Sat Mar 31. Fine but cold wind. Annie went to {illegible} for the week end. Lorraine here with me at night. {Wore?} blue hat to Miss Barkes to be remodelled.

Sun Apr 1. Fine bright a little milder. I went to morning church. out to Willies for a while in the afternoon. and at evening church.

Mon Apr 2. Fine bright perfect day. cleaned beds.{illegible} and all the windoews upstairs. Annie came home and here for the night.

Tue Apr 3. A shower then cleared and quite warm. I borrowed Mrs D. electric cleaner and did carpets upstairs. thunder storm 12.PM

Wed Apr 4. Fine bright and quite warm. finished cleaning upstairs and halls all done up there. cleaned back kitchen cupboard.

Thur Apr 5. Fine and quite warm. I cleaned middle part of cellar all done but some in cellar kitchens uncovered {illegible}. E.sale. shower in a.m

Fri Apr 6. Good Friday. I went to service it was very warm a record breaker for the season. Mrs Davidson and I for a walk.

Sat Apr 7. Mild then started to rain at noon and continued a heavy rain all afternoon. we were at Welsh's for dinner. M.Boyle drove us down and came for us.

Sun Apr 8. Turned very cold and bluesky. a great change after the past week. which was unusually mild. I went to Easter Service. Kylie Liggie and children also Annie for tea. I went to {illegible} church in the evening. children remained so I went to Annies. fur coat on in eve.

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