Mrs. McBride has been here washing to-day. Cliff Mc{Brent?} was in before break fast this morning to see if Dad would take their old mare but we couldn't so Dad told him to shoot her which he did this afternoon. Although they hated to do it, they couldn't manage any other was as they are all leaving for Toronto to-night. Dick did not get home to tea to-night. Very mild and sunny. snow going fast.

Tuesday March 11th

Teddy George was in before breakfast this morning to get Dad. to go over to Monteith's to see a sick cow Dad. fed the calves and had a cup of coffee but when he got over there the cow was dead. After doing up the chores Dad hooked up Joe & Ginger and we hauled up a load of rails.

This afternoon we put a load of timothy on the rack to haul to the horse stable in the morning when the ground is frozen. Dad had been carrying blue grass over lately. Frank went down to see a health car to-night so was late getting home. Just before ten Hazen & Murray drove in to tell Dick that he needn't go to work to night but Dick didn't come home anyway. Murray says he is home on sick leave but not very sick. Miss Monteith & Mrs Welch were in this after noon. Mild. muddy and springlike

Wednesday March 12th

Lorne Myers and his father came in first thing this morning to get a load of the threshed blue grass which Dad. told him he could have for five dollars a load, while they were putting it on we took Joe & Ginger and hauled our load of timothy over to the horse stable. Bill Donald came in just as rthe Myers were going and it was nearly noon when he left. Dad. disciovered Queen had cut a nasty gash in her righ fore leg just above the fetlock, he thought at first the tendon was cut but when he baythed it after dinner found it wasn't; he felsvery badly about it and is afraid it will always be rough there.

This afternoon we weighed and took Alfreed's bushel of clover ove to him. He is pretty sick yet. When we got back we went out and cleaned out the road ditch running on the south side of the wheat field, as it was full of sbnow - and washacking a big pond on to the wheat. The seeds we sent to Simmer's for came to-day. Froze last night but sunny & thawing to-day looks like a big storm.