and ploughed a couple of furrows to plant potatoes. It is such a rich piece of ground that he thought it would be a great place for the Irish Cobblers he got from Art Quanbury. He also started to plow the garden back of the shop where we want to put mangels. He got it about half plowed. The manure on it makes it hard as he has to stop every round and rake it into the furrow, it is pretty wet too. I took Queen for another ride to-night. I started to go down the mill hill but she was afraid to go through the bad mud hole so I didn't make her but rode her down to Aunty's and back. We painted pictures to-night. It has been a nice day but looks rainy. Froze last night.

Wednesday May 9th