Irene Dixon Bamford

Monday 6 February 1905

A cloudy day a little rain and a little snow. Wind East cold. Alice Mackey came for cider for mince pies. I gave her some beans. I made one fan block for quilt, cooked beans, roasted beef, freshened pickles. Bob Horn & Geo Snub drove in here inviting to a dance at Dick Hallidays tomorrow evening. Voltie threshed the Van beans. Marjorie getting restless about going home. Maud making rug.

Tuesday 7 February 1905 The day proved fine so Voltie, Marjorie and Maud went to Dick Hallidays to the dance after he went for the mail.

Monday 17th 1908 A cloudy morning looks like rain but it dont rain. While we were washing dishes Mr Taggart came driving in here bringing his daughter our little school teacher; he stays to dinner. Voltie not very well, leaves his work in field cutting peas and comes home he is so thirsty, he's down awhile, plays phonograph for Taggart and has not gone back to his work cutting peas. Next comes Merrit Daily garrulous as an old biddy. He has borrowed a book, a magazine the Peoples Magazine. I hope he will bring it back. Well I am glad he is gone at last. Miss Taggart came home early at 1/2 past 4 p.m. afraid of thunder and lightning. I borrowed ,50 cts of Wells. I had a big search for a suit of underclothes of Sr didnt find them.

Wallace borrowed V's boat to go fishing around the foot to Dick Hallidays coming back tomorrow. V goes to look for help & I draw and stack oats tomorrow. Couldnt get Geo Niles. He working for J Irvine

Saturday 10 February A suffering cold day. No let up to cold and snow. Joe here helped fix the pump, ate dinner here. The pump out of order since last Tuesday. V dont now have to draw barrels and cans of water from the river to water all the stock. played cards. V popped some of the corn W.N brought over. played cards this evening. Joe & V put in hay.

Sunday 11 February 1917 A clear bright very cold day. 12 deg below zero. Joe Woodman here to chore. Will Niles drove in here didn't stay long acted kind pouty about something, dont know what, nor dont care

Monday 12 Feb 1917 This is a very cold day. Ray King and his man Kesler stopped here enroute for Dick Hallidays and Kingston for the new horses he bought last week. They coal collars more trimed one with white frost and they had cold noses, toses, feet and fingers. The result of their calling was a package of selected pieces of print for a quilt June had sent me. Edith gone to school.

Tuesday 13 February 1917 A terrible stormy day. Wind and snow. Ray K and his man returned with the beautiful matched team. Just called for a few minutes to warm. Storm raging all day cold dreary nasty weather.