December 1920

WEDNESDAY 8

Done chores. Brock chopping and Da drawing in corn in morning. I to town. Went back to plough on other place in afternoon but it was frozen too hard. Took barn wire of fence belueen pasture field root ground. Fine bright day. Cold wind.

THURSDAY 9

Da done chores and Brock took me to morning train to go to Elora. Took down garden fence in afternoon and put lumber in shed. Fine and mild.

FRIDAY 10

Done chores. Brock chopping. Da taking down raid fence in around orchard. Heavy fall of snow in morning. Dull afternoon.

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