== August MONDAY, 18 == Clean out root house in forenoon. Da pulling weeds in afternoon and Brock to town in afternoon for waggon. Got bag of flour and some roofing. Heavy down pour in morning and another heavy shower at noon. Then brighter == TUESDAY, 19 == Grinding knives in morning. Then working at ditch in afternoon. Dull morning. rained through night. Shower about noon and again at two. Then very fine and breezy rest of day. == WEDNESDAY, 20 == Cutting grain back by ditch and in afternoon Finished the other piece next bush and Jack's line fence. Da shocking. Brock + I took Evelyn to town. Fine warm day. Ploughing a strip for rape on other side of turnips in morning until it was dry Enough to cut.