Thursday April 28th We put the rack on the waggon this morning and Frank and I went over to Tom's & Mark's and got a small jag of straw. Dad. went over to John Wess's this morning and visited him till after noon. Frank and I put off the straw after dinner and then I finished raking up the lawn. Dad. helped me. To-night Marj. Frank and I went down to a Sunday school meeting to give Sam Morris who is going to act as superintendant some information Marj. and I then went to the concert which the Simcoe musical club put on for the benefit of the Y.M.C.A. work. I had to play in the band during intermission and before the show started. There was a very small crowd but the concert was good especially Zeitha's & Murray Dillon's performances It has been a lovely day. Friday April 29th I have felt very tough all day with a bad cold and haven't done any thing but help Dad. milk all day It was cold & rainy most of the day anyway. Dad. & Frank clipped Mexico this morning. Neff. Telfer and a Scotchman came down this morning and castrated 10 lambs. Dad & Enah went down to Pinafore practice to-night. Frank went down to Pickfords to see Irene and the rest of us went to bed. Saturday April 30th I haven't felt much better to-day and Dad. has felt about all in too with the same kind of cold and Enah stayed in bed till noon. Frank and I hauled over a small jag of hay in the waggon box to the barn & horse stable and we bagged up six bags of oats which Frank took down for a grist. They are going to close the mill down Monday for six weeks for repairs so they say. Frank went down town this after noon and got some clothes to rig Dad. out for "Pinafore". Oliver Mann & Nanny came through this after noon with a dandy coon which Nanny's dog had killed out in Shand's woods. They were here about an hour robbing all the sparrow's nests they could find. Tid. has had a great string of visitors to-day. Two Forrests & a Mertland were over this morning to catch rabbits but failed. Oral Misener was here for dinner and two of Ben Ivey's kids were over this after noon. Rus. Lampkins was in to look at the pump and Charlie Munroe came to ask Dad. about a sick horse. Frank went down to run the Tuxis boy's to-night as I felt to tough. Cool & Cloudy.