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came home. He said they were stopped then but did need him much anyway, so he came home to saw wood which he did till noon Mr. Flemming told him that if they didn't get moved to his place till the middle of the afternoon it wouldn't be worth Dad's while to come over so he didn't.

This after noon he gave Queen quite an exercise & I took a picture of her also one of the baby which finished my film. Dad. & I hooked up Harry & Belle & got a couple of loads of rails, one load from the remainder of the fence on the east west side of the wheat field and one from the north fence. Aunty went down town this after noon to get some birthday presents for Huby. Beautiful day, froze in the night, sunny & milder

Wednesday January 29th

Dad left first thing this morning for to thresh at Mr. Flemings and was gone all day. He got home in time to milk beofre dark and felt pretty well "plugged up". It kept me nearly all morning doing chores.

This after noon I practisced my horn a littlewhile and read. Mrs Alfred Ryerside came in to see the baby. Enah took a walk oveer to Martin's. Allan Law came in at noon and got the ewaggon to get wood. He didn't know where he was going, but intimated thathe waas goingf to "lift" rails from fences along the road. This was Huby's birthday. It has been cloudy & spitting snow all day. Not cold ut freezing