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Tuesday 7 Jan 1908 Rachel and I done the work all right. We were glad to see Beatrice dining in bringing her mother and Henry. I was so glad to see Belle. She going to stay till Sunday. Bee staid till towards night before she drove home again. Befor [sic] Bee went home Ray McIntyre came over, rowed across in skiff, went back and brought back Rachels corn potatoes and beans and stays over to help V chop wood over on the Daily place. V goes to the post office and brings the herald, a letter from Grace and 2 letters for Maud and an invitation to the masked ball at Depanville. We sit up till 11 pm visiting. R received a card, invitation to visit Alice Gloyd.

Monday 2nd June 1919 another fine day; I'm watching out to see if any house cleaning or pantry done this day. V planting potatoes again this day.

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Wednesday 8 January 1908 Awoke this morning to find the ground white with snow. After dinner Ray and Voltie went to Dailys woods, came home at dark, hungry tired and happy. Belle cleaned the pantry by putting newpapers [sic] on shelves and aranging [sic] every thing in order. Rachel baked pies (mince), fried cakes, made cookies, baked bread, baked apples, and beans, boiled pork. We sat up again till 10 pm. I write a letter to Lillian Quinn McDonald. Wells got a very lame back. It dont seem to get much better. V and R much pleased aobut something that occured over at Dailys.

Thursday 9 January 1908. Arose at 6 am. V got the breakfast going. Rachel fried buckwheat cakes. Boys went over to the woods to chop wood carrying their dinner.

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Friday 10th January 1908 A beautiful day rather cold. River lightly frozen over last night. Voltie and Ray went early to the woods after mailing 4 letters, 2 for Mrs Daily, and two for me: one of them I sent to Lillian Macdonald, and one to Grace. Rachel and Belle churned and made pea shop, baked sweet apples, and stewed snow apples whole. William G Woodman phoned wanting Wells Junor's address and wants to buy beans of [sic] Voltie. I dont do much work these days, dont have to. Rachel and Belle does all the work. Quite a lot of mail, forgot what it was. 2 letters for Maud I know, a card from Nellie Brooks.

Saturday 11 January 1908 A terrible storm from the North of rain and A beautiful day, warm very best day of all so far this months. A general day of baking and cleaning up. Ray & Voltie worked in woods all day and at evening V came for the team and drove back for a load of wood. Sr complains all day

[margin] Will Dixon 49 years old 11 Jan 1908.

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Sunday 12th January 1908 A terrible storm of rain and ice from the North. Trees dropping low under the weight of ice. Didn't think Charley would come for Belle But he came through rain and ice driving in buggy, the top and sides sheathed in ice with icicles for ornament fringing the front of the top covering. Beatrice came with him enveloped in Vanhorns heavy fur coat, enroute for Art Vincents. They report telephone wires down and broken all along the roads, so there is no communication by telephone till the lines are raised. A short while after dinner Charley, Belle & Henry take their leave & depart for home. Belle wearing Vanhorn's big fur coat. Well after they are gone dinner dishes washed and put away, we employ our time reading till tea time which Rachel and Beatrice puts on the table then after dishes again washed, read again till 1/2 past 10 pm when we all go to bed and sleep, the sleep of the good conscience.

I lent Belle a book "The First Violin". The book Nellie Brooks sent me for Christmas.

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Monday 13th January 1908 Cloudy all day. We dont hurt ourselves with work to day only knit, get the meals. The river like a mirror. V draws more straw to the barn. Ray helps him. Sr sits around the house most of the day and knows how much butter Beatrice eats on her potato. Towards night Beatrice and Ray go over the river, we watch them and the old black sail till they are across; lonesome now Belle and Beatrice are both gone. Maud in Kingston with Grace. We dont hear the cheerful ring of the telephone any more, wire lying on the ground coated thickly with ice. In the evening after tea & dishes washed we read as usual till 10 pm. I finish reading the minister wooing by Harriet Beatrice Stowe. Lent Ray a book "Coral island" by R.M. Balantyne