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 brought his team in. He has been hauling water for the gas well and he empties it into the ditch just above the culvert as they have it dammed. This morning he was in the shack letting the water run out of his tank when a flash of lightening scared his team and they started up the road so he brought them in here till it was over. It didn't rain hard enough to keep Dad. from plowing so he plowed the rest of the morning and I went back to the woods and cut about 100 stakes for tomato plants. I just cut bass wood as they are no particular good in the woods. This after noon we all went out to the old garden to set out the straw berry plants. Dad. disked the piece and rolled it. I made the holes and Frank and Enah planted. Dad. went back to the corn ground and plowed as soon as we started planting and when we finished about four we went over to plant potatoes on the sandy ridge that was through the corn field from the lane to Ben's fence. Enah helped us out and Frank and I planted .in every third furrow as Dad. plowed. We got four rows the full length of the field planted by six o'clock but have a lot of seed left yet. To-night I went down town. It has been