June & July 1942
June 29 Fine day, washed in morning and cleaned cellar in afternoon. Anita came on late train and it was after midnight when they got home. Punch came in the morning and is getting acquainted.
30 Tired this AM. Blowing a gale and so very dry. Ironed and talked and slept and had a drive up to the mill with Dad & Pauline. Punch sleeping with me to-night.
July 1st What a tiresome day all day with wind and dust. Lorraine and Harold arrived at night. Went to Hunter River with the girls. Train very late.
2 Nothing doing to-day, only two or three cars around. Girls went to Town in afternoon, took Harold to York.
3 Cloudy and rained in afternoon and at night. We went to Carleton after supper. Mr Smith here to dinner. A grand rain at night that was needed very much.
4 A lovely morning, got half of garden in field hoed and the weeds out of house garden. Feeling terribly tired and back not so good. Heber and Harold came out at night for week end.
5 A lovely day and a good many around. Reuel and Enid brought Pauline and Doris Northmore out to stay a week with us.
6 The girls had a terrific big wash and did part of ironing. Pretty hot all day, had supper out doors.
7 In bed all day. Grand after the big thunder
storm that came up about 4 AM. Pauline went to Town with Miltons and Anita & PJ went to S. Side for Larry Brierley. Mrs Lester Dignan here this evening.
8 A perfect day for the double wedding that is taking place at New Glasgow to-night. Margaret Stevenson and Foster Sellars and Inez Stevenson and Dan McLeod. Heber came out and the girls had a camp fire at the shore. Larry Brierly here.
Double wedding
9 Larry & Nan went deep sea fishing and got over fifty mackerel. We went to S. Side in evening. A perfectly lovely day. My back still very sore.
10 Another perfect day. A grand rain this morning. No one to register to-day. The war pretty bad right now. Milton Green got a fish hook in his finger. Rueben Macdonald, Editor of the Patriot died.
Ruben Macdonald
11 Perfect morning but clouded up by noon. Not many around. Girls went back for raspberries after supper. Got a bag of flour and some greens in the morning. Heber came out at night.
12 Lovely morning, but turned cooler before noon. Reuels out and Janie Wedlock with them. The girls Pauline & Doris Northmore went back with them. Quite a number around and the girls
