Tuesday November 24th

I spent the day feathering around doing chores, fooling around with the chickens, and picking up cider apples. I had to make a couple of changes for the chickens. I was surprised to find that there were still thirteen brown leghorns not laying as I have twenty five shut up and I never could count more than thirty, that brings the total up to thirty eight and so I only had about forty three grow big enough to feather out well. I haven't lost since as I {feared?}. The next problem is to catch them as I can't locate their roosting place. {illegible} was here working all day and I drove her home tonight. Mr. Allen Lampher came over this evening. Still frozen up. Cold north west wind

Wednesday November 25th

I did up the chores this morningand then felt so tough that I came in and lay down. Harry B. told me a story that he made up and I went to sleep and stayed there until noon. I then got up had some dinner and felt better. It was cloudy and snowing this morning when I lay down but at noon the sun was shining and it was much milder. I wanted to go down and get some grit and feed for the chickens so Mary said as it was a such a lovely day she would like to go