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Tuesday 15 February 1916

Warmer this morning Emma 17 years old
to day. Snow falling. Volke with more
work on hand than any man ought to have
to do alone, drives to school with Edith
I pare apples and wash dishes V works in
grainery cleaning seed oats and barley
drives over to R's along towards night
R thinks she will come over and
she comes

Wednesday 16 February 1916

Arose at 5 am V gone to town
carrying a grist for pig feed and a grist for
flour 3 1/2 dozen eggs & 18 lbs butter Weather
not cold as has been quite mild. driving
on the ice this morning but V drove
around the road Edith at home. went over to
Rachels twice to look after R's hens then drew
Rs bread and the papers Eveline sent to R
and Jim hand sled from mud box V came
home early, drove all the way to [?] the