May 1930
11 Lovely fine day but wind bitter cold. Ellice came home with girls from Sunday School. Mr Quigley preaching in afternoon.
Mothers Day
12 Fine, warmer. Blowing hard. Heavy white frost this morning. Girls washed. Practice to-night. Keith harrowing shore field.
Capt Dan Sutherland
13 Fine day but cold and dry. Sewing. Girls ironing and working in garden. Keith harrowing at shore. Dad & I went down to Alex for a coat for the play.
14 Fine. Heavy white frost but a cool cloudless day. Girls went to Town with Cecil. Keith sowed field mixed field below pond. Play practiced.
15 Wind south west & SE today for a change. Cloudy to-night. Everyone wishing for rain. Ernest & Anita at Hall papering stage etc. Cut out two dresses for children. Went up to Hall with Ernest to-night. Headache all day.
16 Glorious rain last night and warm to-day and cloudy. Papered kitchen. Everybody tired to-night. Keith working on road this afternoon.
17 Fine, blew hard. Headaches for days, better to-night. Play practice at night. Everybody
May 1930
17 very tired. Poured rain after nine PM.
18 Lovely bright morning but wind blowing cold. Annie & Margaret here for dinner. Keith got a small mess of lobsters last night 10c per lb. Pauline & I went to Mrs Alberts and Dad to Alex.
19 Lovely day. The grain is up in field across lane. Ernest & I set out trees at Bonnells. Girls washed. Andrew Paynter cut door in kitchen outside wall. Last play practice to-night.
20 Cloudy all day and raining all night. Put on the Eyes of Love play. Took in about $70.00. Russel Webb & Pearl Lockerby here to dinner. Had the first cod fish for supper. Strenuous day.
21 Northeast storm all day and cold. Everybody tired. Ernest working at kitchen. Elmer down in evening.
22 Fine but very cold north and east wind. Eyes of Love play in Hunter River to-night. Andrew Paynter here this afternoon. Tired to-night.
23 Finer but cold. Mother down all day. Doing various odd jobs. Chickens hatching. Eddie Douse fined $340.00 or 5 months jail yesterday.
