Wednesday January 28th

Last night was the coldest yet some reports say it dropped to 14° below, and it has been cold all day although sunny The wind has been north east and east but to-night is swinging more to the south so I suppose will be warmer to-morrow. Marj. expected Ina to come to-day but she didn't show up. She was ready for her yesterday but wasn't surprised that she didn't come, but to-day was a {illegible} day except for the cold. I didn't do much all morning but chores but this after noon Marj. wanted some fresh air so we drove down town. The bread she made yesterday she decided wasn't fit to eat so we got a loaf down town and she set again to-night We left our {kids?} at the farm with Enah while we went down town. We called in at Aunty's for awhile and form {illegible}. She & Aunty Alice are quite confident that there will be something come of our fortune hopes. Aunty handed up a lot of papers and Aunty Alice drafted a couple of letters for Dad. & Huby to write giving a lot of information about the family and proof that they are the ones who are called for in the advertisement. Aunty Alice is going to help Quint write a letter to Archie Phipps asking him to make inquiries and give credentials for the family.

Thursday January 29th

We were late having breakfast to-day and I had to open the drain again so I didn't get much but chores done this fore noon.This afrer noon I took my new hand saw and the old cross-cut ovee to Willie Shand's to have him sharpen them. Nobody was home over there so I left the saws and calle din at Harvey's and told him I had left them. I then drove down to Wilbur's with the bul calf's registration certificate which came yesterday. Wilbur told me he would give me a loa dof straw if I weould come and get it. On my way home I stoppe din at Trum's to settle up fotrthe wheat I got from him. but he wasn't there home and the others didn't know how much it was. Ina was here to-day & Mabel cam eover after school to get a Sunday school paper and just aas they were preparing to walk home Frank & Tim. cam eover to borrow Queen to haul ice to-morrow, so after opartaking of cocoa & fresh currant bread they all drove off in the cutter. Frank says thery heard from Dick to-day, who expects to be home for a few days before he leaves for Vancouver to take charge of the Foreign Exchange office there. That sounds like quite a raise. Marj. stuffed the old armchair full of hay this afternoon and recovered it. Much milder, wind stilll in the east, snowing to-night.