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Mary Rose Diary, 1878-1879

Mary Rose Diary, 1878-1879-24.pdf

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Friday 29th .Ironed and churned. Had 113/4 lbs butter and made it all into prints. Mr Rathwell here working. Fried cakes for tea. The weather rather pleasant, thawing during the day, clouds and sunshine.
Friday 29th .Ironed and churned. Had 113/4 lbs butter and made it all into prints. Mr Rathwell here working. Fried cakes for tea. The weather rather pleasant, thawing during the day, clouds and sunshine.


Saturday 30th. Baked three loaves of bread, and five pumpkin pies, did my sweeping and chores and knit some. The weather was scarcely cold enough to freeze.
Saturday 30th. Baked three loaves of bread, and five pumpkin pies, did my sweeping and chores and knit some. The weather was scarcely cold enough to freeze during the day.

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No sunshine. Forgot to mention that I got a letter from John Milburn yesterday.

Sunday 24th. The morning fine but clouded up and spit a little storm during the day. Went to the Sabbath School. Mr Lockhead still here.

Monday 25th Washed and mopped Commenced to snow before noon and snowed all the afternoon.

Tuesday 26th. Pa is 72 yearss old today. Went up to Uncle Hughs place to see about some things in the forenoon and in the afternoon cut out a vest for pa and sewed on it.

Wednesday 27th. Sewing on his vest. stewed pumpkin and baked five pies. Jane stopped after school and staid over night. An east wind with rain that froze on to everything.

28th. Everything icy. Done my chores and baked four loves of bread. Mr lockead still here. Weather soft till about ten or eleven o'clock then wind shifted into the north west and was cold {written verticall - Wrote to John}

Friday 29th .Ironed and churned. Had 113/4 lbs butter and made it all into prints. Mr Rathwell here working. Fried cakes for tea. The weather rather pleasant, thawing during the day, clouds and sunshine.

Saturday 30th. Baked three loaves of bread, and five pumpkin pies, did my sweeping and chores and knit some. The weather was scarcely cold enough to freeze during the day.

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