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Monday 26th 1914 October
Awoke this morning to find the Wind
S.W. and blowing and rain pelting
against the window. V up early, went
for the cows, milked and drove to factory
and home again. No breakfast ready
had to wait. V gathered the cabbage,
done all the chores watered and fed the
stray ducks, rolled the sour krout
in the kitchen from the back veranda.
Voltie had to doctor old Ben again
last night for colic. Edith at school.
First snow this autumn nasty
snow storm froze last night quite hard.

Tuesday 27 October 1914
Not very bad weather in am but Wind
beginning to blow after dinner. Frank Woodman
came over with R Percey's skiff
to bring his father in law Mrs Reid across
The wind blows so Frank cannot return
home but turned back after going 1/4 way,
across. He makes us a visit and stays
all night. Mr Reid comes down in
evening to make us a visit and stays
till 10 pm. News came from far west
that Annie Gillespie Bolton died this morning
at 9 Oclock am. Voltie bought Franks old
well drill. Edith a school. Voltie
built a fence around the straw stack.
Frank is loud, noisy and good natured.
We make more pear preserves and churn.
V carried pumkins down cellar, frozen
stiff. So we have lost the punkins and squash.
The hens ate all the quail head beans.
No letters only standard and two cook
books.