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5 Washed and ironed to-day. Went over to Erns in evening.
6 Shower here to-night, about 85 here. She got some very nice presents and $18.
7 A lovely day all day. Allen & Clive and Anita and PJ went fishing. Got a nice mess of trout. A few cars around.
8 Think it rained quite a lot. Mary Lorne up this evening, also Alec.
9 Pauline & I went to Town to get our hair fixed. Una up helping Anita. We brought Mrs Beers out to Alec’s and Mr Delaney to Lornes. Pretty busy until quite late. A very bad thunder storm in the night. Didn’t sleep much.
10 Fine then clouded over then cleared up lovely and Pauline and Heber were married at 1 PM on the lawn. Both looked very nice. Enid and Reuel came out early. They helped a whole lot with final fixin’s and everything went very well. The Webb family from Carleton got up in good time. Rev DK Ross married them. Ina and Louise stayed up.
11 S. Quiet day for a Sunday in July. Our family small and we were very glad to rest.
12 Had a terrific wash and Mr Smith Charlie Murray and a Mr Barwise to dinner extra. Clive and Allen got back to dinner too. Went over to Hunter River and to Rustico at night.
13 Desperately hot all day. Got up to 88 and hard to do much. Mosquitoes terrific.
14 Not quite so hot to-day. Finished ironing. Pauline and Heber got home around 6:30 so we prepared for a charivari. All the neighbours in and well rigged up too. Mosquitoes just terribly thick.
15 Pauline and Heber got away this morning with quite a car load of stuff. Feeling very tired to-day. Went down to see May this evening. She looks very bad.
16 A lovely day. Aunt May, Willie McKendrick and Bell came in about 4 PM. Rev Eric Coffin inducted into this congregation this evening. Not a very large audience.
18 Went to church in evening. No one registered to-day. Rained all afternoon. Just doing usual things. Not many around.
25 More around to-day than any day this year. Enid & Reuel out in afternoon. Army put on a stunt. Rather flat. Went to Church in Rustico at night to church. Thyra Clark Bingham here for a couple of days.
26 Washed in AM. Anita went to Dalvey in afternoon. Took Thyra along with her and brought Mr Salter and two others along with her from Hunter River.
27 Just as busy as could be all day and didn’t get much ironing done.
28 Rained but cleared up in evening.
29 Anita took the car to Duvars garage and took the three ladies along too.
