Frid. Nov. 7th/84. S & I churned & then Sorted apples in barn Millie helping us & had fun till dinner. Dr come & Aunt & Uncle William Atkinson come when we were at dinner. Two Annies & S went to Ing. & Willie went to Cristises P.M. & I in root house pitching turnips all P.M. & I very tired & S away & had to do her work & to bed early. Nov 8th/84 Sat. Willie went on 1st train of two Annies walked over to station with him B4 they had their Bkfst. I went & pitched turnips back for awhile & then I fixed soap & lie {lye?} & I got very much bothered getting a board to shelter the wind. I did all cleaning in ½ hr. B4. dinner & I late for dinner & I felt provoked at everything & then gave away to it with my feelings & I went out to barn & unloaded a load of turnips & Annie B. come out to see one of them. Annie G. came & I came in & washed & Blackened boots & went to Bronte in a hurry to Mrs Wrights to store & P.O. I ate my tea B.4 I did my work at night & other girls talking & laughing while I got my work done & then Edith & John Ing. came to spend Eve. At 12 when went to bed for I cleaned {?} stove at 12. Sun 9th Nov./84 I had Bkfst at 10. & we sang & M.W. & I started coal stove & then it time for S.S & I was late for it. Mr Jeffery preached & it a lovely day & lots out. But not a good sermon for I went to sleep. Bernstons {sys?} & also Delia {JNR?} sys had hickey on at church. Ted Wrinch here for tea Aunt Ann keep house. Ma & M.W. went for a drive & went up to Curtises for dinner. When we getting dishes done Alf & Max came as I went to close shutters out doors. Alf only stayed about ½ hr but Max stayed till after 11. Ida & I left & went to bed at 9. Mon 10th / 84. Working soft soap in A.M. & All the visitors went on 11 train. S & Ida & I & E.M. went to Dysart & Ida Annie & I in back seat & it broke with us & we had to run to catch train just jumped out of wagon & got on train. Us girls all out sorting potatoes in P.M. & boys getting in corn. Mr. Alixson come to see E.M. early in morning & Mr T. went over to day P.M. I repiped dress & writing on this. Pa went to Hamilton on 1st train & back on 6. M W. had her face poisoned & it all smooth now. Thanksgiven day. Us to bed early. Frank at {seeds?} Tues 11th Nov/84 Lovely fine day. Us girls & Frank finishing husking corn in field & see Mrs. Douglas & had a talk. Finished at noon. After dinner I took a run to the P.O. & there to my surprise as a letter from E.E.W. McCrany teasing me. She supposed