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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1921
Theobald Toby Barrett 1921 Diary 36.pdf
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I went down first thing this morning to get the stripping at the planing mill but it wasn't ready as Reynolds had promised it would be. Dad. and I went back before dinner and got one of the bolls of wire down and rolled that were between the wheat and pasture. This after noon Tid drove Marj. & Dorrie down and they stayed with Aunty while Aunty Alice went over to Mrs. Woodson's to play bridge. I drove down to-night and got them. Cecil has been over all day and they got the room papered and Cecil started to paint the lower part of the wall green and Enah finished it to-night after supper. I went to see Reynolds to-night and he said he would have the strips in the morning. | I went down first thing this morning to get the stripping at the planing mill but it wasn't ready as Reynolds had promised it would be. Dad. and I went back before dinner and got one of the bolls of wire down and rolled that were between the wheat and pasture. This after noon Tid drove Marj. & Dorrie down and they stayed with Aunty while Aunty Alice went over to Mrs. Woodson's to play bridge. I drove down to-night and got them. Cecil has been over all day and they got the room papered and Cecil started to paint the lower part of the wall green and Enah finished it to-night after supper. I went to see Reynolds to-night and he said he would have the strips in the morning. | ||
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| + | Tid. and I went down again this morning and they were at the strips when I got there so by waiting tillnearlynoon I got them. Marj. & Dorrie did up the chirch books and walked down to deposit the money and then rode home in the waggon. I soenrt the after noon applying filler that Cecuil mixed up to thre strips and cecil at last got started putting them on, so the room commences to have a finished appearance. I went donw to band conceret to-night and drove Cecil down with me. The girls had intended going doewn to Aunty's for tea but it rained hard all the after noon so they decided it was too wet and didn't go sdoen at all. I found tnat their Uncle George had come in the mnorning and gone up to Brantfoed with Mr. Bagley this afternoon to see M=r. Clarke and expected to see the girls to-nigjht, but I told them they would be down in the morning. He is staying at the Bagleys. Mr. Bagley says=s Mr. Clarke will be alble to come down to Friday and the grls are going up to come back with him. More rain to-nigjt. | ||
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Dorrie went alone to Brantford this after noon & to Miss McQueens for tea. I drove her down to the car and brought her home to-night after band practice. Cecil has been over all day but hasn't been able to do much but paint the ceiling and put in some finishing nails as Reynolds hasn't got the stripping out yet. I havent done any thing much
Tuesday August 16th
I went down first thing this morning to get the stripping at the planing mill but it wasn't ready as Reynolds had promised it would be. Dad. and I went back before dinner and got one of the bolls of wire down and rolled that were between the wheat and pasture. This after noon Tid drove Marj. & Dorrie down and they stayed with Aunty while Aunty Alice went over to Mrs. Woodson's to play bridge. I drove down to-night and got them. Cecil has been over all day and they got the room papered and Cecil started to paint the lower part of the wall green and Enah finished it to-night after supper. I went to see Reynolds to-night and he said he would have the strips in the morning.
Wednesday August 17th
Tid. and I went down again this morning and they were at the strips when I got there so by waiting tillnearlynoon I got them. Marj. & Dorrie did up the chirch books and walked down to deposit the money and then rode home in the waggon. I soenrt the after noon applying filler that Cecuil mixed up to thre strips and cecil at last got started putting them on, so the room commences to have a finished appearance. I went donw to band conceret to-night and drove Cecil down with me. The girls had intended going doewn to Aunty's for tea but it rained hard all the after noon so they decided it was too wet and didn't go sdoen at all. I found tnat their Uncle George had come in the mnorning and gone up to Brantfoed with Mr. Bagley this afternoon to see M=r. Clarke and expected to see the girls to-nigjht, but I told them they would be down in the morning. He is staying at the Bagleys. Mr. Bagley says=s Mr. Clarke will be alble to come down to Friday and the grls are going up to come back with him. More rain to-nigjt.
