Irene Dixon Bamford

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Tuesday 18 May 1915 Another very cool morning rained in the night. V finished fence over there and made 3 garden beds for onions which Edith and Emma set to onions. I work on rug. Roy R here in evening. Sylve and her family came home. She brought one of the McDermots kids with her Marion or Mary Anne. Ed McDermot gone working for Byron Irvine. Churned gave Kehoe some krout and sent Rachel milk and krout by Kehoe.

Wednesday 19 May 1915 A very good day cool enough. V made onion beds, 3 of them. E & E planted the onions which now makes six. Edith brought brush from the river to cover the first 3 beds. The hens had began scratching them out. Rachel came over to dinner & borrowed the garden rake. Emma gathered dandelion greens for dinner. I received a letter from Grace & Robert. V went after dark last night for R's eggs.

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Saturday 22 May 1915 A very pleasant day after a cool night. Rachel came over for dinner. After awhile Ed Macdermot & Sylve and Roy Rattray and Sadie Macdermot cross the river in Niles old skiff enroute for the corners, they drove out in Maloneys rig. Maggie and Maryanne Macdermot came down to play ball with E & E. V building fence.

Sunday 23rd May 1915 A very fine day. We have some visitors this day. Edith Dixon and George Woodman & Rachel & Van and Lib accompanied by the usual amount of talk. Emma prepared a very good dinner for them. After dinner and dishes washed Emma & Edith goes up to Sylvias and returned accompanied by Maggie.

Monday 23rd May 1915 A very fine day. Emma began cleaning my bedroom, moved every thing out to the front veranda my bed and all. Sylve came down and helped paper. Mabel Morgan came for eggs to set a hens. Brought me a book, The Calling of Dan Mathews. Mabel & Sylve here to supper. I sleep in the veranda this night. V building fence. No mail.