Thursday February 7th

We hooked Dave and Harry up again this morning and drove down town. Dave behaved very well. We saw Aunty Alice who said she couldn't get over till Cousin Willie was better as Cousin Loll wanted her to stay with them. This after noon Frank and I put the saw dust back in the ice house. We left {Pommeis?} for an hour in the box stall this morning with the surcingle and bridle on him. To-night I went down town and spent the evening with Marj. She was packing candy cigarettels and socks to send to {Stiffy Wasren?}. Lovely day, thawing in the sun but about 20° above in {shade?}

Friday February 8th

After we got the chores done up this morning we hooked Dave and Harry up again and Frank & I drove them around the block past John {Wuses?}. After dinner Dad. put the surcingle on {Pommero?} and Dad. put a hobble on him with a rope to pull up his front foot if he made any lunges. I took the lines and Dad took the hobble rope and Frank opened the drive house door. {Pommers?} just made it about two jumps across the lane and got his front foot over the little wire fence then wheeled around and plunged through the snow drifts up to the wind-mill. we couldn't hold him any more than we could a steam engine and Dad's rope didn't seem to stop him so we had to let him go. He tore around for a few minutes but we caught him at last up in the corner of the pig pen & orchard fence. Dad. then put a halter on him and he took it while Frank and I each took a line - and in the course of about fifteen minutes we managed to get him back to the stable with out him getting away. When we put him in Frank and I hooked up Harry & Bell and started to clean out the box stall which hasn't been cleaned out all winter, we hauled out three good loads to the old garden and left about one load still to be cleaned out. Jack Lawrie & RalfWaddle came over to have Dad. look at Jack's old mare and when they left Dad. Enah and the baby drove down town. Frank went down to a dance to-night which Merrit & Charlie {Lony?} are running. I felt pretty rotten with a cold & cough. We all feel pretty tough.

Saturday February 9th

I felt rather tough to-day with my cold so didn't do