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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1913
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Quint went away this morning so Aunty came over here. Jean & Adelene with the McPherson kids this after noon Dick came home early to go for a swim but as I couldn't go with him, he went back, had a swim at the lake and came back to tea. Nice and cool to-day. | Quint went away this morning so Aunty came over here. Jean & Adelene with the McPherson kids this after noon Dick came home early to go for a swim but as I couldn't go with him, he went back, had a swim at the lake and came back to tea. Nice and cool to-day. | ||
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| + | We got up before sunrise this morning and for the first time this summer got out at seven. It took us a long time to get the fiorst load this morning as it was miserable stuff to pitch, we just got in two loads this morning and two thsi after noon, and have all the rest of the alsike, there is another load over there but it is very grassy and we did not think it would be worth thrashinfg especially as we are getting s little cramped for more room, so we shall liely put this over he cow stable. I pitched on both yesterday& today this alsike where it is good is very light and easy to pitch and as it hass been bunche dup so long it lifts nicely. When we came up with the last load the old pig was put in the barn yard evisdently looking fdor a nest as during the night some time a family of fifteenpiglets arrived. Frank is going toraid three of them on the bottle owing to lack of lunch counter accommofdation on the aer tof the old sow. Dick was late to-night danceMuch hotter to-day and very windy. | ||
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by noon, we made two trips of it but could have taken it in one load if we had kneeded to. It just comes up to the first beam in the bit opposite the granary in the old barn and is the smallest wheat crop we ever want to have. We spent all the afternoon getting in the rest of the hay on this side of the gully, there was were just two small loads. It has been pretty hot to-day.
Friday August 1st
We started to haul alsike to-day but although we did our best we only got one load in and un loaded this morning, we got if off about eleven so instead of going back we did up all the chores before dinner and Frank and I planted some turnip seed in the garden. This afternoon we did better, we worked till nearly eight and got in three loads, there is a lot of it but we think we can get it all in to-morrow if we can get out good and early
Quint went away this morning so Aunty came over here. Jean & Adelene with the McPherson kids this after noon Dick came home early to go for a swim but as I couldn't go with him, he went back, had a swim at the lake and came back to tea. Nice and cool to-day.
Saturday August 2nd
We got up before sunrise this morning and for the first time this summer got out at seven. It took us a long time to get the fiorst load this morning as it was miserable stuff to pitch, we just got in two loads this morning and two thsi after noon, and have all the rest of the alsike, there is another load over there but it is very grassy and we did not think it would be worth thrashinfg especially as we are getting s little cramped for more room, so we shall liely put this over he cow stable. I pitched on both yesterday& today this alsike where it is good is very light and easy to pitch and as it hass been bunche dup so long it lifts nicely. When we came up with the last load the old pig was put in the barn yard evisdently looking fdor a nest as during the night some time a family of fifteenpiglets arrived. Frank is going toraid three of them on the bottle owing to lack of lunch counter accommofdation on the aer tof the old sow. Dick was late to-night danceMuch hotter to-day and very windy.
Sunday Aigust 3rd
