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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1921
Theobald Toby Barrett 1921 Diary 19.pdf
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| − | the brush in the bush. | + | the brush in the bush. It wouldn't burn very well so we didn't finish either job before dinner. After dinner Dad took the dining room carpet up for Enah and it was pretty late when we got back but we managed to finish the fence and got a hole burned in one side of the nearest brush pile which will let us get into the woods with the waggon to haul up the rest of our poles. Frank went to Simcoe this morning with Jack Martin to the Sunday school convention and was gone all day. Lila was over this after noon for awhile. Mark was in to-night for a few minutes and said he & Tom were coming over to give us a day plowing corn ground when we wanted them. He said Tom & the housekeeper had gone off driving and he never saw a happier looking pair. He wanted Dad to take him on a bet that they would be married by fall. Hot. |
Friday June 3rd | Friday June 3rd | ||
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| + | I spent the fore noon cutting the lawn and didn't finish. It has got long again so is a hard job. Dad. sharpened the scythe, cut a lot of grass around the lane and went out and topped some of the thistles in the oats. This after noon he put the dining room carpet down. It started to rain soon after dinner and looked like a bad storm so I started at another show card and worked at it all the afternoon althought the storm didn't ammount to much and soon cleared off. Tom. was in this after noon and told them that he was pretty sure of marrying the housekeeper, he hasn't asked her yet but he doesn't think he will be turned down. Marj. got up this after noon. Very hot and sultry all morning but high wind & cold to-night. | ||
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| + | Saturday June 4th | ||
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| + | We put some seed potatoes in to heat for scab this morning as soon as we got up and then started to cut them right after breakfast, Frank and I cut them. Dad. went back to catch the horses but couldn't do it alone as Billy wouldn't let Pommers follow the others, so I went back with him and caught them. He went out and got about an hour's work in on the potato ground before noon. This after noon he furrowed it out and I planted five rows it was all I had time for. The boys were supposed to come over here for a picnic in the gully to-night but only two of them showed up. Marj. feels miserable again. She is afraid she got up too soon. Sunny but cold raw wind all day | ||
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the brush in the bush. It wouldn't burn very well so we didn't finish either job before dinner. After dinner Dad took the dining room carpet up for Enah and it was pretty late when we got back but we managed to finish the fence and got a hole burned in one side of the nearest brush pile which will let us get into the woods with the waggon to haul up the rest of our poles. Frank went to Simcoe this morning with Jack Martin to the Sunday school convention and was gone all day. Lila was over this after noon for awhile. Mark was in to-night for a few minutes and said he & Tom were coming over to give us a day plowing corn ground when we wanted them. He said Tom & the housekeeper had gone off driving and he never saw a happier looking pair. He wanted Dad to take him on a bet that they would be married by fall. Hot.
Friday June 3rd
I spent the fore noon cutting the lawn and didn't finish. It has got long again so is a hard job. Dad. sharpened the scythe, cut a lot of grass around the lane and went out and topped some of the thistles in the oats. This after noon he put the dining room carpet down. It started to rain soon after dinner and looked like a bad storm so I started at another show card and worked at it all the afternoon althought the storm didn't ammount to much and soon cleared off. Tom. was in this after noon and told them that he was pretty sure of marrying the housekeeper, he hasn't asked her yet but he doesn't think he will be turned down. Marj. got up this after noon. Very hot and sultry all morning but high wind & cold to-night.
Saturday June 4th
We put some seed potatoes in to heat for scab this morning as soon as we got up and then started to cut them right after breakfast, Frank and I cut them. Dad. went back to catch the horses but couldn't do it alone as Billy wouldn't let Pommers follow the others, so I went back with him and caught them. He went out and got about an hour's work in on the potato ground before noon. This after noon he furrowed it out and I planted five rows it was all I had time for. The boys were supposed to come over here for a picnic in the gully to-night but only two of them showed up. Marj. feels miserable again. She is afraid she got up too soon. Sunny but cold raw wind all day
