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Thursday 7th March 1902
Ground frozen hard this morning, a
fine morning. I finished Mauds dress
and away she goes on skates up to
Mrs Niles for buttermilk and I make
buckwheat cakes and try some of the
new syrup which is fine. Wells drew
a load of wood from Lindy's island.
A little before tea time Geo Darling and
his man drove in here. I was afraid they
would want to stay all night. But no they
went to their old stopping place Geo Gillespie.
He shook hands very cordially and wanted
to bring in another cady of tea. I said no we have
enough left from the one we have now to
last another year, but all the same he insisted
upon bringing in another caddy. I said go
to the barn and see Bamford "all right