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Friday 18 February
1916

A fine morning which ended
in a snow storm. We arose early
V going to town this morning
A many of the neighbours taking
advantage of this mornings weather
are going to Kingston this morning
weather changes to colder and he [?]
swirling the snow terribly but Volkie comes about
4 O'clock with grist, and coal for Rachel
He left the Oysters and Edith went
speller in Kingston also a new book for me
by Winston Churchill. The Inside Ox The Cup
Rec'd a letter from Grace

Saturday 19 Feb 1916

Not a very bad day but a lazy one as
far as I am concerned We just cook and
eat 3 square meals, go feed R's hens
V phoned Geo Niles who is going to Kingston,
to go Hendersons for the books and Oysters
George brought them. Edith walked down on the
ice for them, stayed so long visiting that Volke
went to look for her Marion McDermot phoned
Emma that she is going away from [?]
going home to stay.