December 1951
Got oil tank filled
3 A lovely day. Baked bread. Mr Mellish filled the oil tank in the cellar. $44.10 for fuel for the winter. Letter from Nan to-day.
4 Another lovely sunny day.
Haven’t written here for a long time. December was fine and we had some lovely days the first and second week. Since then we have had winter with a vengeance. In one week we had three bad storms
29th The week before Christmas was quite stormy but the 25th was a lovely day. A lot of light snow came down the 24th but the Jones family got out for the afternoon. I had dinner at Georges. It has snowed some for days and more coming to-night. Lewis Toombs was very sick last night. He has measles. I think he is better to-night. I didn’t get over to Freds to-day. Started but couldn’t make it through the snow. Nan had a pretty good Christmas in bed and went with Percy to a Hall for dinner and to a show. It was her turn to stay at Willard Hall on Christmas day. Aunt Jen sent their pictures at $10.00. Have been feeling better since I have the boards under the mattress.
1952
Jan 10 Its a fine day after stormy weather from the 7th to 9th. No mail the 8th. Its a real old fashioned winter. Not much to write about. Mabel in Town this week. Janet & Kay had tonsels out on 8th.
January 1952
Feb 6th King George VI died
14th Friday and Mabel and girls got home. She has a bad cold. 13th rained very hard and the snow has settled some. Power off all day.
Mary & Cyril have a baby girl
17 Got my washing done but not much else. They have six boys & two girls now.
20 Expected Pauline out to-day but its snowing and a bleak cold wind. Got a parcel from Anita yesterday.
Feb 2 Ethel and Hector Scott have a baby boy.
Feb 6th King George VI died in his sleep early this morning.
Feb 7th Alfred Simpson age 77 yrs died in S. Side. He had been to Boston for treatment and seemed better. Had a long wait at Bordon and he got much worse but got home and died the next day.
Feb 8 Princess Elizabeth proclaimed Queen of England and the Dominions.
Feb 16 & 17 Fine days, the first for a week. Started to snow in evening of 17th and developed into the longest storm for years in the New England States and Maritimes. Lasted until morning of 21st. Cloudy to-day and north east wind. Not very cold. All roads blocked solid. Travel through the fields. No mail since the 16th.
March 16th Bob MacKenzie died in his sleep early this morning. Would have been 88 in May. Its been a long stormy
