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Sunday 17 January 1916

Snow blows drifts and frost
standing on window.
Volke is better. Lots of work
to do in door and out. This is a
real winter day. V went over to R's to
see how she stands this weather V is working in
shop all day Teacher phoned no school
on account of cant build a fire in stove
V working in shop all day on sleigh after
breaking roads and feeding R's hens snow drifting

Wednesday 19 Jan 1916

No going to school to day; great snow
drfits every where. Sent a letter to post
box for Grace where it remain till the mail
can come Mail came as far as Angus McDon
V broke roads from here to R & from
there to the schoolhouse. No school to day Teacher
at Briens his boarding place I partly write
a letter to Grace