January 1943
1 The first day for a week that we have had any sun shine. Colder to-day and blowing hard. Didn’t do much. War news better than at this time last year.
2 Dad went to Mayfield to get a horse shod but nothing doing. A dozen or more ahead of him. Very cold, around zero. Fine the 3rd but busy keeping three fires on.
4 Washed but it clouded over. Clothes didn’t dry but Ernest brought them in and we dried them in the front room.
5 Ironed. Fine but around zero and cold out side.
6 Zero this morning and blowing a gale from West. Mrs Darnley not very good to-day. Jean Clarke has a bran new son at 7:30 PM. Dad went to Rustico this afternoon. Bitter cold wind.
A boy Jean Clarke Bulman
7 Still blowing and cold. Claude Graham here for dinner, he is working at ice. No news but good war news.
zero weather
8 Fine. Ernest working at the ice. Claude here to dinner.
9 Fine. Finished ice. Got kitchen scrubbed and waxed.
10 S. A perfect day. In bed on the couch most of day, headache. Nothing special doing all week. Ernest hauling wood and lumber out that Oliver and Claude are cutting.
15 Snowed this afternoon and the boys had to quit. The girls have moved and are boarding with Mrs Duggan at Oak Park Ave. Nobody here. Just the same old grind day after day.
January 1943
16 Not so cold to-day. Went with Ernest up to Freds for milk at night. A lot of new snow down and snowing at night.
17 S. Ernest went to church, twas drifting and cold. Just another Sunday at home.
18 A nice day and I did a big wash all by myself. Ernest hauling wood all day. Tired at night. Very calm and we left the clothes out all night.
19 Still cloudy. Ironed after I got the clothes dried. Very chill and heavy hail and rain around 10 PM. Turned very cold before morning and blowing a gale.
20 8A in the morning and 2B by dinner time. Got a wire from Lorraine and she is coming home. Kept getting colder and blowing harder and drifting and snow flurries. Lorraine didn’t got home on
21st Thursday and no word from her. A terrific day and terrible storms in Quebec and the trains were all held up. The coldest day in many years. A number of stoves burst from frozen water pipes. Mrs Millar Orr was badly cut by flying metal. Frank Houstons stove burst.
22 12B. Dad all ready to go to Hunter River at 11 Am but on ‘phoning there was no news of Waine but she came that night and had no trouble crossing. Made it in one hour. She stayed at Cyrils and Dad went for her
23 Saturday forenoon and she got home at 1 PM so we are quite happy with one of our family home for a while.
