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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1932

1932 (with Apple Orchard Record 1889-1890) 38.pdf

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Sat Mar 19 1932 Weather - a real stormy March day. Lovely at night. Douglas went to market. Norm arrived here at 10:15 a.m., shoveled, changed clothes then went to city. Home at 2:15 p.m. Added up coral class accounts then went out to see Walt Cliff B

Sun Mar 20 Weather - beautiful service day We four attended church in p.m. Good crowd Billie and Jimmie here for chores and supper. I received bed light tonight. Mary and Jimmie came up later again for ice cream for freezer Hoopers

Mon Mar 21 Weather - Nice at first then east wind with snow. Not so nice. Douglas and Norm left at 9 a.m. in truck and went up in Whitchurch for a large truck load of sawdust, home at 2:30 p.m. Doug chored and drew manure. Pat went to store after supper for extension cord for bed light present it worked fine. Norm attended social for windup of coral class at church

Tues Mar 22 Weather - Quite stormy, we have the most snow we've had all winter. Stormy all night. Men drew manure, Pat fixed belt on tractor, then picked over apples. Norm attended Jr Farmer meeting at home tonight Laura went to Marg with John this a.m. Received my Hort membership card today. Mary rang up in p.m.

Wed Mar 23 Weather - Milder and quite stormy Men drew manure, Douglas picked over apples a.m. and potatoes p.m. Raymond Billings here in a.m. looking for seed oats. I baked cookies etc a.m.At night Pat took me over to Drs then we went to Markham. He paid his Lodge insurance dues. Norm out collecting tonight for Walton's

Thurs Mar 24 193 Weather - Wonderful bright day, mild, lots of snow on ground Men drew manure, Pat washed eggs a.m. picked over tatties p.m. Della and Dot came up in p.m. stayed until after 10 p.m. Had a good game of 500. Mrs. Walton mother died this a.m. Mr J D Mills called at tea time with Marion's insurance policy. Billie up after supper. He and Norm went away

Fri Mar 25 Good Friday Weather - Quite stormy a.m. Mild with light showers at night Men drew manure, made cider, Douglas peeled apples, cleaned stove pipe in p.m. No mail today. Produce 51 doz eggs, 12 pts cream, 4 gal cider, 15 bus apples, 10 bags potatoes. Mr Mills got 2 bus spy apples last night. Norm went over to see Pat who's sick

Sat Mar 26 Weather - Rained a.m. Lovely in afternoon Douglas went to market, Mr Walton Della and Dot went with him, girls and Billie came home with him, he got mother Easter lily and mother gave Marion Easter eggs. As Norm did not come home last night, Doug chored all day

Sun Mar 27 Weather - Beautiful Easter Sunday only muddy Norm still away. Marion and I went out for a walk at 11 a.m. returned at 12:30. Pat still sleeping, he walked down to church, Marion and I stayed alone. Billy brought up a Easter chuckie for her then rang up at night

Monday 28 Weather - Lovely bright day Jean rang up a.m.Doug went up to Cripps in a.m. for cutting ? and pipes.Billy here chores a.m. and breakfast. Mr Hellems over a.m. Mr Padget called in after dinner. I washed ironed and mended. C Hooper rang over tonight saying he saw flash light west of pig pen. Party at Hoopers for Walton's ?

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