36 Aug 1905 Teu 1. cold north east wind fairly cold in the house. Arthur finished in the fornoon threshing at Riexingers, then they went at their oats. I put down churnings on the crock after dinner worked on Paul shirt he & I pulled a lot of weeds in the garden. Marjorie swept the front room I got five letters one from Mrs Kent & one from Bill. Wed 2 cool north wind Will & Arthur threshing at George Heximers in fornoon afternoon finished their oats. Marjorie went to Clifton got my hat & 25 cts worth flaked wheat, Took 12 1/2 lbs of butter to Kesters @ 18 per lb. 12 1/2 yd muslin 12 1/2 cheese 15 bread 52 yds cotton 16 laces 5 Ginger ale 10 sacks 5 gl oil 25 Mentum or Harlem oil 10 cakes 10 The minister called & stayed to tea at the other house Paul took Rose away for nothing. he worked at the Credies drawing wheat. I churned, changeing calves, running after hens, just kept me busy Thurs 3 dreadfully cold last night & heavy dew Paul to McCredies. Will in the shop. I went up & Pell told me to pick a mess of peas Marjorie making the curtains made one pair Friday 4 we got up at 5 Marjorie went to Reebs befor breakfast. Paul went to McCredies they are drawing in the last of their wheat to thresh tomorrow. Arthur helping Fred all day I churned in fornoon afternoon 37 swept the house good scrubbed the stoops & made jelly.pan cakes with iceing set sponge for buns at night. had to get the cows & milk & do all the chores for Paul never came home untill after dark Maud over at the other house for supper called here. Hattie stayed all night Sat. 5 very warm & high wind. I cleaned both floors & baked buns put paper on the parliament house. going to bake tarts & Marjorie just got home & would not let me. I dressed the black hen & bought 10 cls worth of beef had it for supper Expected Mrs Kent but she never came Sun 6 started to thunder at 4 Oclock & started again 10 after ten & kept at it for 3 hours. we got something to eat when it started again quite heavy thunder at times & poured rain done hundreds of good Hattie & Margaret Hoshel here in the last storm Hattie's face awful bad. Mon 6. bright & hot thundered in the north & rained a little shower when I was over to see Hattie drove Arthur in from ploughing Will in the shop. Hattie came over for tea. Paul going after his pay at Sommervilles got $2.25 I churned & put fridays butter in the crock 6 1/2 lbs Marjoroe went up to Georges with a dollar for the church