up first thing as it would be nasty handling if it got covered up with snow. We did that and I helped them and used Doc & Queen. We got all there was piled up before dinner and I stayed there and had dinner but came home right after to feed the chickens. It began to storm about noon and was very blustery and blizzardy while I was going down after the coal but it was not cold, and by the time I came home it was almost raining.

I stoppe din at Aunty's & said good-bye to Walter who ids leaving to-night for Toronto. Roy & Vernon and arwe going down too but expect to be back next week. I also calle din at the farm on my way home and got a bag of potatoes. I coulodn't get chestnut coal but got. aloa dof stove. It was four o'clock when I got home here and by the time I got the load off and back to Dave's with the waggon and haule dup a xchunk of elm which they had slpit up this afyter noon and back home it was dark. I was tired to-night.

Saturday January 29th