File #42849: "Toby Barrett 1915 Diary 125.pdf"

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Tuesday October 12th We got on a little better to-day and got out 12 loads of manure. Dad. went down to Art. Ryerse's to see Sam Law as they are thrashing down there to see what his programme was He expected to be through at Art's to-night but said he didn't suppose anyone would want to thrash to-morrow or Thursday as the Simcoe show is on so he said if we could be ready he would pull in here Friday morning so Dad. said all right, we thought we could get enough manure out for the stack and we wont try to get the big barn ready to thrash out as we can do that when we thrash the clover seed. It has been a nice day but looks a little like rain. Wednesday October 13th We got out 9 loads to-day but quit soon after dinner as Alan & Bert came in with the thrashing outfit and we had to sped the rest of the day getting ready for them, we had to take the binder out of the other barn and put it in the wood shed. About five o'clock we went down to the fish shanty and got a load of soft coal for them We also took down the old kitchen cupboard a little stand and a rocking chair to Aunty. She was in Simcoe to meet Aunt Ida who came to-night and is going to stay a month with them and maybe longer. To-night Frank drove down town to get a load of groceries and I went down with him and went up to the Bagley's to print pictures, we didn't get as many done as we expected as Essie's weren't done yet and Marj. couldn't find a lot of hers, but we printed mine and they were pretty good. It rained most of the evening so I went down to Aunty's to sleep. It has been a very fine day. Thursday October 14th It was raining when I got up this morning and has been cloudy & wet all day. I had breakfast down town and got over here about eight o'clock, Enah was sick not having slept all night as She had a very lame back, but she said she felt better when she got up, Frank had intended going to Simcoe on his wheel to-day but changed his mind on account of the weather so I drove him & Dick down to school and the bank. I got some stuff at Bagley & Miller's and then went down to Aunty's to return some rain clothes I had borrowed and Aunty was just going up town so I drove her up, it was after ten when I got home. Sam Law had been over and told Dad. he could just as well thrash the other barn out as not so Dad. thought we had better and we have been busy all the after noon getting it cleaned up. Before tea I saddled Belle
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