Nov 1939
17 A miserable day, cold and snow. Dave Shehan working at kitchen cupboard. A lot around and Paynter & Campbell worked all day.
18 A lovely day all day. Don Sutherland here to dinner & Mr Smith here in afternoon. The family went to Town to-night.
19 A perfect day all day but cool. Had a walk in morning. Baptist Church in afternoon and Ernest, PJ & I went to S. Rustico to Church.
20 22A. Rather a chill day. Lorraine suffering with toothache and went up to Dr. Barrett and had it out. Pauline washed etc & Olaf and wife, George Clark & wife called in evening.
21 Snow on ground a few flurries in forenoon. PJ & I went to Stanley for cabbage. CGIT at Milton Greens. Every one excited over two weddings coming on 29th and getting ready for showers.
22 Not a bad day the forenoon. Girls went to S. side in afternoon took Annie Moore & May Green. Snowed pretty thick and they had quite a time getting home, 3 hours from Keiths. We were pretty well worried before they got home. Charlie turned his car on its side on Pattersons hill.
23 In bed all day. Rained & snowed and blew a gale. No work here.
24 Finer to day and froze again. Dad putting outside windows. Pauline painted pipes & tank with aluminum paint. Blowing & cold shower at Chester Woolners for Mabel. The girls and Charlie went. About 200 there.
November
25 Blowing hard, no snow on ground and men putting in cement for club house foundation. Ernest getting some storm windows on and barn finished up. In bed the last two days or rather on couch to-day.
26 A nice day. Sunny and not very cold. Family went to church in morning and brought Hattie Clarke to dinner and for afternoon. Six of us went to town at night to meeting of Tuberculosus League.
27 Fine day and every one very busy getting ready for the shower for Mabel Simpson. Had around 170 people here. Cora Toombs helped the girls decorate.
28 The morning after the night before and a pretty dirty house to clean up. Mabel came over in the forenoon and packed up her gifts. We rested after we got dinner over.
29 Another perfect day and the two weddings, Mabel Simpson & Hugh McKinnon. Mabel Woolners and Stirling Stewart are being celebrated tonight at Jerrys and Chester Woolners. Pauline, Ernest and I went to town this morning.
2 weddings
30 A lovely fall day all day. Girls washed. I spent the afternoon with May. Girls had a fine time at the wedding last night.
Dec 1st Just another perfect day. Mr Smith & Mr Sutherland here for dinner. Mr Sheehan went home to-night. A dance at Stirling Stewart’s to-night. A house warming.
