Irene Dixon Bamford

Saturday 7 Jun 1905 Rains this morning but earth covered deep with snow, skating ruined. V (after breakfast) went for mail; only Whig & Herald, a disapointment. We expected the Hearthstone.

V brought the sad news that little Samy Woodman had his hand nearly taken off in one of those DeLaval Separators. Charley had to break the separator with the axe before he could get his hand free. They sent for Dr Spankey, he came last night. We sat up late to read; hard work to get water to cook meals; snow is deep between river here area.

Sunday A stormy day, Charley forgot to get V's tobaco alone. All day we ate our meals & read.

Friday 5 July 1918 A very fine day. V and Jim working on barn. Emma not home. Van came over in pm. river very Quiet. Van drank cider. Heard Joe is coming home to stay.

Saturday 6 July 1918 A bright breezy morning, cool and fine. Emma not home yet. Grace doing all the work, cooking and waiting on the table. Voltie, Jim Morgan & Samy Woodman here working on the barn. Every one busy. One cow jumped in here. Edith and Isabel drove her out. mopping cleaning baking going on

1911 Wednesday 5 April Emma at school a terrible nasty day. Rain Rain mud mud. Emma carried an umbrella. C Woodman drove for them all. V working in shop. Sr sits by the stove and reads Whig and Watertown Standard.

Thursday 6 April 1911 A dirty morning all right. Thought I'd keep Emma home but she discovered Franks kid going to school across the park and then Emma must go too and she goes, and then I work all day except I begin writing to Muriel. Emma and Sammy Woodman had a fight. Emma knocked Sam out in one round so he went home bawling. I think Emma is as much to blame as Sammy. Emma inclined to quarrelsomes.

Thursday 29th Jan 1914 Wind South and blowing some. Voltie working on shop after dinner. V went to the lower place for part of an old roof to cover his shop. Emma painted the kitchen floor second time. Ed home from school and I wish she was in school. I wrote a letter to John and knit all the thread I had. V went over to R and carried her potatoes and apples. Emma straightening up the chamber and baking bread. Emma got a bad cold. R sent me some dates, two onions and some soda biscuits. Samy Woodman here to borrow flour. Samy and McNealy sailing around on the iceboat. Roy McNealy is Samy's cousin who has come to visit Samy. Emma not very well got a sore throat she took two Quinine pills. V sat up late reading. 5 eggs.

Friday 30 Jan 1914 The South wind blew a gale from the South all night. The ice is breaking up. V and Ed got breakfast this morning. Emma came down stairs just as Ed & I finished washing the breakfast dishes. I sent a letter to Johny also one to Grace. V after 3 loads of manure out on the meadow drove to OBriens for a bottle of brandy which Henderson which sent down by John OBrien. V at same time stoped at the PO leaving the 2 letters for John & Grace. John OBrien here for corn cobs. Edy McDonald here to buy eggs for Bessie. 3 doz & 6 at 35 cts per. V providing away on the shop $1,22.

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Sunday 15 March 1914 A very good day. Sun purtly shining clear. Mr Stewart at Mr Niles phoned to find out my condition. Emma goes to church. Lib and Van here, glad to see them. They staid to supper. Will Niles and his sister Stella here. Sylvia and Maggie drive over to Frank's. Sylvia, Samy and McDermot keeps the road between their place and Franks red hot. Sheridan Maloney drove out with Sylvia to day to Franks. By the advice of Frank, Samy Woodman entered their old horse Joe for the race, by paying $2,50. Old Joe didnt run; the manager said "take that old grey horse out of the way" They are trying to be very gay since their father and grandfather died. Charley died eleven day sago. V discovered this morning that the rabbits have destroyed all his new apple trees. John borrowed 4 traps and set them for rabits. Wallace here till quite late in the evening. John went over to see how R gets along, found her all right.

Monday 16 March 1914 A nasty windy morning. Wind South. V working on Wallace boat. Wallace is here. Sun shines out a sort of a dismal sickly sun light . The weather