half past five I drove up to George Duncan's and got seven sitting hens. I didn't get back till nearly seven but Marj. came over to the farm for tea so we stayed there for the evening. Mr. Zealand I think went down and had tea with the Johnny Allen's. He just got home before we did and had a fire built in the grate for us so we had to go in there & visit before going to bed. He had a lot of fun at noon putting his white ducks in the pond. He has been pretty gay

Friday March 11th

We were late getting around this morning. I left Marj. in bed while I got Mr. Zealand some breakfast and then scooted for the farm. Dad. and I made the ditch a little deeper this morning and Frank went down to see how Aunty Maude was & to take Tim to school. After dinner I helped Mr. Zealand couple up his water pipes as he is very anxious to get his engine & pump going so that Marj. can have running water in the house, but I broke a piece of pipe and he couldn't get his engine going so we quit. I fed my sitting hens They seem likely to sit. Marj. went down to stay with Aunt Ida while Aunty & Aunty Alice were up with Aunty Maude & Cousin Clare. and we couldn't find Mr. Zealand when we got home so had tea & the evening to ourselves. He came in after we went to bed. He had been {doing holding?} Mrs. {Capt?} Johnny on his knee.

Saturday March 12th

Mr. Zealand got up before five this morning and when I came down was bound to visit so that I was late getting over to the farm again. I just helped Frank haul a couple of jags of hay over to the old barn & the horse stable and then came home to catch the one o'clock car for Simcoe. Mr. Zealand & Art Quanbury went on the same car to Hamilton Mr. Zealand had to borrow five dollars from Art to get home as we didn't have it to lend him. I went up and paid for the share in the Co-operative Co. got Adam Thompson's address from Slaght's office and then went to a meeting of sheep breeders that Neff notified me of. There were only about half a dozen of us there but Telfer gave us a very good talk on forming and organization for the purpose of improving our flocks & selling our surplus stock at a {illegible} advantage. I came home at five to find Marj. laid out on the sofa. She having fallen down stairs and bruised & skinned herself terribly but not seriously. I got a sort of tea ready & the boys came over to-night.

Sunday March 13th

Marj. felt too stiff & sore to get up this morning so had breakfast in bed and I went alone to sunday-school and church. I had her class in with mine and had an awful time with them. We had intended staying at Aunty's for dinner but