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Friday 20th February 1903
Arose early and prepared every thing for market
put the eggs in oats, sent Grace a basket and brougt [sic: brought]
out the basket of butter while Bob and Voltie loads
the logs for the saw mill and after a hand shake and
good bye from Robert, they drive off up the ice
for Garden Island and Kingston. Then Maud and
I pitch in to work. Maud washes all the white clothes
I wash all the dishes and seperator and cook
the meals. A cow buyer here from town. Mr Wheatley
called in pm making a short and entertaining visit
Maud goes to Mrs Niles to return her skirt pattern.
Shell accompanied her home bringing a pail for milk
Then Shell and Maud went to PO for mail, Herald,
Whig, Kingston News, Woman's farm journal and Hearth
and Home. Voltie came late,—about nine pm,
forgot to mention a letter from "Hugh", for Voltie. Massey
Harris Co rather saucy too. Maud goes a little way with Shell
when she goes at 1/2 past 8 pm.

Saturday 21 February 1903
A blustering, snowy, windy morning morning. Voltie
wont go to the island for wood this day, but works
in shop, paints sleigh, &c. Wallace Niles here
in evening stays till 9 pm borrows Volties
cutter to go to Clayton.