Irene Dixon Bamford

sure, this very morning is nearly cold to freeze. V coal tared [sic] the punt this morning going to set a net for fish. The spring work goes slowly on; onions, cabbage, lettuce, peas are sowed &c. Rachel and Lottie came over awhile after dinner. Mr Roadhouse came down from the cemetery made a long prayer.

Sunday 28 May 1905 month nearly gone Not clear and bright but cloudy yesterday (Saturday). V arose early went to Kingston driving up by the road to the villiage. chickens hatching in the incubator. V came bringing brooder and groceries and woven wire for chicken yard. Evening visitors Mr & Mrs Daily, Rube & Mary McFadden Robert Percy & Bob Henderson' This morning Voltie took the chickens from the incubator 80 of them and tranfered them to the brooder.