Friday June 23rd

I hoed corn all day to-day and Daddy cultivated till about five when he had to take Vyse's cultivator. He cultivated what potatoes we could see.

Bill plowed all day. After tea he and Dick went down. Dick was going to see the Jessie James show on the flat iron. A little while after I went down to get my hair cut. While I was waiting Bill came in and then Huby came to get his razor honed. He started to shave himself to-day for the first time in ten years but had to quit when he got to his chin. I think the last time that razor was used Dick and I tried to shave the hair off our legs but did not make a very good job of it. I went down and got the laundry and then went home about half past nine. I was asleep before Dick got home.

I was warm to-day but a fresh breeze There was quite a cool easterly breeze when I came home and it looked like rain a little.

Saturday June 24th

Daddy went over to borrow Chris. Quanberry's cultivator this morning to finish cultivating the corn length wise and I sawed some wood and sharpened the hoe while he was gone. Then we went back and I hoed and Daddy cultivated all morning. Joe goes fine now. About 10 o'clock Dick came out and told us all about the show. He said he never laughed so much in all his life.

Bill plowed all morning but had to go this after noon. He said he was going up with Haymaker in his boat if it was not blowing to hard.

Dick went down to meet Ferdie and he came out and stayed to tea.

Right after dinner Daddy and I wrote a letter to John Miller of Brougham Ont inquiring about sheep.

Then we went over to Blakie's with his cross cut saw and talked to him for an hour. Jim has gone to New Ontario.

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