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Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary, 1910-1911

MaryAgnesCooperDiary_1910-1184Page_016.pdf

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Fine day very, very warm. Snow nearly all gone except in ditcches. Aunties and I went to Toronto on G.T.R. Albert Lyons buried. frogs out.

Good Friday. fine bright day, good roads. Mary and Marjorie here for tea. a little cooler in the eve.

Fine warm day. We cleaned cellar. fine for that work. Uncle helping Willie in the afternoon.

Fine day, a little colder. Easter Sunday. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at church. At Willies to tea.

Fine and warm Easter Monday. Uncle at Vestry meeting. {'cleaned chamber' written in gap above words}. he brought Annie and Lizzie home. Willie called. he went to Toronto in the evening.

Fine and still warmer. We cleaned spare room upstairs. {'Aunt Nellie called to see a. Teasdale' written in the space above} {'let coal {illegible} out' written in black pencil in gap above}. Uncle brought white led home and we put them to their places. Mrs Gibson called

Fine and very, very warm. We cleaned Uncle room took up carpet in his and cleaned ours. were very hot working.

A little cooler and windy. We cleaned spare room and Parlor. took out Dining room feeder in afternoon all done now but Dining Room and Kitchen. Willie helped out with stone. Put in Lettuice seed, Willie on land for a little.

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