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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917
Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 45.pdf
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| − | it rained another | + | it rained another little shower this morning so we have done nothing on the land to-day. Frank went down to Aunty's again this morning and helped them down there in the garden nearly all day, he got home about four. Dad. and I did chores and Dad. finished the cold frame and this after noon he and Enah planted it out with tomato and cabbage plants. I soent most of the raking up the lawn and looking after the little chickens. I went down towen early this after noon to have Dr. Lemmon look at my tooth, the on ehe filled last has been aching a litle the last few days, but he said there was nithing wroong with it unless I had caught a little cold in it. I had tea at Aunty's, Aunty Alice is tired out but delighted at the progress of the work in her garden. Tonight marj. and I went ot the pictuure shpw which was pretty poor, I thought. Tom brought back the kantern that BillTearque borrowed the other day night all shined up and a new globe in it. I guess it was never so clean beofre.Lila came over this after noon while I was down town to get a job for the summer and in that way earn her cerificate at school. It is a rather poor idea I tink that they are all going to trey it and she of course was very excited with the expectation but I was very sorry to hear when I got home that Dad. had dashed cold water on her hopes and wouldn't give her |
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Friday April 20th
it rained another little shower this morning so we have done nothing on the land to-day. Frank went down to Aunty's again this morning and helped them down there in the garden nearly all day, he got home about four. Dad. and I did chores and Dad. finished the cold frame and this after noon he and Enah planted it out with tomato and cabbage plants. I soent most of the raking up the lawn and looking after the little chickens. I went down towen early this after noon to have Dr. Lemmon look at my tooth, the on ehe filled last has been aching a litle the last few days, but he said there was nithing wroong with it unless I had caught a little cold in it. I had tea at Aunty's, Aunty Alice is tired out but delighted at the progress of the work in her garden. Tonight marj. and I went ot the pictuure shpw which was pretty poor, I thought. Tom brought back the kantern that BillTearque borrowed the other day night all shined up and a new globe in it. I guess it was never so clean beofre.Lila came over this after noon while I was down town to get a job for the summer and in that way earn her cerificate at school. It is a rather poor idea I tink that they are all going to trey it and she of course was very excited with the expectation but I was very sorry to hear when I got home that Dad. had dashed cold water on her hopes and wouldn't give her
