the load of coal, a little after six Alan came in and borrowed our sleigh to go to Simcoe to-night with a load and left his here. This after noon we saw what we think was Faulkner's roan mare going by here on the run hitched to a cutter with nobody in it. Presently Colin Ryerse came after it bareback on his black mare and soon after came back driving the roan and leading the black. I went down to interview him, he said a couple of girls had upset coming up their hill which was full and the horse had got away, he caught it down at the mill bridge where it had stopped. The dashboard of the cutter was broken and it was full of snow. It has been a fine day fairly sunny and cold.

Tuesday February 29th

This morning Dad. went over to Quanbury's to arrange to have their party for us on Wednesday postponed till next week, while he was over there Ham. Thompson came after him to go and tend to a cow which had aborted. Ham is having bad luck with his stock this year as a mare aborted the other day too. He went over and got Dad. and he was up there most of the fore noon. This after noon he stowed and chinked the ice and did chores I have been in the house all day as my cold has been pretty bad, my ear ached last night and my throat was pretty sore. This morning I pasted pictures in my snap shot album and slept most of the after noon. Bright and cold, quite a snow storm this after noon.

Wednesday March 1st