January 1st 1926

We were very late getting up this morning and before we were through breakfast Davy came over on horseback to inform us that we would have to drive over there for dinner as the walking was bad. We had no intention of trying to walk, but I suppose Davy thought we needed the advice.It was noon before we got all the inside & outside chores done and the kids and ourselves dressed and packed into the cutter, but as Mrs. Lampkin didn't put the potatoes on until she should see a drive out of our lane and as she didn't see us until we drove up to her door we didn't keep dinner waiting. We has as usual a bang up and very rich dinner of pork backbone and followed by plum pudding and mince pie I got as far as the pudding but couldn't get around the pie much to Mrs. Lampkin's & Davy's distress.

We sat aaround all the after noon and conversed as usual on neighbourhood gossip which at present seems rather lacking in stratling items. Davy, also as usual reviewed the history of his western exploits at Pilot Mound, Manitoby. We came home about five. We had no votojg in the township to-day as the reeve & council all went in hyacclaimation. Roy Misner reeve. Wess Boughner, deputy, Bob. Austin, Will Smith and I forget the other as I didn't now him. Very mild all day. Thawing.