Got quite windy & colder. Ferna came over & she and Dot selected records for Ted's Christmas gramaphone. (Found out Armand had sold his so must look for Another. Dorothy went over to Halliday's to discuss the question. Charles went to the Manse after church to hear the radio. Finished "Black Oxen" by Gertrude Atherton.

Dec. 17th. Monday.

Cold but nice day. Spent the Morning mending. Dorothy down town seeing about gramaphone. Fen came back with her and then they went down street again. I went shopping in the afternoon and Dorothy went to Young People's at night. Gramaphone purchased from Mr. Leitch.

Dec. 18th. Tuesday

Nice day. Doing up packages Morning and evening. Dorothy down town in Morning & did up parcels all afternoon. Wrote to Nell & wrote up High School concert for Mr. McDonald. Mother came up and I went down with her & helped her finish

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