Thurs day January 1st, 1925

At the time of the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto last November I {unsure of word}& Jon as so journed for a few days in the city ostensibly to have a look at the fat cattle & high {unsure of two words} hunters, but no doubt as far as frank we are concerned {unsure of word} was a fairer attraction than {unsure of two words} Fair. What {unsure of four words} was the point in this connection in that he brought home this hook that I was want to keep diurnal records in prior to the war, but which up till now I have been unable to get. The possession of it {unsure of word} to resume my old practice of diary writing and so I make a start with the New Year. We are still in the grip of a very cold {unsure of word} which has lasted with scarcely a break now for about two weeks. The wind to-day was in the east but it has been fairly sunny. I have done very little all day but the chores, went {unsure of word} to Willie {unsure of word} this morning to pay him back for the sink we got from him last fall, and {unsure of word} after noon went over to the {unsure of word} for awhile to find some fuel but didn’t have much luck. I started milking May to-day so {unsure of two words} came out {unsure of word} & took the calf