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Wednesday 30 Jan 1 #
A beautiful day drew wood #
from island. 12 loads now #
Maud washed, no visitors #

Thursday 21 January 1907
A fine day and cold. finished #
wood from the island 15 loads. Voltie #
back for the last load (went alone) two #
Rachel here for potatoes. Maud ironed. I
finished the second pair of mittens.

Friday February 1st 1907
Up and breakfast by lamp light again.
good sleighing for the snow fell yesterday
pm. Cloudy this morning, not cold.

Saturday 2nd February 1907
A dark cloudy day, thawing. Sr
gone to Kingston on the ice. Met Robert
and Reginald and went home with them
to dinner. Sr had a tooth filled by Daily.
Maud and I cooked for visitors which we expect
may come tomorrow if tis a good day, wind blowing hard
from South, increasing to a gale. Sr comes home early.