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Monday 2nd February 1903
A soft morning & so foggy can scarcely
see the barn. V drove our old pig to Joys
and then helped Frank butcher 5 pigs.
Callers for the barn Johny Willson, Wallace Niles,
Jackey Niles, Dave Reid, Len Patterson, Geo Ratray.
Voltie came home at noon cleaned up a grist
and got ready for going to Kingston tomorrow.
But dont think he will for towards evening
it thunders and rains. The fields are pretty
much bare every where. I churned and got
the butter and eggs ready for market. Sr caught
one eating her egg as soon as laid it. This is the
anniversary of my wedding day 43 years ago. The bear cant
see a shadow to day.

Tuesday 3rd February 1903
Voltie arose at 5 am look
out thought it was to soft to go to Town so
went back to bed for another snooze but just
before we sat down to breakfast Johny Willson
came up to see why V didnt' come down and bring
old Nell but V sent Nell by JW and
said Frank was to drive here so he hustled around
and got started carrying 16 lbs butter, 4 1/2 doz eggs
[illegible] grist to mill a bag of potatoes for Grace was
going to carry her a bag of apples but had too
full load. JW went along too a beautiful day
for the first time in a while ago. [illegible] on to
[illegible] dug snow with the hoe to wash