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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1925

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Saturday November 14th
 
Saturday November 14th
  
I ploughed to-day but didn't get started very early this morning, however I got all the sod I had turned under and th sgtubble in too qwet I'm afraid, although I made one strike-out in the corn stubble back of the
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I ploughed to-day but didn't get started very early this morning, however I got all the sod I had turned under and the stubble is too wet I am afraid, although I made one strike-out in the corn stubble back of the

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{Tuesday} November 10th

{words obscured} over home this morning and Dad. & I went {words obscured} in the waggon and I got a cider barrel at Dell's {words obscured} got Dad's cider at Charlie Quanbury's. Frank took {words obscured} over yesterday. This after noon we went down to the {words obscured} and got a load of blocks and took them down {words obscured} We saw Mrs Lawrie on the street this morning. {words obscured} just come up for the day to visit old friends {words obscured} at Auntys for dinner and went back at 4 3. {words obscured} I walked home and got here about six and had {words obscured} home after tea. Much milder and very nice day.

{Wednes}day November 11th

{words obscured} to town to-day. Aunty wanted us to get down in {words obscured} the Armistice Day service in the church but {words obscured} make it, but got down about half past eleven. Marj. {words obscured} this after noon and called in on Cousin Bessie who {words obscured} a knitted sweater. I went up to Doc. Lemmon's {words obscured} another temporary filling in my tooth which made {words obscured} for the rest of the day. I then went up {words obscured} about an hour in the Library, the first time {words obscured} since they reopened it. Joe. Waldick dropped {words obscured} the fish shanties yesterday. Beautiful day, cool wind

Thursday November 12th

I had to go over home this morning to get a {words obscured} and as we forgot our meat yesterday I went on {word obscured} to Aunty's and got it. I helped Dad. get his cider {word obscured} on end and by the time I got home it was nearly {words obscured} and raining. It rained all the after noon and {word obscured} the night. I took the head out of the barrel I got {words obscured} and Marj. washed it out as well as she {words obscured} I washed the dishes. As it was such a bad {words obscured} sent me over to invite Mabel over for tea and {words obscured}. We had a hot supper of roast mutton {illegible} Mabel {words obscured}

Friday November 13th

There has been a strong westerly gale all day with {words obscured} rain most of the time. I spent the day sorting apples. I want to get Dorrie's ready to send to her as soon as possible. Mabel came back for dinner. Not much colder

Saturday November 14th

I ploughed to-day but didn't get started very early this morning, however I got all the sod I had turned under and the stubble is too wet I am afraid, although I made one strike-out in the corn stubble back of the

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