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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1926-1927
Theobald (Toby) Barrett Diary, 1926-1927-120.pdf
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Monday January 24th | Monday January 24th | ||
Got up late this morning and | Got up late this morning and spent most of forenoon at the chores. About eleven I drove over home and got there just in time for dinner. Went on down town this after noon as Dad. gave me a cheque for $500.00 to pay up my debts, so I settled with Sutor. I took some eggs down and did some grocery collecting and spent a little while down at the house with Aunty, Roy. Walter & Dad. who was there waiting for Enah to have her teeth fixed. I had some thought of going back to town to-night to see the Junior hockey match between Dover & Dunnville but by the time I had tea and finished the chores, I decided in favour of a chair by the fire and spent the evening in reading aloud to Marj. "The Fair Maid of Perth" while she cut up orange peel for marmalade or else changing with her when I became drowsy or she got tired of cutting. In this way we managed to get considerable reading done all the oranges cut up, let the fire go out and light it again and stay up till long after midnight. Fine and milder. | ||
Tuesday January 25th | Tuesday January 25th | ||
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Monday January 24th
Got up late this morning and spent most of forenoon at the chores. About eleven I drove over home and got there just in time for dinner. Went on down town this after noon as Dad. gave me a cheque for $500.00 to pay up my debts, so I settled with Sutor. I took some eggs down and did some grocery collecting and spent a little while down at the house with Aunty, Roy. Walter & Dad. who was there waiting for Enah to have her teeth fixed. I had some thought of going back to town to-night to see the Junior hockey match between Dover & Dunnville but by the time I had tea and finished the chores, I decided in favour of a chair by the fire and spent the evening in reading aloud to Marj. "The Fair Maid of Perth" while she cut up orange peel for marmalade or else changing with her when I became drowsy or she got tired of cutting. In this way we managed to get considerable reading done all the oranges cut up, let the fire go out and light it again and stay up till long after midnight. Fine and milder.
Tuesday January 25th
