Sunday August 13th

I walked home this morning right after breakfast, but Dad. had most of the chores done, I just fed the chickens. Frank and I walked back down again to church, after which Aunty and Aunty Alice came over with me to dinner. Aunt Iday went to Port Rowan the night before last for a short visit with Miss Wood and it gives Aunty and Aunty Alice a chance to both get out at once. Frank came over with Dick and they picked Cousin Clair came up and she came over too. Mr. James was over this after noon. I hung around here till about four o'clock and then went down town. I bummed around with Pud. Slocomb till six o'clock and then went up to Huby's to tea. I saw the Miss Dunkin's this after noon and they said they were going to church to-night so Pud and I went too and for a walk afterwards We had quite a lot of fun but Mrs. Dunkin was down too so we couldn't stay long. The girls came down this morning with Mr. Johnson in his car and {then he?} drove down to take them home to-night. Dad's tooth was so bad this after noon that he went down to Dr. Smith's to-night and got him to pull it. It has been much cooler to-day.

Monday August 14th

Frank and I went to Simcoe this morning as the oats were a little too wet to haul from Saturday's rain. We got started about ten o'clock to take the old buggy up to Joe Coates to get fixed up and Frank wanted to go to Brook's to look at their suits. We met Win. down at the corner coming over to the farm so took her along with us to Simcoe. We went pretty slowly on account of the old buggy being in such a critical condition and it was getting on to noon when we arrived in town. We went first to {Name?} tannery with old Jim's hide but only got six dollars for it. We then went up to Coates and just caught him before he left in his car for Brantford. He told us he would put new rims on, set the tires, fix the top and paint it for a little under $20.00, so we were very pleased as we thought it would come higher than that without the painting which is eight dollars, but when we got home Dad. said he thought it would need new tires so I wrote to tell him. We then went down town to do our shopping but discovered it was Simcoe's civic holiday and every thing was closed up, however we got some thing to eat in at Lea's and some hay for Joesie at Burt's.