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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1932
1932 (with Apple Orchard Record 1889-1890) 33.pdf
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1932 as he had to curl at 6 p.m. I helped boys milk, home at 11.15
Frid Jan 29 Weather - Cloudy all day. men picked fowl in A.M. Norm left at noon for Agincourt to hear a debate in afternoon. Doug cleaned hen house, Les up with truck, Kiddies still have measles at store. I helped milk. Produce - 10pts cream, 88 Dz eggs, 10 Glovers, 2 fowl, 10 bus app. 6 bags pot 6 gal. cider.
Sat Jan 30 Weather - quite cold, blustery in afternoon. men sawed wood & chored, Douglas went to Market Mr Hooper went with him they attended a milk meeting in afternoon C Hooper over in afternoon, W Craig called at night 2 Dz eggs I rapted up a parcel of 4 cushions for Jean, I milked to-night. Norm away to-night.
Sun Jan 31 Weather - Quite cold blustery in A.M. We attended church service in afternoon, not so many out on account of weather & measls. I helped milk & separate
Mon Feb 1 Weather - Fair & cold. Doug home for the day repairing his car. Norm chored, Pat read a book in between chore time. I nearly finished sewing my navy dress. Marion not well to-day cutting 4 teeth. Norm & I attended Coral at church.
Tues Feb 2 Weather - S. E wind cloudy all day with some snow. men cut wood to-day. I wrote Auntie who is in Wellesley Hospital. Norm attended for Jr Farmer to-night. Pat took me over to Dr. called at garage on Way home, washed 30 Dz eggs after that.
1932
Wed Feb 3 Weather - Fair, milder. Douglas & Norm went down home & baled 7 ton of hay home by 330 pm. E Craig invited Marion & I out their for tea so went we about 330 & stayed until after W.M.S. which met their. Pat called in for us & Carried Marion home, she has a very bad cold. Radio out of busness to-night.
Thurs Feb 4 Weather - Stormy all afternoon. men sprayed manure in A.M. etc in p.m. Pat picked over apples, Jean French phoned down after dinner saying that Rev McDonald & her Father would be calling about tea time & would stay So I was busy getting ready, but when they came they were afraid to stay on account of roads, Norm away to-night.
Frid Feb 5 Weather - Strong S.W. winds. men drew manure to-day made cider etc. Pat picked over apples in A.M. went to city In p.m. Also W Clark to a milk meeting Marion very miserable all day with measls. Norm went to store at night. Produce, 12 pts cream 76 Dz. eggs 14 bus apples 6 bags potatoes & 6 gal. cider. we had stove pipes down this A.M.
Sat Feb 6 Weather - Lovely bright day. Douglas went to market. Men drew manure all day Norm took most of forenoon of to Unionville. Laura came up before dinner & went home at 330, she cleaned kitchen baked etc. as I had to attend Marion all day, she is covered to-day with measls. hardly no rest last night for anyone.
