Sept 1942
21 Cold north easter and rained all day. Heber in bed all day feeling pretty rotten. Felt like sewing and made a blouse for one of the girls. Tired of the wind, went to bed early. Rained all night but calmed down.
22 Rained all day and at 10:30 its still coming straight down. After the long spell of dry weather it means a lot to the country. Heber better to-day.
23 Heber went to Town this forenoon but certainly didn’t look very good. Cleared up in afternoon and we went to Simpson Bells for the evening. Road pretty muddy 6 inches of rain fell in three days. Anita & I picked moss at Mays[?].
24 A grand day, not cold. Washed and the girls went to Alec’s to finish the moss. Busy all day and tired to-night.
25 In bed until 2 or 3 o’clock. Not feeling very spry and didn’t do much but bring the callas into the house and Nans cactus.
26 Another gorgeous day, not cold. Girls went to Town and Grant was here for dinner. Norman Morris and Carl Anderson arrived about 4 PM and we all went to Stanley after supper and visited with Premier and Mrs Campbell.
27 Nice day but blowing hard. The girls drove Norman and Carl to Hunter River then came back to church. Had about 15 cars in to-day but everyone got away early.
28 Washed but didn’t get clothes out. Blowing hard and
Sept 1942
28 rained. Mr Stirling had a stroke on the 1st or 2nd.
29 Lovely morning and we went to Town, early as Enid and Reuel returned from Hospital with E Pauline. Her baby boy was born that night at 9:30 to everyones relief. Had a lovely week in Town. Went to a quilt cutting out at Mrs Townsends and to the Orchid, to Janies and to the Hospital, to Mrs Spencers and Mrs Irene Simpsons. Anita PJ and Dad came in for me at night and its nice to be home again.
Gilbert Robert Henry
Oct 4 A nice day. Not many around. No frost here yet. Dahlias blooming lovely. Dad has most of geraniums in, plenty anyway. Heber worked to-day but came out this evening.
5 Washed. Anita & Mary Stewart went to Town. Got ironing done too. Rained in evening.
6 Raining some in forenoon. We went to S. Side and to Keiths. Called at Mr Stirlings and on our way home went to Art Henrys. Got stuck in the mud and had to be pushed out. Poured rain in some places but not much in Cavendish. Made grape & apply jelly.
7 A perfectly lovely day all day. Mr Smith up this afternoon. Everyone busy.
8 A lovely day. Had a terrific headache this morning but got up around noon. Went to Town to see the picture “Mrs Miniver.” A grand show. We took Mrs Earl Simpson in with us to see her father
