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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1872-1879
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| 28 | Tuesday we came home to day & it snows very heavy & rains alittle while we are in windsor the roads from stoney point home is very muddy |
| 29 | Wednesday James & I took the sawing machine to the bush & sawed alittle cordwood to day it is a fine day |
| 30 | Thursday it rained all day nothing dun |
| 31 | Friday it snows very heavy this morning in the afternoon I banked the houe & cut logs for a crib for the cows & drawed them to the yard |
| 1 | Saturday Jame & I drawed the corn & straw to day into the barn& bilt the cow crib fine day |
| 2 | Sunday we went to church it commenced to rain to day noon & it rained heavy till 4 O clock cleard up fine this evening |
| 3 | Monday James & I is cuting cordwood to day it is a butful day |
| 4 | Tuesday James & I cuting cordwood to day agin with the machine it is a butful day agin |
| 5 | Wednesday James & I is cuting cordwood & stovewood to day it is fine wheather yet |
| 6 | Thursday James Jardine & I went helped Mr Lang with the church at sheating & shingling to day fine weather |
| 7 | Friday I am furrowing out my corn ground it is very soft and weet & James is helping Mr Lang at the church to day agin |
| 8 | Saturday James went to stoney point with a load of ferls for Mr Richerdson & I stayed home & put in a gate in the fence below the ashery where I have to pas through so often for wood this winter |
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