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1932 Tues 29
Weather - Lovely bright day
Billy here chores and breakfast, Douglas and Marion had early dinner after.
12 p.m. to attend school meeting in city but Marion would not stay at her Grandma's without Daddy so he did not get to meeting. Della up p.m. Mrs. Craig called at tea time, Newton and Laura later, Norm at tea time to change some clothes. Pat Reid a slight change better. Douglas took Della home and took Marion on down to Clarks. Killed rat in cook house
Wed 30
Weather - Cloudy strong S W wind
Billy here chores and breakfast, D Brown chored and dragged lane in p.m.
Douglas and Mr Clark attended an educational meeting P Building Toronto all day. Mother came up in a.m. left about 5 p.m. Assessor here in p.m. Pat got home before Doug and I finished milking
Thurs 31
Weather - Colder and cloudy
Men chopped feed, drew back old sawdust for ice house, cut straw etc.
Billy had to take milk to corner this a.m, here for breakfast. Norm came back late last night, so here for work today. Della up for most of day and helped me sweep etc. We were to have gone to Jean's for tea but roads bad.
Frid April 1, 1932
Weather - Quite cold, a little snow
Newton up a.m. for feed oats, Billie here breakfast, men cut wood etc,
Produce 58 dz eggs, 12 pts cream, 2 gal cider, 13 bus apples, 10 bag potatoes
Pat at store at night
Sat April 2
Weather - Ground covered with snow, east wind with snow most of day, thunderstorm 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Men clipped horses and Norm went up to Jeffs for saw. Marion went down with Pat and spend day at home, he called for her on way market.
Floyd Pratt went Thornhill with him a.m. Billy came home with him.
Pat store at night
Baby boy Ash born this evening April 2nd
1932 Sun April 3
Weather - Cold but bright, lots of snow
Norm came home at noon from chores with Newton, Jack and Darren .
Douglas and Norm attended church, Marion and I went down and stayed with mother while rest were at church.
Norm did not go to YPS
Fresh cow today
Mon April 4
Weather - Lovely bright day
I washed and ironed today, men finished cutting straw a.m. and chopped feed, split wood and the boys had (Dick) the colt hitched to sleigh p.m.
Norm attended Jr Farmer meeting at night
Tues April 5
Weather - East wind light showers and fair
Doug split wood, Norm started to clean up seed grain
We three went to city 10 a.m. to 5:15. Got dishes, Marion hat etc.
Norm took a heifer calf over to his bro Pat tonight
Wed April 6
Weather - Fair
Norm cleaned grain, Doug split, Douglas repaired water tank and put meat in cotton bags and hung in ice house. I made a nightie today.
No WMS quilting and meeting church
Thurs April 7
Weather - Beautiful day
Men busy all day wshing harness ready to oil. Pat took cream down home a.m. to churn. Cora rang up for Marion and I to go over for the afternoon but I did not feel like it so sewed here at home instead. Betty here playing with Marion after school
Pat set young goose on 12 eggs, 2 hens 9 eggs. Roads so bad took milk to corner all week
Frid April 8
Weather - Fair and bright
Men finished harness today. Norm took produce to store in democrat.
Della up for a.m. Went to city p.m. with John
Produce 15 dz eggs, 12 pts cream, 6 bags potatoes and 9 bus apples.
Pat went to store tonight. I slept upstairs
