Tuesday January 4th

Didn't get around very early this morning and spent most of the fore noon doing chores and putting a latch on the north storm door, and this after noon I didn't get much of anything done. Tupper came along with a load of implements he was taking up to his farm 16 miles west of Simcoe and he came in and got 3 cockrels from me and promised to bring me some buckwheat the next time he comes down. I {got the} boards for a door on the chicken pen but didn't get it put together. I did the chores up before dark and to-night drove Ina home as she was here washing to-day. Cloudy, very mild.

Wednesday January 5th

We were very late this morning getting up so I didn't do much but chores before noon. I levelled off the hay in the mow as Dad. told me he would send Archie Long out with another load to-day and they came this after noon. It snowed quite hard for a half an hour or so about noon so I got the cutter cleaned up as well as I could. The chickens have got it in a bad mess and torn the back of the seat. Ina came up at noon and as soon as the Longs left I hooked up to the cutter and drove Marj. down to Aunties, and Ina stayed with the kids. Aunty Alice was having a bridge party and invited Marj. in for the refreshment end of it. I left her there and Roy and I drove over to the farm where I got a bag of wheat. We went back to Aunties about six and I had my tea there, so it must have been after seven when we got home and I then drove Ina home. Mild all day but colder to-night.

Thursday January 6th