here at noon said he had some strawberry plants but he hadn't. however we called in at Linder's on our way homeand he said he could let us have three hundred if we came after them in the morning. We got home soon after ten and i was just going to bed when Dick came in, he had come up on the nine car. we sat around and talked for an hour or more. He told us that Joe Dyer was going to get him into the Artillery but had give him till Saturday morning to come home, they then expect to go to Petewawa and he doesn't think he will be able to get home till they go overseas. He brought us up a package of Cooper's dipping powder with about a bushell of booklets pertaining to sheep He says he had a whale of a time in Toronto. Fine day.

Wednesday May 22nd

Frank went up after the strawberry plants as soon as he could this morning and got back before dinner with the three hundred. We hadn't got started very early as a very heavy thunder storm came up about breakfast time and lasted for about half an hour or more. Marie & George Ryerse were on their way to school and came in here till it was over and Alan Law also