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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1932

1932 (with Apple Orchard Record 1889-1890) 29.pdf

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Butter Eggs Buttermilk
{?} {?} 3 lbs 60 .05
- 29 3 60 05
may 6 2 40
- 3 3 57
{Same page as previous} Jan 1st 1932 Frid Jan 1st Weather - Horrid, rain sleet + snow. Douglas + Norm spent most of morning playing ten pins, In afternoon, read + slept, at night they went to store in car, then played ten pins again. we had {?} + pudding to-day. Sat Jan 2nd Weather - Fair + mild. men got sleight out + cleaned snow dust out of ice house Pat did not go to town, he + Marion went to Richmond Hill in afternoon, Produce - 3 bus apples, 25 Dz eggs. Sun Jan 3rd Weather - Fair + mild. a little snow We slept + read in forenoon, church service in after noon Rev McDonald preached, we all attended, mr F {?} here at night. Telephones out, poles broken down on account of ice + wind. mon Jan 4 Weather - mild + Cloudy. men drew manure all day, newton + mother called in a.m. also ms Bradley. To-day election day. Reeve John relected, Geo Padged + Clarry defeated. I attended the W.M.S at church + Quilled one quilt in afternoon, I came home in time for supper, then norm + I went down with Charlie + Lloys to the Coral + came home with them. Tues Jan 5 Weather - mild with rain at night. men drew manure, Laura came up after dinner for a while

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