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Olive Esther Delmage Diary, 1902

2012.67.3_DELMAGE_33.pdf

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on piano and sewed on patches carried in wood. Helen & Edith went up to see Ora. I did a baking of 6 loaves of bread and made yeast, sewed on patches, got supper, rocked children to sleep. A nice day. Rather lonely.

March 7th Friday

I was up earlier I watered the plants washed sap buckets and spiles. In afternoon Helen & Edith and father went and tapped the trees. I sewed on my patches. In evening I fixed my corsets & went to bed as my throat was bothering me & I did not feel very well. I carried in the wood. A warm sap day.

March 8th. Saturday.

I did not get up early as I did not sleep very good. I baked

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