I cut up rails most of the morning but did not cut many. Dick and Frank cracked hickory nuts and I ate all I could get of them. Aunty, Dick and Frank went down to the greenhouse this afternoon as Frank had never seen in them I fooled around. Dad fixed a window in the chicken house so they could see to go to roost. I started to read "The White Plumes of Navarre" to-night. Bath to-night rare.

Sunday NovDecember 3rd

It was very cold all day to-day. Aunty and we boys went down to Sunday school as usual, and Dad and Enah came down to church. The Bishop was there and they had confirmation. It was a very long service. Aunty stayed down to Huby's but the rest of us came home. I read most of the afternoon and evening too. We had dinner about three o'clock and supper about seven. It is freezing very hard to-night. Dad coaxed the sheep into the old chicken house for shelter this afternoon. We could not get them in before.

Monday December 4th

It froze hard last night but has been milder to-day. It froze in the horse stable for the frst time. Dad went down town this morning for stove pipe and a few other things. I sawwed wood most of the morning and did chores. This afternoon we put up the box stove in the dining room. We aslo battened up the cracks in the cow-stables which made tings much more comfortable in that quatrer. Sam Law moved his c,over mill down to Bob. Blakie'sto night so Dad exoects an invite Allan came in to night after his box which he left here when he thrashed here. Dad is thinking of getting a horse that Harry Ansley told him about that Mr. Finkle of Woodstock has and wants to put in good hands as it is old but good driver.