Sunday school bazaar at which they cleaned up over $100.00 to pay for the piano. Tid was down all day at a picnic with Aunty. Lila, Rebecca and Helen Tibbits down at the Lake. We quit early to-night and went over to hoe potatoes but there were only a few of the boys there Edmond England was to have sprayed there for us to-night but he couldn't get the engine to work. Cool breeze.

Friday August 2nd

We finished cutting the wheat and barley this morning and Frank and Dad. went back with Harry and Joe to cut the wheat on the back side hill. They had the three horses on this morning. I finished shocking up the hill and about five o'clock took Belle back to put on with the other two but Dad. thought as it was so late it wasn't worth while so we just went a couple of more rounds and quit. The first few rounds are the worst on that still {?} field.

Saturday August 3rd

I hoed turnips for awhile this morning till Dad. and Frank got a few more rounds cut and then started shocking up. They got nearly off the hill before dinner. Just before noon I heard a shrill whistle which I knew to be Dick's and looked and saw him and Tid coming down the gully. He came home last night and stayed at Aunty's all night. We were all very surprised to see him as he just got his pass before he left. He is as black as an Indian but looks very well and soldierly in his artillery uniform. Aunty came over with him to dinner. After dinner Dad. Frank and I went down to Lew Brook's and got the rest of our wood. we have every thing now but the stable and smoke house When we got our wood un loaded we went back and finished cutting the wheat and shocked it up, it was certainly a thin crop on top of the hill only about a dozen shocks. We got up soon after seven. Frank went down town to-night and Dick was down all the after noon and most of the night. It has been fair and cool all day.

Sunday August 4th

Tid and I drove down to Sunday school and Enah and Frank came down to church and I drove Enah home. Dad. stayed home and made ice cream and Dick didn't get up till noon After dinner we took some pictures of Dick and then he, Frank and I walked down town. I spent the after noon down at.

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