day down town as it was quite mild & sunny & protected from the wind, but when I got out on the side road again it was a ripper, however I got home in good time and went over and swept out the school house before dark. Marj. made me have a bath to-night. Wind very strong but thawing to-night.

Sunday February 1st

We got things all done up this morning and drove over to the Lampkin's for dinner. As usual Mrs. Lampkin stuffed us with such rich food that we haven't felt the same since. I stalled on my piece of mince pie and didn't tackle a piece of her Christmas cake which looked to be the consistency of cheese, so of course was grieved but I told her I had been sick and didn't dare take chances. We sat around all the after noon talking about the neighbors. The activities of the kids fortunately side tracked Dave during the course of his usual discourse on his sojourn in Pilot Mound, "Manitoby" and he only got as far as the trip there & back, which is familiar enough now. Gay took two steps over there, Marj. says, I didn't see her. We got home about five o'clock and I did the chores before dark.

Monday February 2nd

I have fairly "waded through slaughter" to-day as I excecuted my 22 cockrels. I bled, stuck and pricked 21 of them but the twentysecond had his feet frozen and I thought he wa ssick so I just decapiatated him andgave him to th cats. I am not a sswift as some of the job as it kept me busy all day at least dfrom about ten two o'clock till six, and they are not at all thoroughly picked yet as they are nearly all have to be gone over for pin feathers. Marj. ad I went over two or three to-night. Raw wind, cloudy

Tuesday February 3rd