Dr. Harrison of Selkirk says that it is recorded in his father's diary of one hundred years ago that we had just such a spring as this and that it rained all summer and nothing was saved of either hay or grain, all stock starving to death in consequence the following winter, so that sounds hopeful. Frank has been over at Jack Martin's all day picking strawberries, he made $1.01. I did chores, weeded out the rest of the rose border, sprinkled the roses with tobacco water which Aunty Alice fixed for me by steeping some of Frank's old homegrown leaves and put in the rest of the day doing nothing. Aunty Alice and Winnie were both over to dinner and Win stayed most of the after noon but Aunty Alice of course couldn't. Nice day.

Friday June 23rd

Frank disked up the sand knoll by the old well again this morning and after dinner Dad ran out eleven furrows and Frank and I planted potatoes. Then Dad. covered them and Frank harrowed them in. Dad. also made a start at plowing the old garden back of the shop. It was very waxy. He hauled out manure out of the two boxstalls and put on the west side of it. I cut the lawn to-day. To-night Dad. went down to a reunion meeting and Frank and I went down to the stump but didn't have much of a swim as the water was cold. Dad. stayed in town all night. It was fair all day but rained a little to-night.

Saturday June 24th

Frank has been picking strawberries over at Martin's all day and made another dollar. This morning Dad cut some of the long grass down by the ditch and in the lane and I puttered around. Alex Jamieson came in after dinner and was here most of the after noon. It was time to do chores when he left. Uncle Ward had to go down to Art. Ryerse's to collect for the reunion some time before next meeting and Dad. told him he would drive him down this after noon but he couldn't, it rained once or twice any way and looked very cloudy so not likley Uncle Ward. would expect him. To-night Dad. Enah and the baby drove down town and Dad. drove Aunty Alice up to the cemetry. As soon as they were gone Frank & I decided to go over to Tommy Jackson's to tell him Frank would take a couple of skips of bees. Frank thought they

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