May & June
Gaspereau
27 Mrs Darnley here for supper. Everybody tired out all day. Raining at night.
28 Raining hard this morning. Girls went to S. School but not any. Ruth Paynter here for dinner. Baptist church in afternoon. Ellice & Annie over in evening.
29 Lovely day. Girls did a big washing and cleaned two big rooms and then went fishing. No news.
30 Very warm to-day. Burning brush at old orchard. Mrs Fred here making over my coat. Mary Stewart and Ham here. CGIT started. Finished sewing grain.
31 Ernest working at mangle land. Girls cleaned kitchen. Ernest and Lorraine went to Mayfield to see about school. Mr & Mrs Quigley over for dahlia roots. Everybody tired. Rained at night.
June 1st Colder again. Ernest putting on manure for mangles. Girls in garden in morning and ironing and sewing. Pierce and Ham here for supper.
2 YPS at church. No news. Ernest and I went to shore for gaspereau.
3 Gorgeous day. Alvin and Rupert landed in time for supper. Play practice at Jerrys. Planted dahlias.
4 Perfect day. Alvin Rupert & the four girls went to Carleton. Ben Woolners and Geo Clarke & Mary McLean here in evening. Tired? No.
June
5 80A. Very hot all day. Alvin & Rupert went home in AM. Cutting sets. CGIT meeting at Cottage. Planted beans. Had some excitement with Clarence Doucette. Was he drunk? Oh boy.
6 Fine but cold. Girls washing in AM and getting ready for play at Rustico Bank at night. Tired all day. Ernest finished planting beans this AM. Had good crowd at bank and brought home about $75.00
Play Rustico Bank
7 Very cool wind east all day. Planted cucumbers K beans and cutting sets in afternoon. Ernest putting out manure. Comm meeting YPS at Cottage.
8 Heavy rain this morning with thunder, turned very cold at night. Play crowd went to Fredericton. Finished planting beans. Made $8.95 at Play. 36A at 11 PM.
9 Showers. Cutting sets in afternoon and digging garden. Everyone very tired.
10 A glorious day all day. Planted corn, pumpkins, etc. Ernest has land ready to plant potatoes. Sewing. Choir practice at Wyands.
11 Sunday. Lovely day, Alvin and Elle Palmer down & Margaret, Alvin and Geo sang in Baptist church and sing song at Harvey McKenzies afterward. Marion went to O’Leary.
