June 1940
13 Rained and cold. Put out a few plants this AM and got wet and near froze. Letter from Lorraine. Nothing very cheerful to write about. War situation pretty terrible.
14 Fine all day but wind cool. Had 2 for lunch at noon. Went down to Alec’s for a little while after supper and on to Rustico and around Cape Road home.
15 Blowing a terrible gale all day and clouded up this evening. The rest of folks gone to Town. Tiresome day. Two men here for supper.
16 Fine to-day but very cool wind. Quite a number around 18 cars at one time. We went to church at N. Rustico at night.
17 Word over radio is that Frances land forces have ceased fighting but navy and air force still active. It’s a bad business and no one knows what the end will be.
18 Another gale and terrible strain on nerves world over. Had Rev & Mrs Legate from Norval Ontario here for lunch. Went down to Keith’s in evening. Got ice cream on the way.
19 Still blowing and showery. Set out some plants this afternoon. Tired to-night. Got Green Gable dishes to-day.
20 In bed nearly all day. Raining and fog. Murray McNeill and wife and Janet & her little girl came this evening. Charlie down.
21 Nicer to-day. A few around. Mr Smith, Mr Van Ness & Mr Somebodyelse here in afternoon. Not much doing.
22 52. A miserable cold day and rained hard at night. The rest of gang went to Town. Not much stir around except at Club House.
June
22 Mr Smith, Van Ness and Madigan here in afternoon. Weary at night
23 S. Quite cold and showery. Quite a few around in afternoon but nothing doing in house. Church at night.
24 Lovely day but wind came around and its quite cold to-night tho’ very fine. Charlie simonized the car to-day. Mr Carrie & Dr Clark here to-night about Y’s Mens Picnic on July 1st. PJ & I did some running around.
25 Fine but foggy in the early morning and fog clouds hanging around most of day. Men cleaning up around club house. Mary, Hazel and May here arranging the eats for Y’s mens picnic.
26 Fine but cloudy and cold. Quite a number around and Kensington YP Picnic party. Went to Creek in evening. Not feeling very good.
27 Elaine Lairds birthday and I forgot to send her any thing. She is 2 to-day. A lovely warm day and quite a number around and the girls gave 9 afternoon teas and supper. The Brinton family arrived from Halifax and are getting settled.
Myrtle Elaine Laird
28 A lovely day. Mother 78 to-day. Glen Dennis, Ray McPhee, Bill McDermitt and Mr Stoddart arrived this afternoon and took Pauline and Doris to Town to-night. Les Campbell made an awful fool of himself this afternoon, drunk as a lord.
