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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916
Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 120.pdf
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| − | Last night was the first night it was too hot for me to sleep, and I have felt lazy to-day in consequence. Frank was pretty miserable this morning, he was very sick yesterday owing to some treatment he is undergoing at the hands of Dr. Cook. Dad. and I put off a load of hay that was on the waggon and then got in a load of wheat and put it off in the old barn. This after noon Dad. and Enah went over to the Martin's to the funeral of Dr. McGlaughlin, he died of heart failure or apoplexy or heat prostration last Friday while he was visiting up at his uncle's above Waterford. Dad. was one of the bearers. This after noon I went to sleep till Dad came home and then we got another load of hay in. Frank ran errands with Joe all morning and this after noon took the big team down to the mill and got some chop and when he came home went out and disked the old garden where it wasn't planted, he tried I think to rouse me up to some sort of action but I | + | Last night was the first night it was too hot for me to sleep, and I have felt lazy to-day in consequence. Frank was pretty miserable this morning, he was very sick yesterday owing to some treatment he is undergoing at the hands of Dr. Cook. Dad. and I put off a load of hay that was on the waggon and then got in a load of wheat and put it off in the old barn. This after noon Dad. and Enah went over to the Martin's to the funeral of Dr. McGlaughlin, he died of heart failure or apoplexy or heat prostration last Friday while he was visiting up at his uncle's above Waterford. Dad. was one of the bearers. This after noon I went to sleep till Dad came home and then we got another load of hay in. Frank ran errands with Joe all morning and this after noon took the big team down to the mill and got some chop and when he came home went out and disked the old garden where it wasn't planted, he tried I think to rouse me up to some sort of action but I wouldn't rouse, to-night he and Enah planted some cucumber seed out in the old garden. Hot this morning but much cooler to-night. |
Tuesday August 1st | Tuesday August 1st | ||
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| + | We hauled hay to-day I don't remember how many loads we got in but we didn't break any records nor finish the field. To-night Frank and I went out to Tommy Jackson's and got the two hives of bees. We didn't get to bed till three o'cock and had a time getting them. I got stung a couple of times and Tommy about a dozen. It has been cooler to-day and quite cold to-night. | ||
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| + | Wednesday August 2nd (New Moon) Aunty Alice says a dry one Dad says nothing in it.) | ||
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| + | We finished hauling in hay off that field this morning, there wasn't much out there but Dad. put most of it on alone and I stayed in the barn to mow | ||
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and the four of us had tea together of home made bread sandwiches and cake which the girls brought with them, after tea Miss Dunkin and I went to church and then up the creek, we didn't get back to the park till after dark quite a lot and poor Hazel was nearly wild thinking she had lost her sister, but after their happy meeting Clark and I escorted them to Faulkner's stable and saw them safely started for home. Very hot.
Monday July 31st
Last night was the first night it was too hot for me to sleep, and I have felt lazy to-day in consequence. Frank was pretty miserable this morning, he was very sick yesterday owing to some treatment he is undergoing at the hands of Dr. Cook. Dad. and I put off a load of hay that was on the waggon and then got in a load of wheat and put it off in the old barn. This after noon Dad. and Enah went over to the Martin's to the funeral of Dr. McGlaughlin, he died of heart failure or apoplexy or heat prostration last Friday while he was visiting up at his uncle's above Waterford. Dad. was one of the bearers. This after noon I went to sleep till Dad came home and then we got another load of hay in. Frank ran errands with Joe all morning and this after noon took the big team down to the mill and got some chop and when he came home went out and disked the old garden where it wasn't planted, he tried I think to rouse me up to some sort of action but I wouldn't rouse, to-night he and Enah planted some cucumber seed out in the old garden. Hot this morning but much cooler to-night.
Tuesday August 1st
We hauled hay to-day I don't remember how many loads we got in but we didn't break any records nor finish the field. To-night Frank and I went out to Tommy Jackson's and got the two hives of bees. We didn't get to bed till three o'cock and had a time getting them. I got stung a couple of times and Tommy about a dozen. It has been cooler to-day and quite cold to-night.
Wednesday August 2nd (New Moon) Aunty Alice says a dry one Dad says nothing in it.)
We finished hauling in hay off that field this morning, there wasn't much out there but Dad. put most of it on alone and I stayed in the barn to mow
