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Wednesday 18
A fine warm
day. Wind South doors open to the weather
all day, very mild like Indian summer.
V drawing turnips all day. I try to
get butter churned and print made early,
couldnt do it. Rachel here sewing
on machine. Shell Niles here for books.
Inez with Shell. wrote a letter to Bamford.
Very disagreeable weather this evening. Wind
blowing half a gale and raining, pouring in torrents.
Volty drove over to Dignams with Grace & her butter
and a grist for the logs and for the house.

Thurday 19 Nov
Not so very bad day after last
night storm of wind and rain. Voltie
plowed all day. Grace gone to Kingston
only 20 lbs butter this week. Been
filling jar with butter for winter. Maud and
I work all day cleaning up pantry and
drying pumpkins beside we washed, ironed,
moped pantry and kitchen floors. V milked
cows early and goes to dock for Grace and
we have every thing ready on the table for tea.