1914 April 7 Alex splitting & piling wood. The children & I left this morning for Belmore going by Teeswater. We took dinner at the Manse & then drove to Shielfield where we had tea & then home bringing Mother with us. " 8 Alex has been drawing wood up to the house this morning & choring this afternoon Jake Schmidt called to see the cattle this afternoon " 9 Alex choring & splitting wood this morning & was at Mr McCullough's wood bee this afternoon. I went to town this afternoon, called at Dr. Gillies's for a while " 10 We were choring & filling up chop this morning. Alex went to town with chop this afternoon " 11 Alex choring & splitting wood. I took a cow to town Mildmay this morning that I sold to J. Schmidt. " 12 Mother Annie & Alex went to church this Morning. I have been in bed all day