Melba & Rosamond Sweet Diary, 1928
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Original Title: "Cherries"
Written over Title: "1928"
Along spine says "1928" twice
1928
1928
{New dates are written in the left hand of margin}
=== Jan. 1 Sunday 1 === Osmond and Harry stayed all night. It has been colder all day and snowing and blowing. Osmond went home after having an early breakfast and came back for dinner. Harry went to his Uncle's funeral,Mr.Moore's. Osmond went home this afternoon and came back to-night.
=== Jan. 2. Monday 2. === Snowed last night. Mr. and Mrs. williams came down for supper. Hnery was here. Osmond was here last night. Maudie went down to mrs. Yellands Osmond was here for tea.
=== Jan. 3. Tuesday 3. === Very cold and a little snow. John took Jim Wearer a piece of baby beef. Harrry went home after dinner. Harrry took his car and took
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John and the milk to the factory. I have written a letter to Lucretia and Nellie Hart.
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John and the milk to factory. I have written a letter to Lucretia and Nellie Hart.
=== Jan. 4. Wednesday 4. === bold. We washed and Melba did part of the ironing. Harry came down (and suprised us tonight) and is going to stay all night.
=== Jan. 5. Thursday 6. === Some warmer. Melba finished the ironing. Harry took John Melba and I to his Father's home to night and we had an nice time. They had the carpenters there. Harry helped dad put put some new planks in the cow stable. Harry took Melba and I to {Aylmer?}.
=== Jan. 6. Friday 6. === Nice day. Harry took the car keys home with him. John and Melba went to London and took Mrs. Williams with them.
=== Jan. 6. Friday 6. === I started the car with a wire. We went to choir practise.
=== Jan. 7. Saturday 7. === Muddy. Maude, Melba and I went to St. Thomas and Harry brought Melba home. We took Mrs. Williams up town with us.
=== Jan. 8. Sunday 8 === Muddy. Harry was here all night. Osmond came tonight and we all went to church with him. Mr. Allen preached. Osmond has taken Mand to Sparta. Harry and Melba went to church this morning.
=== Jan. 9, Monday 9. === A very dull dreary day. Mother and I put on my red quilt. Harry went home this morning. Era was over this morning.
=== Jan. 10. Tuesday 10. === Dull black old day. Froze a little last night, but thawed out again today. John has gone to Alberta tonight. We have been quilting all day. learned some beef ales.
=== Jan. 11. Wednesday 11. === An other dull old day, but mild. Snow all gone for days now and plenty of mud. I drove to St. Thomas at noon and then went with Harry over to London to see about a piano. Maude and Osmond were here tonight . Mrs. Davies was down this afternoon. Mother washed while I was away. Have been quilting.
=== Jan. 12. Thursday 12. === An other dreary dull day with non sunshine Eugene came over and cut up the beef this morning and we canned.
=== Jan. 12. === fourteen quarts. We quilted untill we were tired out. Mason & Riech man was here.
== Jan. 13 Friday 13. == Dull all day. Osmond brought Maude home tonight. The mud is terrible. Two men with a car became stuck and in front and we helped them out. Melba and I have been canning beef and quilting. Jim Weaner was down tonight.
=== Jan. 14. Saturday 14. === Snowed a little and mud something awful. Froze a lttle last night and all thawed out today. Mand went to {Aylnes?} with dad on the milk wagon this morning and they both had a hair cut. They girls went to St. Thomas for they lessons. Then Mand came home and Harry and Melba went to London to a show.
=== Jan. 14 ===They came home for supper. {lecil?} scraped the road. Harry is going to stay all night.
=== Jan. 15 Sunday 15. === Much colder tonight. Harry and Melba took some grape wine to Mrs. Appleford this morning and went in to see Eugene and Ateta. John went up and got Jim and Mrs. Neaver to come down to night and they played music for them. Osmond came for tea and then took Mand to Sparta none of us went to church as roads were so bad. Practiced for the opening of continuation school.
=== Jan. 16. Monday 16. === Very cold dull and dark. {illegible letter, lut} storm. Harry and I went up to St. Thomas early this morning to see what could he done about the piano. Came home for dinner. Harry went home this afternon. Mother + I have fun quilting.
=== Jan. 17 Tuesday 17. === Sun shone some today. Melba and I have quilted all day.
=== Jan. 18 Wednesday 18. === A very nice day. Sun really shone. We washed but they did not get dry. Osmond and Maud came home for supper. Harry down this afternoon Dad drew mannre.
=== Jan. 19. === Thursday 19. A terrible windy, rainy day. The piano tuner came this morning and took to works to London. We finished my red quilt. Hurray.
=== Jan. 20. Friday 20. === Very cold all night and all day. {Bluotry?} and a little snow. Harry was down and took Melba down to Sparta where they played for the opening of the continuation o {choot?} Osmond brought {Maude? or Mand} home tonight. Harry was down for dinner. Dad was up to join Wearess this afternoon. I made a night dress for {Mand? or Maud?}.
{There is a person with the name of Ma()d. They tend to be associated with Osmond. There is some ambiguity on whether there is an a or a u in the name. There is also a person named Maude. }
===Jan. 21. Saturday 21.=== Cold. Snowed a little and blowing hard from the west all day. {Mand or Maud} and I went to St. Thomas. {Mand or Maud} took her lesson. We went to Aylmer.
===Jan 22. Sunday 22.=== Nice day. Eugenes and and Harry were here for dinner. Osmond came at night and we all went to church but dad. He and {Mand or Maud} went to Sparta.
==Jan. 23. Monday 23.=== Thawed. Lovely day. John got a barrel from Enoch Mills for a meat barrel. After dinner he went and paid Mr. Saper for the windmill. Tonight he has gone up to Jim Wearess. Charlie Marchant was here today and got the {frilly lamp?}. We have been fixing {Snond's?} clothes.
===Jan 24. Tuesday 24.=== Snowed last night and this morning, then turned to rain and is passing down tonight. John walked down to Bayde and he brought him home. The piano tuner tuned the piano this afternoon. His name is Lawson. I took the meat out of the brine and Mella has carried it up. Mella washed but couldn't hang out the clothes. The bird cage went flying ha.
===Jan 25. Wednesday 25.=== Rained last night and snowed and snowed and blew a gale all day. Harry came as for as Orwell and had a break down and his father came for him. We put a quilt on today.
===Jan 26. Thursday 26=== Very strong and blustery this morning, but sun came out and was a nice day. Snowed nearly all night. We hung out some of the clothes. We quilted hard all day.
===Jan. 27. Friday 27=== Snowed all day. We have been quilting. Osmond brought {Mand or Maud} home tonight.
===Jan. 28. Saturday 28.=== Snowed hard last night. The girls went to St. Thomas and took Mrs. Chine with them. Had a fine time waiting for her and she came home on the {unintelligible} Harry came down and we all went to Mr. Phelph's for supper and evening.
==Jan. 29. Sunday 29.=== Very cold, but bright. Harry stayed all night. After dinner Harry and Mella went up to his home for supper. Mrs. Williams came back with them for the evening. Osmond brought Eugenia and Floyd Churchill out for tea. {Mand or Maud} went back with them. Friday is Harry's birthday. Jim Weaner was down this afternoon.
===Jan. 30. Monday 30.=== Very cold last night, about twelve below. Mrs. Davis came down after dinner and went to town with Ms. She came in when we came back and then I took her home. Boyd went to George Rychmans to trade {binders?} We washed. Went to the Dr. Sinclaire for medicine.
===Jan. 31. Tuesday 31.=== Fine day. John took Mrs. Ganters {pink, seemed to be forgotten then squished in} barrel home, this afternoon. Mella joined while I finished {Mand's or Maud's} green dress. Mrs. Davis brought me a Jack Rabbit.
===Feb 1. Wednesday 1=== Nice day. Harry came this afternoon.
===Feb. 2. Thursday 2.=== Bright. The old bear could see his shadow. Harry stayed all night and helped draw {hay?}. Melba and I went to Aylmer and got a pattern to cut my dress.
===Feb. 3. Friday 3.=== A very nice day. Sun shone off and on. Harry and dad went to look for some cows before dinner. Harry went home after dinner. I went for Maud.
===Feb. 4. Saturday 4.=== Thawed a lot and made the new {Sarwm?} hill so slippery the girls went around. Bright day. Harry came before dinner and Charlie Clarke also so they drew hay. In the evening we all went to the Arnolds. Osmond came also.
===Feb. 5. Sunday 5.=== Nice day. harry stayed all night. He and Melba took his watch to Mr. Goneher and then to church. Osmond came for supper but was too late to go to church. Little John got his life cut.
===Feb. 6. Monday 6.=== Nice day. Very cold last night. Thawed some today but cold again tonight. Harry went with John down to to see a cow but she was sold. Harry went home after dinner. Harry did the chores this morning. Melba and I put her blue quilt on tonight. John went up to Jim Weavers. Gladys {Casilstone?} came to Alberts to night.
===Feb. 7. Tuesday 7.=== Rainy all day, and very icy out. Dad fell down ha. We washed and quilted.
===Feb. 8. Wednesday 8.=== Very icy this morning. Rained in the night. Harry came down. We finished Melba's quilt.
===Feb. 9. Thursday 9.=== Thawed. Melba went to Aylmer this afternoon and had to go into Berts to fix a tire. Osmond came tonight and took Mama Melba and I over to Mr. Applefords, to practise her song. John went down to Alberts. Star freshend today. Had the Dr. for her.
===Feb. 10. Friday 10.=== Thawed. John drew manure and to to night he went away some place so I was alone and I wennt over to {Mr. Corc's?} for the evening. Harry came and took Melba to Sparta to the banquet. Osmond brought them home and is staying all night.
===Feb. 11. Saturday 11.=== Snowed some last night and to night. M and Melba went for their lessons. Osmond came out and they have all gone up to the rink skating.
===Feb. 12. Sunday 12.=== A very nice bright day. Harry stayed last night. Mr. Pound came out for dinner, and dad took him home after dinner. We all went to the Methodist church tonight. The Legion was there. Harry and I went up after his watch in the afternoon.
===Feb. 13. Monday 13.=== A grand day. We went out to Grace's to practise after dinner. Mother satyed with Aleta {Capital "A" written over lowercase "a"}. Dad drew manure.
===Feb. 14. Tuesday 14.=== {Different person writing} Rained all day, The roads are very muddy. Osmond & Maudie wanted Melba to go to a {Raeicd?} at {Bopewha gew?}, but the rain was so terrible she dident go. The Alma Daughters had a gathering. Melba and Grace intended to {reiug?}. but the storms prevented them. Ive washed but helped {stain on the paper} the elothers in the tref. I have been setting Melbas quilt tger ather {presumably together} & Melba has been embroydering Maudies handkerchiefs.
===Feb. 15. Wednesday 15=== Rather nice but wind, & cloudy. Snowed a few minutes. Ive hung part of the clothes out, & they got partely dry. Melba has been embroydering. Maudies herechiefs & I have been working on Melba's velvet quilt. {Ive?} were looking {illegible} williams down, but she didn't come.
===Feb. 16. Thursday 16=== {returns to original writing} Dull and spitting sleet off and on. Hung the remainder of the clothes out. Mrs. Williams and Harry came down today. Mother cut Mrs. Williamss dress out. Harry and I took Mauds dress to Sparta.
===Feb. 17. Friday 17=== Snowed some last night but melted to day. & was muddy. Melba & I went to Aylmer this afternoon. Maudie & Osmond come to night, & brought oysters & we had an oyster supper. John has been drawing manure. Melba ironed.
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