Tuesday December 19th

Went down town this morning with Dad and got the colts at Walt. McCall's and got them home without any trouble. We put them in the box stall to-gether with Davy. We stopped in at Vyse's and Dad arranged with him to come over in the morning and help kill pigs. We also stopped in at the Wide spred to ask Emery how Mrs McPherson was and in home. This after noon we hooked up Harry and Belle to the rack and went down to Hubys and got one of the rain barrell's to scald the pigs in to-morrow and a box. Dad also got the turkey from Huby this morning Auntie got a letter from Miss Water's telling about the squabs.

Wednesday December 20th

Frank stayed home this forenoon to help kill pigs. He went down to Vyse's first thing to get some gamble sticks. We were not sure whether Vyse would be home yet as he was going last night to {Edmoons?} banquet in Simcoe, but he was lucky enoug to get a ride with Jack Martin and got back about four a.m.

We shot the two pigs and had them all cleaned and every thing {paper stuck on top of this page} by noon. Blakie and Alfred Ryersie came over {illegible due to paper on top} the morning and the farmer brightened the scene by a few pig sticking anecdotes besides other yarns. This afternoon we had quite a time getting the colts into the orchard we thought they would follow Davy in but they ran down the road instead, and I had to go hot foot through Martin's to head them off. We did ordinary chores and I sawed some wood and just before dark had a great boxing bout with Dick. We also blew up a bladder which we kicked around awhile. To night I went down town with Enah to choir practice, hummed around town, went into the library and then over and {pumped those your?} till they quit about ten o'clock. Went down to Hubys and got home a little before eleven. Beautiful day. Frozen hard and shunshiny.

Thursday December 21st

I cut up rails this morning besides doing usual chores. Dad cut up one of the pigs and Enah cut up dough and made cookies.