April 1938
2 Fine day, no frost last night. Men shoveled out hills to-day. Mrs Wyand has a real letter in Patriot to-day. She will not budge. Knitting a little suit for Ian.
3 Ground white and everything else. Soft snow. The family went to Church but not me. Walking bad. Not many out. Ellice came over in afternoon. Mrs Wyand has been giving the Government fits and is getting something to think about.
4 Just a lovely day and the snow disappeared in the afternoon. Ernest getting ready to saw wood. Marions letter came and I wrote to her this evening. Girls washed and cleaned the dining room. Charlie had Gypsy for afternoon.
5 Lovely morning and fine all day but wind came around east and cold in afternoon. Men had a good day sawing wood. CGIT at Ernest McNeills. Mrs Wyand had another epistle in Guardian.
6 Light snow fell this morning. Wind North East and North and cold all day. Still sawing wood. Anita and Lorraine went to Sunday School meeting at Church.
7 Fine day but cold and snow not going very fast this week. Finished the wood sawing. Ham here and I had to spoil his fun for not letting him talk politics. Got the hockey again and cheered for the Maple Leafs.
Started house cleaning
8 Bitter cold all day East wind. Lorraine sick but taught until 2:30. Cleared S. west room. Group at Church.
April
9 What a miserable day. Wind SE. Snow, hail and rain. Lorraine got up but was glad to turn up her toes again. Anita stitching a quilt together. Charlie & Jim came down to practice at night. Keith has another carbuncle no. 5.
10 S. Edward Lowther 18 today. Still snowing. If it keeps up we will have good sleighing. Anita and PJ went to church. Not many there. A very dirty day. Went to bed early. Radio battery almost done. Waine better.
11 16 above and north west gale. Girls washed. Wind came to SW and gave the ice in the Gulf a push off. Ernest and I went to Alec in evening. Blowing a gale.
12 Temp 40 A this morning. Joe Stewarts house burned to the ground at 1 AM. Dark day and raining. Fine at night and freezing a little. CGIT at Manse.
13 Cloudy and East wind. Quilting Anitas dahlia quilt. Ernest down as far as Charlie McKenzies old place in forenoon and up to Freds in evening. Edward over this evening.
14 Quilting. Rained most of day but cleared up lovely in evening. Robbie here in evening also Thelma and Gordon F.
15 Fine to-day but foggy. Got Anitas quilt out and Waines in. Group at Church to-night.
Good Friday
16 Lem Wyands store burned up early this morning. Rather a mystery. Fine day but wind East and cold. Anita and I went over to Austins, walked. Freezing again to-night. Roads still very bad. Annie Lowther home for Easter Holidays.
