File #43078: "Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 29.pdf"

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Wednesday March 14th It snowed, rained and froze during the night and has been a miserable rainy fore noon, and although it did not rain after dinner. It has been dull and very windy with the wind off the lake. We just did chores this morning but this after noon Frank and I went down town with Harry and Belle and the waggon and I got some lumber to make a couple of chicken coops to put old hens with chickens in. To-night Enah and I went down to church and I walked up with Marj. and Miss Martin afterwards. Thursday March 15th I have spent most of the day working on one of my hen coops but did not finish, Dad. and the baby went down to Aunty Alice's to dinner so Frank and I did up the cow stables this afternoon. Enah went down to see Mr. and Mrs Alfred Ryerse this after noon. Windy and cloudy all day. Friday March 16th After I did chores this morning I worked at my chicken coop. Dad. lit a fire in the smoke house. Tom came in walking, and said he had been sick all week and that the butter milk can was still at the factory, so
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