Saturday December 16th

It began to rain this morning and rained hard nearly all morning. We got some rails in to the wood shed, and I sawed wood and fooled all fore noon. Dad did chores and Frank and Dick were in the house looking at post cards and things. About two o'clock Dad & Dick started off to Vittoria for Aunty. Frank and I did chores. and went back to the gully, for awhile. Dad got home about dark.

Sunday December 17th

We three boys went down to Sunday school and church. Mr Johnstone is off at Barrie where they have him up for some scrape he got into last summer so I hear but it is with out doubt stretched. They made arrangements with a lay reader from Nanticoke but he never turned up so it is supposed he got stuck in the mud which is likely right for it must be a fright down on the clay, so Cousin Willie do the deed and he cut it very short.

Read most of after noon and evening and we all wrote to Aunty Alice. Dick was down town all after noon. Froze a little last night and looks like rain {soon?}.

Monday December 18th

I got in a lot of wood and sawed it up which took me most of the morning and then did chores till noon. Dad went back to open up some ditches in the field he just finished plowing. We fed the lambs some chopped up mangles and they were very hungry for it. We also gave them a lot of hay to-day.

This afternoon, Dad and Enah and I drove Joe and Ginger down town. We left Enah down there to do shopping and such and Dad and I came home by the mill and got a bag of flour. We also went up to Old Mr. Muller's and Dad {discussed?} with Mrs. Muller for a Black Minorca rooster.

Sam and Allan Law came over and took a load of the alsike straw and there is not much left now. Enah did not get back till late and we had a boxing contest all {done?} had knocked me galley west and Dick and I and Dick and Frank had some. We also had some Jim Jitsu exercises after tea. It froze a little last night and has been chilly to-day. Snowed a little to-night freezing a little also.

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