as comfortable as possible. I went down first thing this morning and shovelled Aunty's snow for them and had breakfast down there. By the time I got home and got dressed up it was too late to go to church but I went right down after dinner and took Aunty's & Elva's cream down. I went around to see Marj. but couldn't find her as she had gone down to Patterson's for dinner and from there over to Mrs. Perry's. I stayed to tea at Aunty's and went up after tea when I found Marj. home. I didn't go to church but I think they had service in the Sunday school.

Monday December 10th

I shovelled all the snow and opened the rain barrels down at Aunty's this morning and got home about ten o'clock Frank and I spent the rest of the morning putting the poles we got from Tupper accross the bent in the old barn and covering them with straw to make a warm pen for the ram lambs and the young calves when they come. This after noon Frank went down to fix Aunty's cellar windows and Enah went out collecting for the Navy. I read most of the after noon but helped do chores and dug a snow house in a snow drift for the baby It has been very cold and windy all day and the snow was drifting badly but it did not snow any more

Tuesday December 11th

Frank and I spent most of the morning digging out the lane, there nevwer was more snow in it since we have been over here. Tom came up this morning with butter and Dad drove up as far as Duncan's woith him to see a lame horse which Annie told him about yeaterday. Dad. and I just did chores this after noon and I read the papers, ther mail trains didn't get through yesterday so we had both papers to-day. The most important news is that Jerusalme has surrendered to the British. Frank went down town this after noon and took the crosscut saw to down to Uncle Wrads and learned how to saharpen it. Enah made bi=utter to-day. I soent the evening drawing a picture of a {puppy?} from the cove rof "The Country Gentleman". Sunny & cold.

Wednesday December 12th