October 1926

looks pretty good to us; she’s gained 6 lbs. We had practice this PM at Church. Keith did first boiling for pigs.

 

[back to Myrtle’s handwriting]

Oct 3rd  Sunday. Enid & Reuel out and they & Mother & Cecil came down in afternoon. Tired to-day. Church at night. Mr Harding, Margaret Johnson sang “Crossing the Bar.”

 

4  Marion & Nan picking cranberries all day. Jennie McK. & Roy Stevenson came up in afternoon and I went down with them. Berries very thick. Keith at Hams at spuds.

 

5  Washed in AM. Keith & Dad at Hams in AM. Started potatoes here in afternoon. I went again for cranberries.

 

6  Digging potatoes. Marion & Mother went for cranberries. Arthur Woolner & Gertrude Clarke here for little while.

 

7  Poured rain in morning. Everyone came home from field soaking wet. Practice at night for Rally Day. Thrashed some.

 

8  Picking spuds until afternoon, more rain. Dad & I went to Creek Group at night.

 

9  Still wet. Saturday work. Practice in afternoon. Sewing.

 

10  Still showery. Went up to Mother’s this afternoon. Got home at 10:30 PM. Heard sermon preached in Albany N.Y.

 

11  Lovely morning but clouded over cold at noon. Marion & Waine picking cranberries. Sent Eaton order.

11  Lorne up in evening for a while.

 

12  Cool and showery. Picking spuds at Cecils. Washed. Ironed and sewing. Cecil & Arthur here in evening.

 

13  Lovely fine day. Keith at Alberts picks spuds. Ernest at Austins all day. Marion Nan Hester Jim Stewarts & myself at cranberries. Missionary meeting at Ceds.

 

14  Red sunrise and raining by nine oclock. Sewing.

 

15  Fine and quite warm to-day. Very heavy thunderstorm in evening. The church spire at Malpeque Presbyterian church was struck, a chapel at St. Peters burnt and a barn at Abrams Village. Put up room stove and very busy all day. Blew gale all night.

 

16  Blowing hard this AM. Ernest & Cecil went to Town. Eaton order came. Sewing & mending.

 

17  Lovely warm day. Rally service at night. Very good. Pouring rain. Mont here. Nan at Wilburs all day. Gertrude here for dinner & Marjorie for supper.

 

18  Raining in AM and gray all day. Cleared up in evening and cold. School started again. Dad & I went to Darnleys in evening.

 

19  Cold as greenland. Pulled mangles. Washed. Girls & K. went to Freds. Avalah here to-night. Peter Murray brought a new Polly Kitten.

 

Fine day

20  Keith at Freds picking spuds. Washed quilts. Anna & I went to Missionary Meeting at Wesleys. Institute at night. On Church committee meeting at Fenners. Finished cranberries.