Wednesday August 31st

It was pouring rain when I first got up this morning but cleared off and has been very hot and sultry all day. I haven't done a thing but chores all day. Dad. got a pretty good day in ploughing but the flies nearly drove the horses crazy. This after noon Marj. & I drove down town and brought Aunty Alice back with us to stay all night. I went down to band concert to-night. I got the cows up early and went down early and practiced "The Holy City" before the concert. Hal. Steele played it for cornet solo

Thursday August September 1st

This has been another very hot sultry day and has looked very rainy and thundery but did not rain. Dad. and I got all the ewes over in the colony yard this morning and milked out the ones that needed it. Art. Quanbury came in to invite us out to Charlie's to thrash this after noon. Dad. ploughed all day and I took Aunty Alice down this morning. I stayed there till noon and cut the