Wednesday May 12th

Frank and I sheared the rest of the sheep to-day. We got five done this fore noon and the other two after dinner. Alex Jamieson was in and wanted us to go down and shear his but Frank told him we didn't have time but that he could borrow the machine if he wanted it. Dad. felt quite a lot better to-day and went down to Aunty's for dinner and was down town all the after noon. Tid has been in bed all day and to-night they have decided that he has the measles. I went down to band practice to-night. Fine but cold wind. Frosty.

Thursday May 13th

I soent the day putting in posts along the road so that we could stretch the fence along the front of the field east of the orchard. The sheep are on it and with no fence up they wander up the road and pasture on Pickford's wheat, which hasn't grown any since last fall so doesn't need pasturing. Frank harrowed over the garden this morning and this after noon he and Dad. hauled manure out on it. Dad. was quite worried over Jessie all day as she wasn't progressing with calving very fast. He examined her to-night asnd as the calf's head was back he was afraif=d we were going to lose one or both but he managed to straighten it out and it came fine a big red heifer. I wernt down to a Tuxis boys' meeting and a sideencaur's meeting afterwards. Very cold all day and cloudy. It can't aparently warm up.