Dec 1912 Jan 1913

Sunday 29 at home Amelia Ernie & Carl were here today W. mostly cler a raw west wind thawed a little very good Wheeling a very little snow would make good sleighing

30 Boys Chored & began making a Chute so that the hens can get up over the Pigpen from the henhouse on the inside in the shelter W. drizzling rain AM turned to soft snow from South west J helped wash AM

31 A worked at hen house J went to Cherrywood with Menno Reesor W. Mostly cler thawing rain Cold Air from South West

Jan1st 1913 I & Nancy Susanna J & A went to Flavius's to a Duck & Chicken roast W. very fine Cler day thawing very good Wheeling raw air from SW White frost this morning

2 A helped J McCreight this AM he worked at henhouse PM J Chored took Chop AM he Chored PM W white frost this Morning Mostly Cler today

3 A worked in Ceder Grove school house J Chored W. drizzly rain AM turned to soft snow at noon sharp SW wind PM & this evening turned to N East

4 Boys Chored W. strong NW wind some squaals of snow J went to Ceder Grove

Sunday 5 at home Herman & family DN Reesor & whole family was here to dinner Joe's were here at supper W. mild partly Cloudy raw Air blowed strong from East & began to storm at Bedtime

6 Boys Chored AM they went o Ceder Grove PM got Horses Billy & Sandy sharped W. Mostly cloudy NW wind Mild thawing & slippy

7 A helped W Taylor thresh J Chored Joe Reesor from the North West was here to dinner W. snow last night & awhile AM strong wind from north PM not very cold

8 A & Amy helped Flavius Butcher J took 5 Pigs to Locust Hill for Shank @ $8.25 per Cwt they weighed 890 lbs W. strong wind & some snow at times pretty Cold

9 A helped Thomas's thresh nearly all day J went to Ceder Grove & Chored W. Cold 6 below Zero this Morning got Mild very fast 20 above PM good sleighing

10 A took grist Chop AM he helped Herman PM J Chored W. very fine Mild cler

11 A went to Toronto on Train from Cherrywood J Chored some rain last night & again this evening sleighing is getting thin

Sunday 12 A Susanna & Amy went to Meeting at Hebron Johny Ramer & Ethel Scott were here to dinner W. a regular blow from the North West heavy fall of snow not so Cold

13 J helped wash AM they went to look for Rabbits PM got none

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Jan 1913 Feb 193

W partly fair pretty Cold Br Inlaw Simon Hoover Came to stay all night

14 A went to Markham AM J Chored they cut wood in bush PM W quite Cold

15 A helped Joes thresh awhile J took grist AM they worked in bush PM W. mostly cloudy drizzly rain towards evening

16 A helped Thomas Kill hogs J went to Ceder Grove with 16 pair Pidgeons for G Beatty @ 25 cts per pair he went to Hagerman Sale PM W. Mild Cloudy & Misty all day Sleighing very thin Mary & Anne & Esther Grove & Teenie Stover were here to dinner

17 Boys Chored AM J brought home scuffler from Hagermans that he bought yesterday they worked in bush awhile PM W. drizzly rain heavy shower AM Cloudy Misty all PM thawing fast Creek high

18 Boys Chored Henry & his Man & Willis were here to dinner Henry took home a Calf from Flavius W. rain last night Mostly foggy all day heavy squaal of snow at times PM strong NW wind drifted

Sunday 19 at home J & Susanna took Willis home he staid yesterday they were at Henry's to dinner J & A went to Elias's after supper W. quite fine some Colder not thawing

20 Boys Chored W. rough strong wind drizzly rain off & on all day J helped wash strong Cold wind this evening

21 A took grist Chop J went to Joes & Elias's AM Elias is sick Dr says he has Typhoid fever Flavius is sick with La Grippe W. fine there are some sleighs running but it is good Wheeling pretty Cold this Morning

22 J took cream A worked in bush AM they both went to Markham to Douglas {illegible} church street Markham PM Lewis Groves Came home with them he stays all night W. fine & Cler Cold

23 Boys Chored AM they Picked few Roosters & dressed a Calf PM J took them to Barkeys PM W. Cloudy shower of rain AM there was some fine snow but it is all gone

24 A brought 1/2 ton Oil Cake from Markham Flavius got a Car load J worked in bush they both saw in bush PM after J got home from Ceder Grove he got Horse Billy shod W. very fine & Cler fine thawing but a sharp air Elias is some better

25 J took cream A trimmed in Orchard & Chored AM he brought some coal from Locust Hill PM

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