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Thursday 26 November 1896
Grace & Voltie came home this morning
from D Woodmans at 4 Oclock and went to
bed. I arose at 7 build a fire and got
breakfast well under way when V gets up.
Earth and trees covered thickly
with ice completely encased.
Maud gets up early enough to eat her
breakfast and starts immediatley to school.
The weather proves to be delightfully fair
Sun shining out warm and clear from
a cloudless sky. Scarcely a ripple on the
river. The ice dropping from the trees
in showers as the warm sun light loosens it
and the grass is green again. Can &
tub soon filled with water as the ice
rapidly melts on the roof. Grace
arose at 9 and is now washing a
few things. Jen & Eveline gone to
Kingston. Thanks giving day
throughout the United States and Canada
Flora came over to bring the butter print
get the shortning.