== 1881. == 30 & 31 DAYS NOVEMBER & DECEMBER.

28. MONDAY. [ 332 - 33] At Uncle Williams thrashing. The thrashing went well, ran steady all day. Beautiful winters day and good sleighing

29. TUESDAY. [333 - 32 ] Thawing so our sleighing is going. Drawing in turnips and a very pleasant day for the work. Got in remainder of largest pit in Orchard 10 loads so there will be about 22 loads in it now & it would hold more yet.

I hope we will now have some rest as far as drawing in turnips is concerned The rest of the laboring man is sweet --

30. WEDNESDAY. [334 -31 ] Snow all gone & quite a mess this morning. We were fixing root house roof putting shingles on under beam of stable. Filled space with mortar then drove the shingles up amongst it. We put on 3 courses shingled top of spout & put zinc on each side of it This has been a fine mild day & suited our work well.

1. DECEMBER -- THURSDAY. [335 - 30 ] The first day of the last month. Time's ever on the wing. Gather up lumber round root house ( & making order where chaos was before then) banked up both ends and a little alongside with the earth which came out of foundation Afternoon shut up the top of mangold pit put sawdust in spout of root house cleaned 3 bus peas Willie thrashed today & plastered some cracks in the horse stable to use up some left mortar. Evening mended ceiling of kitchen which came down. Father made plaster today {illegible} two

2. FRIDAY. [336 - 29 ] Plastered up some more cracks in stable had one bucket full of mortar. Took in potatoes one barrel and roothouse 8 pails in garrett. Afternoon took home some balsam trees Father & Willie lifted at beavermeadow to plant at roadside. Then put 5 loads manure on garden patch and ploughed it in. Father planted the balsams

Fine Fresh day

3. SATURDAY. [337 - 28] Ploughed land of sod as garden was too smal then drew stones for watering place 5 loads which will make it all right I think. Afternoon split wood & banked up house wheeling the earth from the old barn. Fine fresh day Willie was thrashing peas.

4. SUNDAY. 2 in Advent. [338 -27 ] Mr Currie's text to day Romans 5th & 8th The last thing you can get the natural man to believe is That God loves him. Notice first the objects of God's love Unworthy you unworthy me. God loved us in our sin not on account of it but notwithstanding. Found impatient sinners waiting & willing to pardon & provided a Saviour. Notice next the proof God has given of his love The gift of his dear Son . Men will never get another & this is sufficient. The text says he died for us willingly died in our room & stead. None of God's creatures could have taken our place, nor manifested his great love. God himself sacrificed for us