Thursday August 10th

Worked around the stable all day with Emery. We got all the side boards up. Daddy worked around there too most of the time but Wyatt Parsons came to measure the grain fields. He measured it with a tape line so it took a long time and Daddy had to help him. Cousin Clare came over this morning and stayed all day. About four o'clock Daddy and Dick went over and shocked up the rest of the oats. We all went down to-night to hear the band. Dick rode his wheel and I walked, Daddy and Enah drove Cousin Clare down with Joe. I went over to the park to watch the dance for a while got some postcards talked with Roy Dellawhile and then went dwn to Mrs. Davie Moore's corner and met Daddy and Enah and drove home about half past nine. Hot To-day {Margin note} Daddy and Enah saw old Bill down town he is says he is going to start West tomorrow stay with Jack Pane in Toronto to-morrow and start Saturday. He said it was breaking up home as his wife was so opposed to the trip. She nor the rest of his relations thought he was in earnest till this morning and when they found out he was the kicked up quite a fuss.

Friday August 11th

We all worked at the stable this morning. We sawed the timber sill off in the drive way which took about half an hour with Blakie's cross cut and got quite a bit of cement laid in the alley-way.

I disked all the afternoon on the wheat ground and finished it. They got the rest of the cement laid in the alley-way.

After the chores were done to-night Daddy saddled Joe and I had a nice ride around Flemming's block. Then Dick got on but could not reach the stirrups so he asked Daddy to get on and he rode down the lane and back for our benifit. Dick knocked the old wooden trough at the wind mill to pieces and we are going to put up the concrete one as soon as possible. {Margin note} It rained early this morning and has been cool and cloudy the rest of the day.