he didn't stay long. We then all drove over there and got a few potatoes and took Tim a birthday present for to-morrow. He & Frank were skating on the pond. Marj. spent the evening reading a detective story that she got for Dick and was then scared to go to bed. I sat up trying to draw a horses head that looked like Josie to embellish a couple of verses that Marj. composed to go on a horse blanket that the family are giving Josie for Christmas. Much milder and snowing to-night.

Monday December 20th

It snowed several inches in the night and I went out before daylight and swept paths, but I might have saved my time as it has thawed with a misty rain all day and to-night the snow is all gone. Art came over and finished his cupboard to-day. I spent most of the forenoon tinkering around the barn. I carried up {illegible} rails from the road and covered over the stall that I am going to fix for the calves with rails and hay. This after noon I did chores worked a little at the chicken pen and then Joe & Lee Long came with a load of hay so I helped them put it off and by that time it was time to do night chores. Tom hauled a load of gravel for the lane this morning but had to have his team shod.

Tuesday December 21st

We all went down town in the buggy tis morning and Marj. finished (I hope) her Christmas shopping. We got home a little after noon. The Long boys came with anothe roa dof hay this after noon and just as we got it off Fred Misner came with in wth our pig. I worked for. avery short time at the chicken house after Fred keft before it wa time to do the night chorss. I went iver to Daves jy=ust befor etea to arrange about getting Dob. tomorrow afternoon. Tom Stone wa sjysg unloading a loa dof gravelin the lane as I came home. He haule done this morning while we were down town. Very mild, rather dull but very pleasant air.

Wednesday December 22nd