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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1921
Theobald Toby Barrett 1921 Diary 61.pdf
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| − | Dad. & I did up the chores this morning and then drove Queen up to Ham's. He said they were going to fill silo this after noon he thought if the machine got there. We drove down to Aunty's for a minute or two and I carried a couple of plants upstairs for them. They are expecting Walter and Elsie this after noon. Marj. and Tim drove Mexico down and Marj. deposited the church money. Dad. and I did up the chores before dinner and went back and closed the gaps into the wheat field. I went over to Jack's after dinner to see if Jack's men had gone up to Ham's and I ran across Sid and Else who didn't know but who talked chicken to me for a while, so by the time I got <s>started</s> up to Ham's they had started filling. I helped Frank Awde pitch on in the field but the cutter broke down and we were stopped for an hour or more, so didn't get one field quite cleared. | + | Dad. & I did up the chores this morning and then drove Queen up to Ham's. He said they were going to fill silo this after noon he thought if the machine got there. We drove down to Aunty's for a minute or two and I carried a couple of plants upstairs for them. They are expecting Walter and Elsie this after noon. Marj. and Tim drove Mexico down and Marj. deposited the church money. Dad. and I did up the chores before dinner and went back and closed the gaps into the wheat field. I went over to Jack's after dinner to see if Jack's men had gone up to Ham's and I ran across Sid and Else who didn't know but who talked chicken to me for a while, so by the time I got <s>started</s> up to Ham's they had started filling. I helped Frank Awde pitch on in the field but the cutter broke down and we were stopped for an hour or more, so didn't get one field quite cleared. It was a nasty day cold with driving little showers every now and then. Jack has sold 15 acres of the back end of the Flemming place to some McMullen another chicken man and they are moving him into the Johnson house this after noon although he intends to hibernate and build in the Spring on his own land. |
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to see Perce Ryerse and got some estimates on building a house. I showed him some plans which Marj. got out of the Pictorial Review and he thought they were very good. We had rather picked on one small house plan which was arranged to save space and was about 20' x 20' on the ground Perce said that if I hauled all the gravel and material for it this winter, he thought he could put it up for between 12 & 15 hundred, in the spring. I went down to Aunty's and Marj. met me there, she had been at Miss McQueen's for tea. Fine but a raw wind.
Friday October 7th
It was raining first thing this morning so that I didn't go up to Ham's but Dad. and I intend driving up and seeing what they were going to do about silo-filling but just as we were ready to go it started in to rain again and has been raining all the after noon. I just did chores this morning and started to do the church books. I worked at them this after noon and practised painting a little. We did the chores up early and Marj. and I went to bed soon after tea to get warm as the house is chilly these days
Saturday October 8th
Dad. & I did up the chores this morning and then drove Queen up to Ham's. He said they were going to fill silo this after noon he thought if the machine got there. We drove down to Aunty's for a minute or two and I carried a couple of plants upstairs for them. They are expecting Walter and Elsie this after noon. Marj. and Tim drove Mexico down and Marj. deposited the church money. Dad. and I did up the chores before dinner and went back and closed the gaps into the wheat field. I went over to Jack's after dinner to see if Jack's men had gone up to Ham's and I ran across Sid and Else who didn't know but who talked chicken to me for a while, so by the time I got started up to Ham's they had started filling. I helped Frank Awde pitch on in the field but the cutter broke down and we were stopped for an hour or more, so didn't get one field quite cleared. It was a nasty day cold with driving little showers every now and then. Jack has sold 15 acres of the back end of the Flemming place to some McMullen another chicken man and they are moving him into the Johnson house this after noon although he intends to hibernate and build in the Spring on his own land.
