harness. This afternoon Frank and Dad. burned the weeds on the old corn stubble and I worked some more at my chicken fattening crate. Huby came over and got Dad. to go down to tea with him and cut the tails of his two field spaniel pups which he got from some fellow in St. Thomas. We did up the chores and then Frank and I went down town. I stayed down at Aunty's all night so as to get started at seven thirty our picnic in the morning Terribly hot & oppressive.

Tuesday August 22nd

I got down to the dock at half past seven this morning and we waited around till nearly eight for some one else to come as {Name?} said Miss McInnes telephoned him that there were two to go from here at last Pud. Slocomb came along, Frances had brought him an invitation from the church concert last night. We picked the main picnic about twenty up at Port Ryerse and went from there over to the East End Lighthouse. I don't know how long it took us or at what time any of our proceedings took place but we had our dinner as soon as we got there and after that Cook the lightouse keeper showed us all around we went to the top of the lighthouse and saw the revolving light which is a wonderful bit of work especially the lens or prs=isms t=which throw thr light doso far. He also blew the foghorn for us and explained the wond velocity register. We all went to his house and signedd our names. On our way back we stopped at the Anderson property and went in there fir. afew minutes. There was quite a sea on coming home and some of the elder ladies felt a little sick but we manage dto get to Port Ryerse without any great trouble. The two Dukin girlsm were very anxious to come down to Dover with Oud and me, go to the shoew and let Pud take us back to Vittoria but their mothe robjected and as she was sick they didn;t like to do it. We got home about eight and had a dandy day. It was very hot there they say.

Wednesday August 23rd