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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1925
Theobald Toby Barrett 1925 Diary 96.pdf
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Thursday August 6th | Thursday August 6th | ||
| − | I spent most of the morning writing a letter to Dick but | + | I spent most of the morning writing a letter to Dick but hoed for a short time in the potatoes. We got all ready to drive down town this after noon but just as we were ready to start Vernon came out and drove Marj. & the kids in I drove in with Queen as I wanted to take Dad's buggy back and get the waggon. I drove up town first and gave Dick's birthday present to Brogden, who it appears has sold out to a man from Guelph. I got all of Marj's groceries and then went back to the farm harnessed Queen & Belle and went over to Jack's and got the waggon. |
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| + | Chris wanted me to take out another batch of Leghorn eggs which are due & hatch on monday and I also got six chicks that led hatched from the last bath aftet I got the other chicks, I went to to Belly Lango's got some oats and drove home in the waggon. Vernon brought the rest of the family home after they had visited the church bazaar. Dad started to cut hay in the corner field this morning and has it about hal down and Frank & Jim have been cutting oats in the back field all day. Nat threatened rain & sprinkled a little. | ||
Friday August 7th | Friday August 7th | ||
I took the team over to the farm this morning but was late getting over as Charlie Munroe's horses had broken a piece of the line fence down and one of them were in here with Belle 7 Queen was over there with his horses. It was bery foggy this morning and I was quite awhile locating them and then was a longer time getting them sorted into their proper pastures and finally had to make an attempt at repairing the worthless old dence. I got over home about ten but the fog was so heavy it wsa too wet at Uncle at the Ray earlier. I raked till noon while Dad cut and I raked what he cut yerterday. This afternoon I cocked up but it is such slow stuff to handle that we only got about half og it put up. Frank & Jim cut oats but didn't quite finish the bak field. I walked home to-night so that the horses would be safe from neccisley | I took the team over to the farm this morning but was late getting over as Charlie Munroe's horses had broken a piece of the line fence down and one of them were in here with Belle 7 Queen was over there with his horses. It was bery foggy this morning and I was quite awhile locating them and then was a longer time getting them sorted into their proper pastures and finally had to make an attempt at repairing the worthless old dence. I got over home about ten but the fog was so heavy it wsa too wet at Uncle at the Ray earlier. I raked till noon while Dad cut and I raked what he cut yerterday. This afternoon I cocked up but it is such slow stuff to handle that we only got about half og it put up. Frank & Jim cut oats but didn't quite finish the bak field. I walked home to-night so that the horses would be safe from neccisley | ||
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after tea as I had taken him over this morning and I drove back to band concert with him and put Queen in at Aunty's. I drove Frankie Lemmon part way home to-night as he didn't want to wait for Carl. who was going to the dance. Fine day & beautiful night.
Thursday August 6th
I spent most of the morning writing a letter to Dick but hoed for a short time in the potatoes. We got all ready to drive down town this after noon but just as we were ready to start Vernon came out and drove Marj. & the kids in I drove in with Queen as I wanted to take Dad's buggy back and get the waggon. I drove up town first and gave Dick's birthday present to Brogden, who it appears has sold out to a man from Guelph. I got all of Marj's groceries and then went back to the farm harnessed Queen & Belle and went over to Jack's and got the waggon.
Chris wanted me to take out another batch of Leghorn eggs which are due & hatch on monday and I also got six chicks that led hatched from the last bath aftet I got the other chicks, I went to to Belly Lango's got some oats and drove home in the waggon. Vernon brought the rest of the family home after they had visited the church bazaar. Dad started to cut hay in the corner field this morning and has it about hal down and Frank & Jim have been cutting oats in the back field all day. Nat threatened rain & sprinkled a little.
Friday August 7th
I took the team over to the farm this morning but was late getting over as Charlie Munroe's horses had broken a piece of the line fence down and one of them were in here with Belle 7 Queen was over there with his horses. It was bery foggy this morning and I was quite awhile locating them and then was a longer time getting them sorted into their proper pastures and finally had to make an attempt at repairing the worthless old dence. I got over home about ten but the fog was so heavy it wsa too wet at Uncle at the Ray earlier. I raked till noon while Dad cut and I raked what he cut yerterday. This afternoon I cocked up but it is such slow stuff to handle that we only got about half og it put up. Frank & Jim cut oats but didn't quite finish the bak field. I walked home to-night so that the horses would be safe from neccisley
