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Tuesday 26 Dec 1911
A warm day no snow no frost.
Voltie ditching over on R's place.
Grandad doing nothing but behaving
himself very well to day. His appetite
fine. For dinner cooked boiled meat,
parsnips, turnips, beets, warmed potatoes,
baked beans, mince pie, bread &
butter. A Christmas rehersal in
the church this pm. E&E are
going to rehersal. V digging stone
away from boat landing this pm.
I do all the dinner dishes and
nearly get the supper. E&E
didn't come till after dark.

Wednesday 27 Dec 1911
Well I guess we are going to
have winter. Wind began to howl
from the SW about 2 am
and blew a gale all day. V went
over to McDonalds and returned
just in time to save our house from
burning, caught fire from the
burning out of the stove pipe,
Charley W helped extinguish the
fire. Came pretty nearly being
homeless and destitute. I dressed
7 chickens for market, moved
the kitchen stove into the
dining room and burn coal.
E & E goes to the Christmas tree