69 Sun 26. a very changeable day. sunshine, wind & rain of & on during fornoon 25 years ago todat poor little George died a little over 6 years & three months old. I had a terrible headache all the fornoon. we had a rice pudding for dinner. Hattie over this afternoon had to go home when Donald Sharp brought Fannie home. Donald Dell stoped to tea from church. Mon 27 beautiful day. Arthur ploughing. Fannie over this afternoon. she has a cold. I made elderberry pie & 88 cookies, swept the floor then disinfected the hen house & the place where the turkey died Marjorie cut out Pauls overalls & swept the front room Paul guarded the cows & cut some marsh grass Teu 28. blowing from the east when we got up & raining & freezing as fast as it comes down. Turned warmer wind got south - kept on drizling most of the time with the day dull the cows were in most of the day Paul & Arthur fixed Bessies stall. I churned & worked the butter & made two pumkin poes. Marjorie working on Pauls overalls Miss Grey has the hoarse voice got it at home some better today Wed 29. a terrible night last night wind blew from the west thundered once & quite sharp lightening sorry for the turkey out in the trees. wind strong most of the day & at night get cold blows harder I finished the hand of one of Jims mittens Marjorie knit the wrist of the other. I made patty pan cakes then went to the school house to sweep & dust 70 dark when I got through Arthur ploughed untill late he says it ploughed better than any day yet. Will over for awhile got a buckle for his overshoe & some swill for the pigs Marjorie ironed & got supper Paul guarded the cows. Thur 30 snowed in the night enough to cover the ground lightly & bitter cold all day The hens & ducks seem frozen when they come out of the pen. little grey is sick. I never such tender ducks. Paul drawed up the marsh grass for the hen house. Arthur walked to Chippawa. road dreadful rough. I made pancakes for dinner, worked a little on Jims mitten. Marjorie cut out Pauls shirt & sewed on it. terrible white frost tonight. froze hard last night butdid not freeze any plants some say it went down to zero it was 7 about when we went to bed while frosts dont go hard in the house Dec 1905 Friday 1 Dreadful rough roads & cold east wind I churned & worked the butter 4 1/2 then went down at night & swept & dusted the school house. The teacher walked she expected to ride with Mrs Walmsly. Marj finished Pauls shirt: getting a little softer tonight. Marjorie set sponge tonight Sat 2. rained in the night then froze towards morning then rained off & on in the afternoon Paul & Marjorie went to Chippawa at half past 11. Took 14 1/4 butter

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