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Tuesday 20 Jan 1914
A beautiful downfall of snow.
Wall said last night he is going to
help V draw straw to day. But I knew he
wouldnt and I told him so.
Edith gone to school. Got a drive up
with the Woodmans after wallowing
through the drifts to get to C Woodman.
Samy on the ice trying to make his
ice boat navigate but finds if quite
difficult on account of snow, any way
he broke down and came to the house
to get V to repair the breakage which
he, Voltie, does. Shep our beautiful little
mongral [sic] dog always ready to bark
his very loudest when any one outside
the family comes. V tried to beat
Shep back behind the stove but
in spite of Voltie he escaped around
back of stove and met Samy with a
full blast of his loud vaciferous
bow wow. Emma frying doughnuts
which are superfine. Voltie finishing
off 5 whiffletrees. Got old sharing horse
in the kitchen. I send a letter to
Helen Watson. Wallace came in p.m.
always glad to see Wallace.
The weather very unpleasant so did
not go for the mail last night.
We sat up till eleven p.m. I
reading aloud to Voltie and the girls
E & E. Only 3 eggs to day.
Sylvia got a bad cold.