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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1932

1932 (with Apple Orchard Record 1889-1890) 54.pdf

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1932    <u>Mother Birthday</u>.
  
1932    Mother Birthday.
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<u>Tues Aug 9</u>
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Weather - Fair, partly cool with light showers at noon.
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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>.
  
Tues aug 9
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Wed Aug 10
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Weather - Cool, with <u>heavy Storm & rain</u> about 330 p.m.
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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 - Rain, partly cold with night showers at moon
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Thurs Aug 11
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Weather - Fair & cool.
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<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.
  
Men finished cutting grain at 4 p.m. the gross wheat and arched then raked up hay. Della kiddeie and mom down home pat and mom come down later, all there but alex and laura
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Frid Aug 12
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Weather - Lovely cool day
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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.
  
Wed aug 10
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Sat Aug 13
 
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Weather - Lovely cool day.
Weather - cool, with heavy storm and rain about 3:30 p.m.
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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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Doug borrowed a.m. mom rdd icks, Pat cutting weed with agathe thom . started to take the wheat show at moon, but when rain came stop. Della did not feel well in bed all a.m. all went bed early.
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Sun Aug 14
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Weather - Lovely day.
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<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.
  
Thurs aug 11
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Mon Aug 15
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Weather - Quite warm.
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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 - Rain and cool
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Tues Aug 16
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Weather - quite warm.
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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.
  
Mom and billie ploughed in a.m. with horses, Doug cut weeds along tarnets in mangles, mom went to unionville at night. taled show
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Wed Aug 17
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Weather - Lovely A.M. rained most of afternoon.
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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.  
  
Frid aug 12
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Thurs Aug 18          <u>Newton brought cedar chest home - Unionville
 
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Weather - lovely cool day
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Weather - Rained heavy early a.m. clearing and cooler.
 
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<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>
Men finished faling shortly after done, Doug went down with johns and hewter to shock grain. Douglas, Mom and Billie lumped hay. Mom and della went to landen partly at call hords: Also mom bought - 67 n, 1 bus apples, 61 1/2 dg eggs
 
 
 
Sat aug 13
 
 
 
Weather - Lovely cool day  
 
 
 
men drew in 3 1/2 loads hay, put some baled show in iam, went down home to thresh in p.m. Jimmie and I did milking, Della went down home.                                    Laura brown,jean scott mmb and mawing here p.m. 
 
Alex etc.
 
happen, two folks bought her home.                      
 
                                                     
 
Sun aug 14
 
  
Weather - Lovely day
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Frid Aug 19
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Weather - Cloudy and cool.
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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.
  
I was in bed all morning and jean at p.m. with flu. Douglas, maison and mom went to church lovne and della to a lake.  
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Sat Aug 20                Here at night
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Weather - Beautiful day.   Lovne, L Brown, Irene & a friend, Mr Padget
we went to aunties for tea
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here at night. men threshed all day, <u>Douglas did not feel very well all day</u>. Johnson here helping

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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

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