than just on time, but it didn't matter as Zeitha was not there anyway. Just as we got into church an old soaker of a storm broke over us and it hailed till I thought it would break the church windows. It stormed pretty much all through church but was clear enough when we came out. Dick didn't come over to dinner and this after noon this family spent in peaceful slumber. We got the chores done early and Dad. drove Enah down to church they took the baby but he and Dad. stayed down at Auntys. Enah said she was the only girls voice in the choir and poor Harry Moon was so disheartened as he had expected a lot for to-day that he resigned from the leadership. They didn't see Roy or Vernon they being over at the Woodson's. Frank spent the evening getting his accounts system into working order and taking an inventory of the stock & implements.

Monday July 3rd

Frank went over to pick strawberries again this morning and has been over there all day. We started to plow the barley stubble again for buckwheat. Dad. struck out once but found it would tramp the long grass at the north end so started plowing right around the field, after one round I took it and plowed till noon, and he cut grass at the lane gate at the head of the orchard to get into that field with the mower. The grass was very thick and long there. After dinner the Quanbury boys and Glen Ryerse came in and wanted me to help them, they are moving Art's barn or at least trying to. We were there all the after noon and just got it turned around. They just hooked a cable on one corner of it and wound it up on a "capsule" as they call it but their chain broke two or three times and things went pretty slowly. It has been fine and hot to-day. By to-days paper the big drive on the Western front has begun. I didn't have time to read it but they have taken eleven villages and a lot of prisoners. The British & French are both at it.

Tuesday July 4th

The boys came after me again as soon as I had my breakfast and I have been over there all day, they came home to dinner. We had a pretty slow day of it first one thing would break and then another and all on account of it pulling too hard. Glen had the big rollers and saddles under her and we have come to the conclusion they are not much

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