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Wednesday 2nd May 1917
A cold disagreeable day, rains dark and
dreary, but such day's come, cant work
the field to day. Joe Woodman out to shop.
V skimmed. The yearling bull it died last
night. Emma trimmed the wall paper, worked
and packed the butter for summer. Rachel washing
dishes. Edith looking after R's hens and
drawing up the sheep and lambs which is
an every day business for her "Little Bo Peep".
Received a letter from Grace, snows this pm,
nasty wether [sic] for May only 14 eggs for us 17
eggs for R.

Thursday 3rd May 1917
Cold morning. West wind. V and E & E
doing chores, Voltie plowing garden for potato planting.
Rachel and Emma washing breakfast dishes,
snow again this morning. Edith out picking
up potatoes from where V is plowing potatoes
that were not dug last fall. picked up more
than half bushel. Miss Langley brought Edith's
potatoes and aster seeds for her school fair garden.
Edith and Emma planted more potatoes this
pm. cold all day. Emma cut rags for
a rug. Edith goes to Rachel to feed and water
her hens and gather the eggs twice this day.
V leaves the sheep out this night, except the
smallest lambs. I write a long letter to Grace.
Mrs Michea no better. 23 eggs for us
14 for Rachel.