hot all day and to-night a very heavy thunder storm came up but only lasted about half an hour. Dick was over to dinner and I went into Aunty's on my way home to see if he was coming over to-night but he was going to have a bath and stay down all night. I sat there and talked for about an hour so was pretty late getting home. I got Dad. some tobacco to-night although he says he has decided to quit smoking till the war is over as he only gets two very small plugs of Briar for a quarter now that they have begun taxing luxurys but I thought he had better have it handy.

Thursday May 23rd

Frank and I planted three more rows of potatoes this morning in the cornfield and Dad. plowed them in when we finished we went back to the gully and pulled out the posts that were in the old cross fence and got the wire coild from the south gully fence to about the middle. This after noon Frank and Dad. started to haul out manure but when they went to oil up they found some springs all bent in one of the drive wheels so Frank drove up to Simcoe to get new ones He also got some Hydrated Lime and Bluestone to make Bordeaux mixture to spray potatoes. Dad. plowed and Tid and I went back to the gully. Tid to catch frogs & polly wogs and I to fill up the old post holes and take down more wire but I didn't get very much done as I had a pain all the after noon which made me feel sick and sort of weak. I felt all right after tea but thought I wouldn't go to the Hard Time dance which the Women's Institute put on. Frank and Dick both went and I drove Frank down and as it was a beautiful moon light night went around and took Marj. for a very short drive as it was late when I got down. It has been a fine day sunny with cool breeze.

Friday May 24th

We didn't get started at any thing very early this morning and were delayed by Charlie Quanbury's team getting away from him while he was hooking them up. They came up this road and we went out to stop them. while out there Art Ryerse came along with Glen with some asparagus for us and came in to see Knock fierna which he thought was a dandy. Just as he was leaving Ed. Nunn came in after them, I don't know what for unless it was to go fishing.

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