink bell. Cleaned the kitchen. Miss Giles spoke at North Rustico Church at night. Dad & Marion went.
13 Fine. Jerrys went to town with May & Alec. Dad and Keith working at manure for turnips. Committee meeting to make arrangements for banquet for doctors at Alecs at night. Girls went.
14 Fine but the weather is very cold. In bed all day. Took something like peritonitis afterwards very sore. Sowed turnips.
15 Rained in AM. Had Dr. Fleming down in afternoon. Mrs Dan Simpson very sick. Dr there twice. Men cleaning up the barn yard etc.
16 Cloudy and cold. Men at Jerry’s making
tables for lunch. Mrs Dan Simpson died quite suddenly in afternoon. Jerry Simpson got a very bad eye. Got a piece of rust in it. Dr. there and here. Feeling pretty mean all day but the soreness is leaving. Headache.
17 Fine, blowing hard and wind bitter cold. Mother down in afternoon. Got up a little in afternoon. May & Alec here.
18 Cold but fine. Everybody busy getting ready for big banquet tomorrow. Up all day and very tired at night.
19 Fine but grey and cold. Institute fed 325 Doctors and wifes etc at Jerrys. Everybody tired to-night. School meeting and telephone meeting. Two Irishmen here for the night selling cloth. Albert coming home tomorrow. They can do nothing more for him in town.
20 Lovely day. Everybody tired. Feeling a little better to-day. Went down to Alberts. He is not home yet. Bonnells arrived.
21 Bad headache all day. Elaine and kiddies down. Lovely day. Play at New Glasgow, Anita went. Marion went to Stanley with Gordon Fyfe.
22 Fine. the C. Medical convention has had
