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Tuesday 11 July 1917
Rain Rain Rain the gentle loving rain.
Emma pitched into the washing. Voltie pitched
into the shoeing horse business. Edith pitched into
I dont know what it was forgoten [sic]. I helped
wash dishes, cleaned up table and cabinet, wrote in
diary, crocheted.

Wednesday 12 July 1917
Rain Rain Rain all day. Voltie picked
a few more baskets of berries for canning and
butchered one porker in pm. Joe helped Voltie
butcher the pig and ate dinner here. Jim Kehoe
sick. Emma washed again to day. Lines full
and more to hang out. Voltie drove to dock with
pork going to Town tomorrow to pay Anglin. Voltie
stopped at R's to get her to come over. She didn't come.

Thursday 13 July 1917
Weather Still continues rainy; no break
in the rain clouds. Voltie gone to Kingston
had to hustle as usual. Emma drove to
the docks and then around by the factory.
This is the 4th day of the rain. Joe doing Kehoe
chores milks 12 cows then drives to factory then
milks his own cows then away to factory
again. Jim Kehoe sick. got inflamation
of intestine. Samy going to Kingston 9 a.m.
has returned after driving around by factory. Weather
clearing sun shining. The clothes drying on line.