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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1932

1932 (with Apple Orchard Record 1889-1890) 48.pdf

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1932 June 28 Weather - Ideal summer day Doug rolled buckwheat ground, Norm cultivated summerfollow & raked hay a.m. In afternoon all lumped hay. We washed ironed & sewed p.m. Della went to church to help clean in p.m. Lorne & Della city tonight

Wed June 29 Weather - Lovely in a.m. changed at noon & rained heavy all p.m. Men finished lumping hay a.m. Moved baled straw etc in p.m. Les up in afternoon. Norm over to Robbs barn tonight. I sewed p.m. Della knit at her sweater

Thurs June 30 Weather - Lovely warm day Men hoed mangles a.m. & beans p.m. Billy here all day to (dinner) Spray man here in p.m. Robbs barn dance tonight. Della & Norm went to it, Della down home in a.m. Drew phoned up a.m. (Marion on road) In evening Mother, Cora, Hazel, Stella & Direen were here to see babe

Frid July 1 Weather - Rained very hard in a.m. Clearing in p.m. Norm went over to help clean up at Robb's farm. Della went down home. Doug B took the day of. Della, Norm, etc. went for a trip in afternoon. Douglas & I just busy with this & that. Mrs. Hood, George Shaver & Grant here in afternoon. Georgina Padget & Betty later. Florence Craig in evening Produce - 74 dz eggs, 12 pts cream

Sat July 2nd Weather - Showery a.m. Cooler p.m. Norm scuffled a.m. Doug harrowed, both ploughed in p.m. Douglas patched roof of little barn. Douglas & Norm went to store tonight

1932 Sun July 3 Weather - Fair & cool All rested in a.m. I picked 6 qt basket green peas & had them for dinner. Della went to SS. Norm rode down with us. Dorothy & I went down home, Douglas & Marion came over after church, we stayed for tea

Mon July 4 Weather - Rained quite heavy a.m. Men cleaned wheat a.m. & p.m. Les took 4 loads to Markham, we did not wash. Della knit. Babe & I had a bad cold. Della & Norm went to ? practice at Burrs then over to Jr Farmer meeting after tha. YPS social tonight

Tues July 5 Weaher - Fair We washed & ironed today. Men drew in hay all day. Les & Billy here using 2 wagons. Les took 2 load wheat. Pat & Norm turned hay out at night. Della went practice Cedar Grove

Wed July 6 Weather - An ideal day until between 615 & 8 p.m. rained heavy Les took 2 hogs to city. Men drew in hay all day. Della went down home in p.m., left at 515 walked up to D Brown's garden party. Douglas left at 730 for garden party to

Thurs July 7 Weather - Showery most of day Men cleaned wheat in a.m. Doug B & Della went up to Browns ? to help clean up. Doug, Norm, Billy went down to city to see a show p.m. Della knit most of day, finished sweater. She & Norm went to choir practice

Frid July 8 Weather - Fair & cool Produce - 12 pts cream, 79 dz eggs, beans Men cut & lumped hay

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