April 1937
3 A bleak cold wind all day. Anita hooking at Lorraines ship mat. Ham here in evening. Clear and cold night.
4 S. Glorious sunshine this morning. Wind north. Not much ice in. The family (cept me) went to United Church this AM. Ellice came over in afternoon and George and Sadie. Ice-cream for supper.
5 Lovely day, thawed a lot. Big washing and cleaned the dining room. Nan not extra spry.
6 Fine and thawing. Ironed all day. Cleaned the shelves in pantry. Tired.
7 Anita finished ship mat for Lorraine, thawed a lot but froze a little at night.
8 Lovely day, blowing hard and drying up. Our Newfoundland dog at Station. Jim Warren here for evening.
9 Ernest went to Hunter River for Nero. YPS here at night. Small crowd.
10 Stormed all day from North, ground white. Headache.
11 S. No church, mild and bad roads.
12 Didn’t wash but it was a lovely day but wind very cold. Ice in solid after quite a spell of blue Gulf.
13 Washed, nice day. Roads terrible, probably the worst we will have. Ernest went to mill in morning.
14 No frost last night and thawed and dried up a lot today. Nan finished her sixth mat and is
April 1937
14 through for this year. Girls went up to Freds to night. Sewing for Louise to-day.
15 Lovely warm day, raining to-night. Went over to Manse for afternoon. Mr Paterson here to-night & Committee meeting. Red Wings beat Rangers in final playoff for the Stanley Cup. 3 to 0.
16 Rained most of day, cleared up at night and Nan and PJ went over to church to Group. Just three boys there so they came back here. Working at Nans silk, down comfort.
17 Froze hard and clean and cold all day. Sewing club here. Cold to-night. Letter from Marion. Poor wee Pat.
18 S. Cloudy most of day but not very cold. Church United in afternoon. Sing song here at night.
19 Fine, Ernest went to Town and stayed all night. Ham here looking after the barn.
20 Poured rain all day. Girls washed in AM but didn’t put clothes out. Ernest got home about 11 AM. Sewing in afternoon.
21 Cloudy and foggy. Cold wind. Sewing. Got one wash dry. Institute at the Manse.
22 Cold wind, bitter to-night. Another washing and cleaned the back porch.
23 Bitter cold wind all day from East. Girls ironing, I was sewing, etc. YPS at Church to-night. Letter from Peggy. She has had her tonsils out. Mrs Garfield LePage died very suddenly in her sleep.
Mrs Garfield LePage
