Marj. got ready to go down and hear Mr. Hill the great English & Scotch evangelist which Mr. Robinson has here. Flossie told her this after noon that if they went they would call for her but they didn't call, so we supposed they worked late and Flossie must have been tired as he was at the Roy Hammond's garden party till one o'clock last night and down there again this morning to help clean up before Mrs. Roy was out of bed and she had been picking raspberries on the Wiggin's place all after noon.

Saturday August 8th

It rained in the night a little and has been muggy & damp all day, so that the hay didn't dry out at all. I walked over this morning and Dad. David & I drove down town as we each had to get some bread. Dad. & I cocked up the rest of the hay this after noon but decided it was too wet to rake. Frank & Tim cut the rest of the oats across the gully and Frank shocked some of them up Dad, Tim and I went for a swim just below Jack's place. I was going to bring the team home to-night, but Charlie Shand came along in the car just as I was ready to leave and so I rode home with him. Very hot and sultry and looks very much like a brewing storm.

Sunday August 9th

There was a regular deluge dirung the night and this morning the creek which which has been merely a series of pools all summer was a turbid ragong river. Fortunatley the cows were on this sid eof it so i didn't have to swim it and to-night the water had gone down so that I could jumo across. The calf wa son the opposite shore tis morning and mad e a comiclal crossing when she followed the coews up. She plunged staright into the flood aparently too inexerienced to know wat the consequences wold be as she made no hesitation whateber but went in over her ehad and resently emerged and clamve==bered out a wetter and wiser calf. We haven't done anything much to-day bit read and fool woth the kids. I wrote to Mr. parks this eveing. It has been very hot and oppressive especially ourtdoors. Marj. has felt rathe tough all day.

Monday August 10th