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Monday 7th December 1902
A cold day. Maud washed and hung the
clothes on the line where they froze almost
instantly

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and straighned [sic: straightened] up the pantry. I fell and
hurt myself. Maud thought I was killed
and screamed. I dont know how I came to fall
or what I fell over. Anyway I didn't
break any bones only bruised my self. I hopped
up and worked all day Maud in evening
went up to call on Shell. Mrs Niles and Wallace
had just returned from visiting Mary Woodman
Lennie here this evening didnt bring a jug but
Voltie treated him to cider.

13th March 1903 Friday
A soft cloudy morning. After Maud and
I had done the work all up, I wrote
to the "American Woman to inquire about Bracebridge
Hall and why it is not forth coming. Voltie
put away in the new ice house, once head, his cutter,
bob sleigh, &c finished repairing Chas Woodmans
cutter. The ground as bare as May. The ice still
hanging in the river. Cloudy all day. I dug
horse radish for tea. Our black cow
last night had a calf. The calf so big it died
before it was born. Charley & Len helped Voltie

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