Saturday January 2nd

Got up late and spent most of the day doing chores and odd jobs, one of which was to kill a cockrel to take to Aunty for her birthday to-morrow. Let the cows into the corn again but as it was stormy they didn't stay long. Dad. & Tim walked over this after noon and Dad brought with him blank application forms for Masonic membership. Quint & Dick had each filled in one and I signed another. I walked over to the Lampkins just before tea to see if Dave. wanted Queen in the morning to go to the mill. When I went out to the barn this morning, I found her out and all the feed spilled around the barn floor, I don't know how much she had eaten so I put her back in her stall and didn't feed or water her till to-night. Milder again, quite blustery all day. Snowing to-night.

Monday January 3rd

Was disappointed this morning to find that it had not snowed enough to make sleighing. I hurried through my chores as fast as possible but it took me a long time to milk Mary's bad quarter as it was so clotted. I took Queen over to Dave's about nine o'clock and he the boys and I took his grist to the mill and he waited there for it to be ground while Ray George and I went down to Bill Laings with the team and I got a bag of bran and a bag of corn and left bags for mash. The chop was just ready for us when we got back to the mill. Charlie said the oats were so light they had plugged up the chopper. I suppose they were some of the ones I sowed on the 5th of June. We got home and I got my stuff over here, the waggon back and Queen put away before noon. This after noon we all drove down in the buggy to wish Aunty a happy birthday Huby and David were there and Roy and Vernon, they had brought the kids some toys and David & Harry B had an hilarious time and became so noisy that when Molly came in with her baby, the poor baby got so scared Molly had to take it away. Phoebe also got scared out and only stayed about a minute and Huby even retired to the wood shed to cut wood in preference to stand the racket. Dad. came in later and he and I put the crates that the silver chests were in and that have been in the lane up in the loft, as Auny Alice has been worring for fear some one would take them. We got home just about dusk and I did the milking after tea and also sorted out the best of the old hens. I think I will ship the rest. Very mild, cloudy.