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