Monday May 1st

Frank took a walk over the back field yesterday after noon and reported that the side hill was fit to go on but the top was pretty wet, so this morning he took Harry and Nellie with the disks back and has been working back there all day. Dad. went back with him to get him started, he got the side hill all gone over and of course couldn't turn on it so had to go across the top but threw the disks out, however it scratched it up a little and will help it to dry. It will take a lot of work yet as the rain has packed it so hard and the grass is pretty well started. While Dad. was back there I buried the twins in the garden up by the windmill. Tom Abbot saw them this morning and said he would give five dollars if they had lived. Sam Law came in while I was at it with some of Dad's instruments he had left down there and said old Ned. was just about all right again. When Dad. came up he sheared a sheep before dinner and two after dinner, he thinks he is getting on to it now. The last one he did I thought he did in a little less than an hour. This after noon I cut most of the lawn I didn't make much of a job of it with the old lawn mower but managed to get it haggled a little.Alex Jamieson came in to see Dad. about a cow he has "that ain't doin right." He told me that "Wilful waste makes woeful want" and that I ought to let the grass grow for hay or turn the old mare in on it. It has been a nice day but looks rainy to-night.

Tuesday May 2nd