File #43959: "1932 (with Apple Orchard Record 1889-1890) 59.pdf"

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1932 Norm attended Y.P.S. meeting Stouffville. Douglas at Store to-night. I cut & made nighties for Jean's girlies. Tues Oct 4 Weatjer - Strong S.W. Winds partly cloudy. drew in mangles first then started about 10 A.M. to thresh buckwheat finished at 6 p.m. moved machine up to barn. Billie & I did milking. Mr. Padget got 2 cows A.M. to board for winter. Jim Atkinson here A.M. Mr. Lunau here at 5 p.m.Leslie up helping thresh. Lorne over for Della to Jr. Farmer meeting at Unionville then went to Jean's for night. Wed Oct 5 Weather - Cloudy, showery strong S.W. winds. men chopped feed etc. Douglas left at 6.30 for Meaford also John, Mr Lunau Mr Chadwick to fish arrived down home for supper. Mrs. Craig up p.m. Norm took girlies & I down home after supper, I went to W.M.S. at church. They gor 2 fish, 6 lbs. {?} Thurs Oct 6 Weather - cool & windy. someone moved into Mr Hooper house to-day. men drew manure A.M. & mangles P.M. Douglas set buckwheat stack on fire at noon. Norm went to choir practice Della came back here with him. Frid Oct 7 Weather - Fair & cool. men pulled & drew mangles all day. Mr R. Hamilton here with Mr Hellems. Mr A Nichols died this evening. Produce - 7 pts cream, 14 chickens, 6 gal cider, 10 Pidgeons, bus apples. 22 Dz eggs. An Insurance agent here p.m. Sat Oct 8 Weather - Fair & cool. Men finished mangles at noon & put thresher in barn & other implements away. Mr Brunstein here at noon, but no Sale for 8 acres, to high price, Douglas & Norm went to Unionville to get haircut, Lorne here evening we had, ice cream, blue & green grapes & our own grown muskmelons. Sun Oct 9 Weather - Lovely day Dorothy came up in A.M. & stayed for lunch went down with Douglas Marion & I when we went to church, while Della stayed home & minded Dorothy. Billy here in A.M. After church, we went over to Jean's for tea & evening, had nice time, Anniversary at Headford to-night. Newton, E Craig Laura Della & Norm here when we got home. Mon Oct 10 Weather - Cloudy A.M. clearing at noon with rain at night. Doug had day off. Norm working on land A.M. & went to Fair in p.m. Geo Brown before dinner & a man here for baled straw p.m. Douglas took up 5 bus beets 4 carrots A.M. pumpkins & picked apples p.m. We washed & I made grape wine while Della went out to E. Craigs & got hair cut & waved. had roast chick dinner. Tues Oct 11 Weather - Quite Cool, North W winds (strong) men picked potatoes all day. Della went to Dr Barker at Markham left 9 A.M. home by 5.45 had dinner at Aunties called at Jean's & home Mrs Craig called at tea time. Wed Oct 12 Weather - quite cool & windy (a little snow) men picked potatoes all day. Douglas & I went with Newton & Motjer to the fowl supper at Headford, there was a full church & good supper. Seth Parker play given by Y.P.S. of Barrie. Thurs Oct 13. Weather - a little warmer. Men at potatoes again to-day Jimmy here also. Della & Marion went over to see Hazel for the p.m. Lorne here at night & they went to Stouffville for her teeth. Norm went to Choir Practce (church.)
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