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Monday July 1st 1918
Dominion Day

Wind blowing hard from South this morn
rained heavily in the night. Rain came in
under the veranda door. The weather clears
tho the wind continues to blows and the
waves are rolling high and beating
against the shore. The clouds are running
to the North this morning, and the swaying
bowing bending of the trees all in motion.
V can't work on the barn this day
on account of wind tho he did work some
after Jim came. Jim didn't go home this eve
a picnic Brophy's point Samy went accompanied by Miss Langley a
dance at night.

Tuesday 2nd July 1918

A very good day all day. V & Jim worked on
barn all day JD turned the cows in the orchard
after milking in morning. V and I watch them
to keep them out from the door yard and destroying
Emmas flower bed. Edith has to trot after them
nearly every ten minutes. After dinner Edith
goes visiting to Louise Niles then Emma has to
trot every time I say "There the cows are eating your
dahlias. Edgar Niles came over for Emma to
go to their house visiting and tomorrow pm they are
going to Allen's St Lawrence corners to a dance. Emma
went. Jim Morgan goes home after he ate supper