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James Bremner Jr. Diary, 1881
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− | + | 7 Monday finished grouting between Stonewall and stable Willie covered carrot pit got home a load of sand and another load of turnips into stable afternoon went to kill site for a load of sawdust and Willy were at turnips pulled 12 drills the snow has gone very fast today nearly all gone and I hope it will be long or it comes back hooray for turnips eight Tuesday find morning got pit ready and Bob and I brought home 10 loads part of rows were put into furrows which I opened in the morning and closed in evening I think they contain five loads went twice round the furrow when coming in we will see how they keep the {illegible} have left 22 drills tonight so they will finish tomorrow if all well 9 Wednesday fixed up pit at home and got home six loads forenoon had jock Sinclair with us afternoon made pit on top of Noel and another on the end of potato land got in 10 loads in them and one home at night we will take these pits into root house when we have it roofed the pullers finished at 4 cold wind today had a great amount of rain last night good days work done today 10 Thursday had several Showers of snow this morning but cleared up a fine day but cold took straw to pits then do the remainder of turnips into pit nine loads and one load home into stable afternoon took in load into stable then covering pits father trimmed up and covered with straw three long pits today and Willie and I covered the north side of these three with Earth great days work 11 Friday will he covered pits and I plowed a peace more for turnips and three lands afternoon of barley stubble for oats next year took home a load of turnips off field into driving shed as there are signs of a storm this has been a very fine day probably the last rows of Summer 12 Saturday rainy morning and rain till noon I made two halters of rope for mayor and Prince afternoon fixing Church chimneys evening at Kilsyth about Rafters they will be cut on Wednesday blustery evening with showers of hail paid Giles for boots $2.50 haircut gloves 75 cents W Stone tan $3.35 Thompson for Willie boots $4 Jameson for two coats paint for gate 50 cents 13 Sunday Mr Currie's text today Galatians 5 and 16th first what is implied by walking in or by the spirit walking implies life but it also implies more conscious activity the Seas motion unconscious yet very active we must also walk in the right direction it must be Progressive activity there is a tendency to a certain routine of Duties but no progress which cannot be {illegible} in the spirit how are we to walk in the spirit by walking according to the written word also by yielding to the striving of God's spirit notice next the grand results free from fulfilling the lust of the flesh | |
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1881.
7 Monday finished grouting between Stonewall and stable Willie covered carrot pit got home a load of sand and another load of turnips into stable afternoon went to kill site for a load of sawdust and Willy were at turnips pulled 12 drills the snow has gone very fast today nearly all gone and I hope it will be long or it comes back hooray for turnips eight Tuesday find morning got pit ready and Bob and I brought home 10 loads part of rows were put into furrows which I opened in the morning and closed in evening I think they contain five loads went twice round the furrow when coming in we will see how they keep the {illegible} have left 22 drills tonight so they will finish tomorrow if all well 9 Wednesday fixed up pit at home and got home six loads forenoon had jock Sinclair with us afternoon made pit on top of Noel and another on the end of potato land got in 10 loads in them and one home at night we will take these pits into root house when we have it roofed the pullers finished at 4 cold wind today had a great amount of rain last night good days work done today 10 Thursday had several Showers of snow this morning but cleared up a fine day but cold took straw to pits then do the remainder of turnips into pit nine loads and one load home into stable afternoon took in load into stable then covering pits father trimmed up and covered with straw three long pits today and Willie and I covered the north side of these three with Earth great days work 11 Friday will he covered pits and I plowed a peace more for turnips and three lands afternoon of barley stubble for oats next year took home a load of turnips off field into driving shed as there are signs of a storm this has been a very fine day probably the last rows of Summer 12 Saturday rainy morning and rain till noon I made two halters of rope for mayor and Prince afternoon fixing Church chimneys evening at Kilsyth about Rafters they will be cut on Wednesday blustery evening with showers of hail paid Giles for boots $2.50 haircut gloves 75 cents W Stone tan $3.35 Thompson for Willie boots $4 Jameson for two coats paint for gate 50 cents 13 Sunday Mr Currie's text today Galatians 5 and 16th first what is implied by walking in or by the spirit walking implies life but it also implies more conscious activity the Seas motion unconscious yet very active we must also walk in the right direction it must be Progressive activity there is a tendency to a certain routine of Duties but no progress which cannot be {illegible} in the spirit how are we to walk in the spirit by walking according to the written word also by yielding to the striving of God's spirit notice next the grand results free from fulfilling the lust of the flesh . MONDAY. [ - ]
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