March 1943
Mumps in school.
21 1st day of spring. A lovely day. Mr Churchill broadcast this afternoon. Hester and Lorne and Mary here for tea. Not feeling extra good. Didn’t thaw to-day.
22 A lovely morning. Have been on the couch all day and my ankle is not quite so fat. Finished a pair of gloves for Dad.
23 30A. Fine. Tommy Hiscott around with salt mackerel and hake. No news. A lot of planes moving. Blowing hard.
24 No planes to-day. Fire at Airport. Fine day.
25 Cloudy to-day and temp up to 36A. Ernest went to New Glasgow this afternoon for groceries. Milton and May up this evening. Una has measles in Toronto.
26 Got the phone fixed. Temp 46A. Robt Woolner had a truck up to Jas O’s and got stuck at end of our west driveway on the road. Good to have telephone working again. Trouble on our own line, wires to close to Electric wires.
27 Rained last night and snow about all gone. Ice gone again. Not feeling very good at all. Got word from Dr Seaman that the cast can come off any time.
28 A nice day but quite cold. Ernest went to church. Annie Moore came over afterwards and stayed to supper. Felt rotten all day.
29 20 above this morning but fine and the wash out in good time. Feeling better. Mr Smith came along before dinner and I got ready for Town and got the old cast off and spent the night at Enids.
Letter from Aunt Jen telling of Aunt Charlottes death in Hospital in New Westminster on March 16th
30 Heavy white frost this AM. Mr Smith brought me home before dinner. Good car road on pavement and quite rough from here to Rustico but no very bad place except at Dolph Flemings hill.
31 Another fine day. Foot not feeling very good, cold and sore. Ernest went to Rustico for feed for the horse. Etc.
April 1 Fine day but cold. Quite a lot of North & East wind. A lot of ice in the Gulf. Mr Tilley in this evening. A grey day all day and cold. Hail in afternoon. Ernest went up to Joe Stewarts.
2 Another cloudy day, thawing a little. Ernest went to Lewis Toombs in evening. Roads drying in places.
3 Ground white this evening but it wont likely stay long. Foggy to-night. Letters from Marion & PJ.
4 S. Froze last night and wind cold all day but thawed in sun. Froze again at night. Laura Fenner Heber & Austin & V. White here in evening.
Heber got out in car
5 Lovely morning. Dad & Mrs Profitt got wash out before 10 AM. I ironed some to-day and made pancakes.
6 Mrs Profitt went to Georges this afternoon after cleaning up her room and the rest of house. Dad & I alone.
7 Getting along fairly well. Freezing. Weather and roads miserable. Una Green came home from Toronto.
Mr Smith Boy no. 3
