April 27 Lovely day but cool. Ernest & Jas O. went to Hunter River on the Green Estate business. Mr & Mrs Paterson called in the forenoon. Want Lorraine to play for concert Wed[?] night. John Myers & Arthur up to-night. Margaret’s condition a little better. Cemetery meeting here tonight.
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28 Lovely day. Mr Pat. took Mother and Dad to Carleton. Play practice at night.
29 Cloudy and warm. Got quilt in frames. Social at night – very good crowd – made $26.50.
30 Rained a wee bit in forenoon but nice and sunshiney in afternoon. Dad went to town with Jack for cedar post. Spent the day quilting. Play & choir practice at night. Mrs Lowther came home.
May 1 Beautiful spring day – could almost see things growing. Started harrowing – got peas and gladiolii planted in garden. Finished quilt. Ham here for two meals – Peter Murray got some hay. Mr. Pat. took Pauline & Neta down to YPS at Ben Woolner’s. I was over to Austin’s in evening. Planted glads.
2 Beautiful morning but wind north in afternoon. Got two hot beds planted also lettuce, chard and onions. Dad ordered his shingles. Pauline went to Carleton with Lowell and Edward. Practice here
for ‘Burnt offering’ and also play practice.
3 Cold damp day. United Church in morning and we slept all afternoon. Pauline and Annie came home. Margaret much better and able to be up in afternoon. Had lovely quiet evening reading and writing.
4 Cold rain. Incubator came off. 61 chickens but five cripples. Finished up the basket quilt. Annie over in evening. Cleaned grain.
5 Another cold damp day. Got started quilting Play practice at night.
6 Fairly nice day but still cold. Quilting. Hotbed and chickens doing nicely. Neta at Roy Toombs to practice & Dad at Jerrys. Reg over for choir practice.
7 Terrible gale. Messers Webster and Prowse out for the first but didn’t call. Finished quilt and it looks quite pretty. Nice row at play practice about the date. Avalah here in evening. Jerry’s got their radio.
8 Dark day not so cold until evening. YPS At Preston’s – good crowd but punk meeting. Didn’t do much but start my plaid skirt.
9 Cold and rainy in morning but cleared in afternoon. Usual work. Pauline over at Jerry’s in evening. Rest of us at the Hall. Play went great and the date is the be May 19. Stephen went home. Letter from Mother – Margaret
