he got started to drill it before dinner and finished soon after and then ran out the ditches. I harrowed after the drill but spent most of the day doing chores. Neff went by to-night. He says he has to go to Leeds County and is very sorry to leave Norfolk. Aunty & Aunty Alice were over for tea to-night and Enah drove them home and was going to see Miss Newell for her birthday. Froze harder last night did {illegible}

Wednesday May 18th

Dad. and Tid have been down at Aunty's nearly all day fixing up the paths and Tid. cut all the lawn. I was most of the morning doing chores but got in about an hour before dinner cleaning ditches and spent a couple or so at the job this afternoon and got quite a lot done. Marj. drove Mexico down town this afternoon and took some self seeded lettuce plants down to Miss McQueen. To-night she and I drove up to George Duncan's with Queen and I returned his hens We came back to town by the Radical road and picked up Miss McQueen and took her for a little drive through Doan's Hollow. Beautiful night, has looked rainy to-day. Miss McQueen gave Marj. a lovely plant of buttercup the large kind to-day and Dad. brought home some dahlias

Thursday May 19th

Dad. and I finished cleaning out the ditches this morning but were delayed doing chores and talking to Charlie Butler who was in to have Dad look at his mare's hock. We didn't finish the ditches till noon. We spent most of the after noon cleaning up the garden and burning the rubbish. We had hoped to start hauling manure on it but there was so much stuff that wouldn't flow under that Dad. thought we had better clean it up first, he trimmed the old blackcurrant bushes and they're in fine shape. To-night Marj. and I went down to the teacher's meeting and after that I went to band practice. Mr. Lawrie was up there I called at Aunty's for Marj. and Charlie Blake drove us home. Hot all day and looks dry again. Lovely night.

Friday May 20th

I soent most of the morning doimng chores. Dad. had to be with Frank who begins to show slight signs of recovery but is very weak yet. About elebven Dad. & I wernt over to Ivey's and got a vwery small jag of hay which we put off in the horse stable and the barn after dinner and then gort the spreader out and hauled out three ,oads of