April & May 1942
30th I went to Hunter River with Pauline, Stuart & Chester left for Toronto. All of us about all in to-day and did very little.
May 1st Pauline washed up the bedding that had been used and I did the ironing in the evening.
2 Dad & Pauline went to Springfield with Mischief and Pauline brought him back in the car by way of Kensington.
3 S. A lovely day after an early morning shower. Heber out and quite a number in. Mrs Keith Rogers and Mr Gaskill and Mr & Mrs Smith and children. Fred and Hester down this evening.
4 76. Washed again this morning and I ironed. Ernest & Pauline went to S. Side. Took Hester along. Very warm.
5 Thunder in night. Mother very poorly all day to-day. Mr Smith, Mr McCallum, and Heber arrived about 11 o’clock. Letter from Anita. She is at 210 Riverside.
6 My first trip to Town this year. Took Fred Clark Annie Moore and Bessie. Got a gorgeous calceolaria at Taits. Got the paper for hall and kitchen etc. Dads hand went bad, numb.
7 Helped in the garden nearly all day and planted peas onions, summer savory sage chard. Went to Summerside to see Claude and to a show Married Bachelor. Rained.
8 Bitter cold all day and rained. Mr Smith came along to dinner and Mr Tillie came in evening. Feeling very mean but Dad is some better and not so worried. Have been on PE Island 46 years.
May 1942
9 Still cloudy but not so cold. Busy as could be all day. Dad and Heber & Mr McCallum went to the harbor for lobsters and we cooked 20 lbs.
10 S. A nice day but wind cold. Not many around. Dad & I walked to shore in evening. David here.
11 A lovely day but cold wind. Washed and PJ has almost finished the ironing. Enid & Pauline out to-night to see Mother. We went to Creek and to see Mr & Mrs Ben Woolner.
12 A lovely day and we Dad & I went to Town I cant remember that we did very much but cook meals for men. Wind cool.
13 A nice day and Dad & I went to Town with Mr McCallum and we got a square for the west bedroom and brought out Hebers washing machine. Mrs Richard Moore died at Adas Glasgow Road.
Mrs Moore
14 Annie came and she & PJ started papering the hall downstairs. Had RAAF.
15 Run out of Hall paper and phone for more and they started my room and got quite a bit done. We went down to Keiths after supper and had a very nice evening and nice drive. Funeral in afternoon. Mr Smith here to dinner. Annie stayed all night.
16 Finish papering my room and cleaned Mothers and got a lot of straightening done. Ernest got his potatoes planted and land drilled up for a garden. Everyone very weary to-night. Heber got the
