cold and I only had about one duck when I stepped on something pretty sharp and got a chunk out of the bottom of my foot, so had to quit. Just as we were getting ready for church Billy Miller came after Dad. to go over to the slaughter house to see a sick pig so Enah and I went to church and Frank stayed home and minded Tid and got dinner. I went up to Huby's for dinner and this after noon Quint and I went down to Harry Ansley's with some merells he got, and Huby told him to take them down to Harry. Lewis Woodson was there so we three went for a walk down to the dock. The lake was a little choppy so Quint took a notion to get a canoe and see if he could ride it, so we went down to Juke's with him, and he jumped into one the same as he would a boat and the consequence was it turned half way over, filled with water and put Quint in the creek, but he didnt get wet much above the tops of his puttees, and he went on out. He said to-night he went up the beach as far as {Wed lake's.?} Lewis then went back up town and I went home and stopped in at Aunty's on my way. I helped Dad. milk so was too late for church to-night but went down and went for a little walk afterwards with Glad. & Marj. Sunny and sultry to-day.

Monday May 29th

Frank got a good start this morning and has been disking all day. Dad. did a little ditching in the lane this morning and to Joe & Belle and harrowed this after noon. I spent the day getting my hedge in. I had to dig a trench and fill it in partly with dried rotted manure and partly with soil from the top of the garden and this after noon I set out the rest of the little trees. I just had enough to go to the ditch. It was about half past four then and a big thunder storm was rolling up and Enah had all the stuff from the clothes room out on the line so I gathered them in and just got them in when it began to rain and it everlastingly poured for a few minutes. Dad. & Frank came up in the middle of it both soaked to the skin, Frank was so wet he couldn't get any wetter so went back and brought the cows up. Marie Ryerse and Maudie Pickford sought shelter under the willow tree so Enah called them in and Tid had a great time with them for awhile. Enah put him to bed this after noon but he heard me outside so got up and talked to me out the window for a long time and then came out so while he was eating his tea to-night he went sound asleep with his head about in his plate. Tom Abbott said Ott.