back this after noon I cracked my axe handle so I just piled the wood that Frank cut. Tid went back with us and took his little one and worked like a nigger. Hazel Ward came over after school to-night to stay till Monday. After tea we had a fire in the fire-place and Mark came in to spend the evening and we had a fine time discussing poetry and eating pop-corn which Marj. popped. Beautiful day, freezing to-night.

Saturday February 19th

Dad. & Frank went back to the woods this morning and I went up to Ham Thompson's to see what he thought about forming breeder's club as I had a letter yesterday from the Association advising it for the purpose of marketing surplus stock and promising help. Ham thought it would be a good scheme. His stock looks fine. This after noon Frank Tid & I went back to the bush this after noon. Marj. & Hazel were very busy when I left making preparations for the girls auxillary which came over to sew this after noon Frank came over for tea and spent the evening. The boys all came over and I went down town with them and got my hair cut. Colder to-day & an east wind.

Sunday February 20th

Marj. Hazel and I went down to Sunday school & church and stayed at Aunty's for dinner. Quint & Tid. were there too and had a beautiful time teasing & fighting each other all the after noon. Tid. came home with us and went over to the farm with me. Mark came in to the farm on his way down to church had tea and Frank went down with him. Marj. Hazel and I spent the evening before our fireplace. Cold & raw east wind all day.

Monday February 21st

Frank and I have been back at the woods all day I soent most of the time clearing away the dead poplar at rthe wers side of the bush. There is. alot of it in there. Tim went back with us this morning and worked away at a great rate. He and Rank went back to John Wess's to get a drink before dinner and berought back a lot of apples. Tom. Butler came i to the farm and stayed to sinner. This after noon Dad. & Tim set fire to the grass aong the road ansd got a great scare over it as it ran into Ivey's wheat stubble and Dad. had a hard time getting it out and he was afraid of it spreading to the straw stack. Marj. and I wern t down to tea at Aunty's to-night then she and Aunty went to the Girls' Auxillary and I went to band practice. There wree very few rthere as Dover was up playing the Wanderers to-night. Cold all day but milder to-night.