Irene Dixon Bamford

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V and Emma pick berries in pm. Drove to dock for flour and calf feed. A sick yearling dont know what ailed her. The heifer died. R here in evening. O I've got to write letters. I dont like the job especialy to Helen W but she is a good old soul. If I had lots of leisure time I would like to write to Charlotte Gibson but have too any way. V drove to dock for calf meal and flour 50 lbs Well! I see I've written the above twice but no matter till all right.

Friday 25 June 1915 Another fine day. V skinned the heifer and discovered that she had been hooked which caused an inflamation. V hoed in garden nearly all day. I received a letter from Grace which I read aloud at the dinner table to V wherein she relates that Bob Wells Sr has lost his job as first mate and Bert & Maud had just returned from Potsdam. V sent Rube berries to Rube by John Lynton who had been to the factory & drove in here to work for V but V sent him home with the berries for fear they might not keep well.

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Saturday 26th June 1915 A very fine day. Lynton came to hoe for V this day and worked all day. The hens are scratching up the potatoes. Emma cleaned floors. Ed McDermot here for some buggy repairs. Going to take Sylve to the foot to Wm Gillespies, so they say. Roy Rat here in the evening. When Maud Gillespie drove in here for strawberries. She brought me 4 bound books as a loan which surprised me very much. I have to write 5 letters. I wish they were all written. Helen Watson, Charlotte Gibson, Grace & Belle & John.

Sunday 27th June 1915 The wind is blowing form the North this morning, and a little sprinkling of rain. It is a beautiful day. V & Emma picked berries. R. R. came all dressed for church; picked berries and ate dinner. Then walked to church with Emma came back with Emma. staid awhile then went home and came back again. Frank & Em and Clifford and Samy came over. Frank after dinner went back Samy, Emma and Clifford going to stay till Wednesday. Clifford came down to see us. They all went to Rachels in evening for milk

Tuesday 28th Sept 1915 A clear cool breezy day. North wind Snub's family gathering apples in Sylvia's orchard. I can see a wagon load of bags filled with apples. Sylve and two of her sisters in law came down last night Marion and Lena. V trying the corn again this morning. Weir has 12 acres of corn lying flat on the ground. Maud Gillespie here inviting Emma to a party at Dick Halliday & brought me 4 books. I lent her one Woodstock by Sir Walter Scott.

Wednesday 29 Sept 1915 A very fine day. Received a letter from Charlotte Gibson also a letter from Grace

Thursday 30 Sept 1915 A very fine day. Voltie & Emma went to the Kingston. R came over and staid with me all day. Emma and Maggie Joslin and Roy Rattray and a Holland fellow all went to Portsmouth where Maggie and Roy Rattray were married. Emma

Friday 29 Dec 1916 A clear bright cold morning. It makes every one step high, light and wide step up and step around. Emma much better. Fact is she is all right. heavy frost on window this morning. The mail came to day for first in a week.

Saturday Dec 30 1916 A very nice day, the river froze over this morning but the wind blew from the east and broke it open from here to Lindas Isl. Wall came home he was Ice bound, he went over last night to get medicine for his mother. Will N went to Mcfaddens to Rachels hen feed she bought from Rube. Emma mop the floors clear though. W & V work on his sheep pen got it nearly done but one end. Well this is Emma's writing. So it saves me the trouble of writing the events of this day more than to say I patched a petticoat for Edith and knit a few points on the lace V and Wells and E and E played cards then V popped corn. I guess the cider is getting tremendously good.

Sunday 31st Dec 1916 The last day of the month, the last day of the year. The first day of the week so it is called. sun bright day. snowed little in morning no church service to day. I employed my time writing to Charlotte Gibson a 11 page letter. no visitors no callers no one went from here.

Monday 1st January 1917 Not so very cold. no frost on windows. This is first day of the week, first day of the year, first day of the month. I wrote and sent a letter to Grace also to Charlotte Gibson. Emma sent a letter to Sylvia. V and W finish the sheep barn and V went down to the Frank place for the sheep (27 of them) and put them in the new sheep barn, going to churn and we are cooking meat and hogs head for mince meat or head cheese, in the big aggate [sic] kettle on the kitchen stove. Snows again. Emma made rolled jelly cake and cookies for dinner. Emma made head cheese. Will N drove over to Rs carrying for straw for beding and straw. Card playing going on this eve and noisy. Oh!

Tuesday 2nd January 1917 Cloudy and warm 30 deg above zero; bare spots showing through the snow in pastures and meadow. Voltie phoned central to learn how the crossing is to Kingston. The boat is going to try and cross if she can get through the ice. V intended butchering 8 pigs and take them to Kingston market. Then he phoned to F Briceland but he not at home. Then he phoned George Woodman to enquire about getting sand and and pine roots for kindling but Geo not at home. So he puts shoes on Old Ben. Work in house goes slow. Emma baking bread, made prints. A bee at school house moving the closets. V sent Will milling corn to day and cooking beef for mince pies. Played cards.