noon, but Frank stayed back there to set some traps for a coon he thought he saw tracks of the other day, he isn't sure whether it is a coon or a ground hog. This afternoon he went back and worked all after noon on the side hill, while Dad and I cleaned up more oats. Enah went down to choir practice to-night. Lovely day.

Saturday May 6th

Dad. got started down pretty early and worked all day in the garden down home fixing the paths all up the way they used to be. He had to cut the sod right off so it was a tedious job, but I went down to-night and they are all just tickled to death at the change in the looks of things He took the baby down with him. Frank worked all day on the land and says he got on fairly well. I worked around the garden all day and did chores. At noon while we were at dinner we head a cow bawl and on looking out saw they had knocked down the lane gate and were all back the lane. We tried to head them off but couldn't so let them go. Jim went back too although Dad wanted to put her in the orchard insted of back there as he was afraid she would not be able to navigate the hills but she managed pretty well Nice day rained a few times {illegible} I went down to-night and got my new suit.

Sunday May 7th

We all went down to church this morning. Dad. and the baby sat up in the front seat and the baby surpassed all past records for good behaviour. After church I walked down to the Customs office with Huby. and he wa s exoplaoiming the grat ammount of complicated work he had to do and saying how much he likred it. H eis just as interested oveer there as he used to be over here digging post holes and shovelling manure, je thinks his office is dandy with the view he gets dfrom both windows of the lake and the marsh right ourtside full of all kinds of birds and he has every thin ginside just as neat and slick as a button. We monkeyed around down there so long that I was afraid SAunty would have started dinnwe woth out me so I went up to dinner with Huby Ada. was up there but Quint had come ove rhere. This aftrernoon Marj. and. started to walk around thre hill but it was ssuch a beautliuhul day and so hot that I with a little coaxing persuaded her to come out here till I hooked Jow up and we went for a drive. Dad. had just got through cleaning his pronbang and his handsa were all dirty so he hooked up for us. The old