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Mary Ann King Diary, 1905
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Sun 3 dreary looking day. church Sunday no one from her Marjorie has a cold. 13 in church. Hattie over this afternoon had to go home Expected Clara. duck a little better. Misener the store keeper in Drummondville burried yesterday. 4 years ago tonight poor Mother breather her last | Sun 3 dreary looking day. church Sunday no one from her Marjorie has a cold. 13 in church. Hattie over this afternoon had to go home Expected Clara. duck a little better. Misener the store keeper in Drummondville burried yesterday. 4 years ago tonight poor Mother breather her last | ||
Mon 4 snowed quite a lot in the night drifted some. sunshine part of the time & dull part of the dday not a verry nice day & could not let the hens out & the cows were in all day. Arthur put up the room stove & Marjorie put the fire in not long the chimney was on fire made quite a roar for a time. I churned & worked the butter & made a layer cake. Marjorie swept & cleaned up the front room. Paul drawed up some stumps & some rails. | Mon 4 snowed quite a lot in the night drifted some. sunshine part of the time & dull part of the dday not a verry nice day & could not let the hens out & the cows were in all day. Arthur put up the room stove & Marjorie put the fire in not long the chimney was on fire made quite a roar for a time. I churned & worked the butter & made a layer cake. Marjorie swept & cleaned up the front room. Paul drawed up some stumps & some rails. | ||
− | Teu 5 Not a bad day. wind south west. Paul took down the feather ticks & everything from [[aboay?]] & all the boxes. The cats all sick. he carrued in the oats out of the big box. I made corn starch pudding for supper swept & dusted the school house. Marjorie fixing her at over | + | Teu 5 Not a bad day. wind south west. Paul took down the feather ticks & everything from [[aboay?]] & all the boxes. The cats all sick. he carrued in the oats out of the big box. I made corn starch pudding for supper swept & dusted the school house. Marjorie fixing her at hat over |
+ | Will sold his beef cow to Pearson. The girls & Arthur gone to Clifton 72 | ||
+ | The girls at least have gone, Paul came home. Paul put the length with the damper on Arthur came & helped him. The girls walked home after dark. Fannie brought her rain coat. | ||
+ | Wed 6 dull. damp & windy still for all the clothes washed will not dry hung out all day & at night not dry. I made 3 pumkin pies. Fannie over for tea Arthur took Henryette to Pearsons Mill went as far as Montrose then went to Mrs Dells & Birdies nice moonlight nights | ||
+ | Thur 7. beautiful day I washed all day had the line & pin it nearly to the barn. I was so tired when I got through. Allen Heximer here in the evening The clothes dried better than yesterday I brought them in at night. beautiful moonlight. Marjorie fixing her hat. I ironed a table cloth. | ||
+ | Friday 8 another fine day nicer than yesterday so warm the bees all out a fire feels mean I like it colder. Marjorie gone to Clifton Paul took her as far as the bridge. Walmsly burrying his horse when they went down. The teacher walked. I churned & worked the butter for ourselves. I washed 12 sheets & the blanket to put over the straw. [[?]] & [[?]] flannel petticoat. I was so tired washing 3 days, had pan cakes for supper. I put the bread in the pans & baked it The house was like an oven. I stayed out of the kitchen washing rather than be in. | ||
+ | Sat 9 a beautiful day high wind muddy roads |
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14 1/2 lbs In Kester @ 24 - 342 got me a pair of shoes 1.25 a pair of rubbers 75 cts five yds flannelette 50 cts sugar 25 tea 25 butter cotton 15 yds cakes 5 salmon 15 vanilla 10 Washing soda 3 nails 4. Fannie came over with her work stayed a long time. She mixed the bread befor she went & I baked it & made an elderberry pie, swept & put down my bedroom carpet - cleaned up one shelf in the cupboard & got some milk in. The cats all sick with the Diarhea. The little brown duck has been sick for a week doctoring her all the time but she dont get any better. fixed over my drawer made them shorter & put buttons & button holes on two pair Sun 3 dreary looking day. church Sunday no one from her Marjorie has a cold. 13 in church. Hattie over this afternoon had to go home Expected Clara. duck a little better. Misener the store keeper in Drummondville burried yesterday. 4 years ago tonight poor Mother breather her last Mon 4 snowed quite a lot in the night drifted some. sunshine part of the time & dull part of the dday not a verry nice day & could not let the hens out & the cows were in all day. Arthur put up the room stove & Marjorie put the fire in not long the chimney was on fire made quite a roar for a time. I churned & worked the butter & made a layer cake. Marjorie swept & cleaned up the front room. Paul drawed up some stumps & some rails. Teu 5 Not a bad day. wind south west. Paul took down the feather ticks & everything from aboay? & all the boxes. The cats all sick. he carrued in the oats out of the big box. I made corn starch pudding for supper swept & dusted the school house. Marjorie fixing her at hat over Will sold his beef cow to Pearson. The girls & Arthur gone to Clifton 72 The girls at least have gone, Paul came home. Paul put the length with the damper on Arthur came & helped him. The girls walked home after dark. Fannie brought her rain coat. Wed 6 dull. damp & windy still for all the clothes washed will not dry hung out all day & at night not dry. I made 3 pumkin pies. Fannie over for tea Arthur took Henryette to Pearsons Mill went as far as Montrose then went to Mrs Dells & Birdies nice moonlight nights Thur 7. beautiful day I washed all day had the line & pin it nearly to the barn. I was so tired when I got through. Allen Heximer here in the evening The clothes dried better than yesterday I brought them in at night. beautiful moonlight. Marjorie fixing her hat. I ironed a table cloth. Friday 8 another fine day nicer than yesterday so warm the bees all out a fire feels mean I like it colder. Marjorie gone to Clifton Paul took her as far as the bridge. Walmsly burrying his horse when they went down. The teacher walked. I churned & worked the butter for ourselves. I washed 12 sheets & the blanket to put over the straw. ? & ? flannel petticoat. I was so tired washing 3 days, had pan cakes for supper. I put the bread in the pans & baked it The house was like an oven. I stayed out of the kitchen washing rather than be in. Sat 9 a beautiful day high wind muddy roads