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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1932
1932 (with Apple Orchard Record 1889-1890) 54.pdf
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| − | <u> | + | 1932 <u>Mother Birthday</u>. |
| − | + | <u>Tues Aug 9</u> | |
| + | Weather - Fair, partly cool with light showers at noon. | ||
| + | men finished cutting grain at 4 p.m. the goose wheat & shocked then raked up hay. <u>Della Kiddies & I drove down home Pat & Norm come down later, all there but Alex & Laura</u>. | ||
| − | + | Wed Aug 10 | |
| + | Weather - Cool, with <u>heavy Storm & rain</u> about 330 p.m. | ||
| + | Doug harrowed A.M. Norm off jobs, Pat cutting weeds with sythe. Started to bale wheat straw at noon, but when rain came stop then. <u>Della did not feel well</u> in bed all A.M. all went bed early. | ||
| − | Weather - | + | Thurs Aug 11 |
| + | Weather - Fair & cool. | ||
| + | <u>Norm & Billie ploughed in A.M. with horses</u>, Doug cut weeds along lane & in mangles. Douglas & Marion went down home to fix threshing machine. Norm went to Unionville at night. baled straw in afternoon. | ||
| − | + | Frid Aug 12 | |
| + | Weather - Lovely cool day | ||
| + | men finished baling shortly after dinner, Doug went down with John & Newton to <u>shock grain</u>. Douglas, Norm & Billie <u>lumped hay</u>. Lorne & Della</u> went to <u>Garden party at Call Hood's, also Norm</u>. Produce, - 67 1/2 1 bus. apples. 61 1/2 Doz. eggs. | ||
| − | + | Sat Aug 13 | |
| − | + | Weather - Lovely cool day. | |
| − | Weather - cool, | + | men drew in 3 1/2 loads hay, put some baled straw in barn, went down home to thresh in p.m. Jimmie & I did milking, Della went down home Alex etc. supper. Our folks brought her home. <u>Laura Brown, Jean Scott Mrs B & Mrs Manning here p.m.</u> |
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| + | Sun Aug 14 | ||
| + | Weather - Lovely day. | ||
| + | <u>I was in bed</u> all morning & part of p.m. <u>with Flu</u>. Douglas, Marion & Norm went to church Lorne & Della to a Lake. We went to Aunties for tea. 20-6 when we got there. | ||
| − | + | Mon Aug 15 | |
| + | Weather - Quite warm. | ||
| + | men all down home threshing, we washed. I did not feel very good yet. Norm & Della went with Geo brown to Dimma's <s>last</s> to Jr. Farmer meeting. | ||
| − | Weather - | + | Tues Aug 16 |
| + | Weather - quite warm. | ||
| + | men all down home threshing finished & had machine home 730. Della & Marion were down home for the afternoon. Lorne & Della went to city at night. <u>Mr Hellems brought honey over to-da</u>y. Leslie up to milk. | ||
| − | + | Wed Aug 17 | |
| + | Weather - Lovely A.M. rained most of afternoon. | ||
| + | men busy threshing here, rain came after dinner & stopped it all. <u>10 girls planned to go to island in afternoon, Della sick, had Dr. McDonald</u> over at noon. Dorothy up in A.M. she left at noon, Mrs. Brown & Mother came at noon & stayed until Newt & Girls called at 11.15 p.m. | ||
| − | + | Thurs Aug 18 <u>Newton brought cedar chest home - Unionville | |
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| − | Weather - | + | Weather - Rained heavy early a.m. clearing and cooler. |
| − | + | <u>Doug</u> had day of getting teeth out, Douglas & Norm repairing machine etc all day. Dorothy & Mother up with John in A.M. Dorothy stayed, I attended <u>Jr. Insitiute at Mrs. J Curtis</u>, went <u>with Charlie, Hazel, Cora Alice W. They called to see babe on the way home.</u> | |
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| − | Weather - | + | Frid Aug 19 |
| + | Weather - Cloudy and cool. | ||
| + | Doug harrowed wheat ground, Norm pulled weeds, Billie Douglas picked apples & repaired threshing machine, <u>Dorothy here yet, Della up for supper</u>. We did up beets & finished the berrie picking. Produce - 60 Dz egg 5 bus apple. | ||
| − | + | Sat Aug 20 Here at night | |
| − | + | Weather - Beautiful day. Lovne, L Brown, Irene & a friend, Mr Padget | |
| − | + | here at night. men threshed all day, <u>Douglas did not feel very well all day</u>. Johnson here helping | |
Revision as of Dec 7, 2025, 7:10:41 PM
1932 Mother Birthday.
Tues Aug 9 Weather - Fair, partly cool with light showers at noon. men finished cutting grain at 4 p.m. the goose wheat & shocked then raked up hay. Della Kiddies & I drove down home Pat & Norm come down later, all there but Alex & Laura.
Wed Aug 10 Weather - Cool, with heavy Storm & rain about 330 p.m. Doug harrowed A.M. Norm off jobs, Pat cutting weeds with sythe. Started to bale wheat straw at noon, but when rain came stop then. Della did not feel well in bed all A.M. all went bed early.
Thurs Aug 11 Weather - Fair & cool. Norm & Billie ploughed in A.M. with horses, Doug cut weeds along lane & in mangles. Douglas & Marion went down home to fix threshing machine. Norm went to Unionville at night. baled straw in afternoon.
Frid Aug 12 Weather - Lovely cool day men finished baling shortly after dinner, Doug went down with John & Newton to shock grain. Douglas, Norm & Billie lumped hay. Lorne & Della went to Garden party at Call Hood's, also Norm. Produce, - 67 1/2 1 bus. apples. 61 1/2 Doz. eggs.
Sat Aug 13 Weather - Lovely cool day. men drew in 3 1/2 loads hay, put some baled straw in barn, went down home to thresh in p.m. Jimmie & I did milking, Della went down home Alex etc. supper. Our folks brought her home. Laura Brown, Jean Scott Mrs B & Mrs Manning here p.m.
Sun Aug 14
Weather - Lovely day.
I was in bed all morning & part of p.m. with Flu. Douglas, Marion & Norm went to church Lorne & Della to a Lake. We went to Aunties for tea. 20-6 when we got there.
Mon Aug 15
Weather - Quite warm.
men all down home threshing, we washed. I did not feel very good yet. Norm & Della went with Geo brown to Dimma's last to Jr. Farmer meeting.
Tues Aug 16 Weather - quite warm. men all down home threshing finished & had machine home 730. Della & Marion were down home for the afternoon. Lorne & Della went to city at night. Mr Hellems brought honey over to-day. Leslie up to milk.
Wed Aug 17 Weather - Lovely A.M. rained most of afternoon. men busy threshing here, rain came after dinner & stopped it all. 10 girls planned to go to island in afternoon, Della sick, had Dr. McDonald over at noon. Dorothy up in A.M. she left at noon, Mrs. Brown & Mother came at noon & stayed until Newt & Girls called at 11.15 p.m.
Thurs Aug 18 Newton brought cedar chest home - Unionville Weather - Rained heavy early a.m. clearing and cooler. Doug had day of getting teeth out, Douglas & Norm repairing machine etc all day. Dorothy & Mother up with John in A.M. Dorothy stayed, I attended Jr. Insitiute at Mrs. J Curtis, went with Charlie, Hazel, Cora Alice W. They called to see babe on the way home.
Frid Aug 19 Weather - Cloudy and cool. Doug harrowed wheat ground, Norm pulled weeds, Billie Douglas picked apples & repaired threshing machine, Dorothy here yet, Della up for supper. We did up beets & finished the berrie picking. Produce - 60 Dz egg 5 bus apple.
Sat Aug 20 Here at night Weather - Beautiful day. Lovne, L Brown, Irene & a friend, Mr Padget here at night. men threshed all day, Douglas did not feel very well all day. Johnson here helping
