Aunt
Sam's Diary
December
24, 1967 - December 31, 1968
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December 24,
1967
Harry invited us down for New Year.
Hardly any snow. Saw Ken’s family, Joan, Nelson, Vi, Harry. Duckie,
Tiny’s mother, Edith girls, boys, Walker Sherry, Harold, Rachel and family,
Mother and Graham.
Dec. 25
Tiny and I had dinner with my mother and Graham. Came hone at 3.
7 p.m.
it’s snowing. Saw
Tiny’s mother.
Dec. 26
It snowed about 3 inches. Haven’t seen anyone. It’s
3.30 bright and sunny cold. It went to 15 below.
Dec. 27
Tiny sick since Xmas day. Abbie Nichol, his son-in-law
and a young lad were here last night.
Dec. 28
Snowing. Tiny and I had an
argument. It’s 23 above
11 a.m.
Nelson & Harry came. Nelson
gave us a box venison. He had ½
case beer & bottle.
Dec. 29
Sunny & cold. Tiny’s
mother has been sick about 3 weeks now. Hughie
was here last night. Wilfred &
Stella brought Tiny a pack cigs., cake, candy.
Went to 10 below.
Dec. 30
Had a drink with John, Emma, Nelson, Reg.
Joan sick. Walker, June, Tiny
and I went to Junes mother. Kip went
to town with us. It was zero
tonight. Also went to my Mothers.
Dec. 31
Nelson gave Tiny hair cut. Not
drinking. Reg. brought in some beer.
Laurence McNulty had some wine. Harold
and Rachel and kids were here. Snowing.
January
1968
Jan. 1, 1968
10 a.m.
15 below. We went to my mother’s and Tiny’s mother. 20 below
11:30 p.m.
Jan. 2, 1968
Snowing
9:30 a.m.
10 below. Tiny was
to go to work, couldn’t start car. Still snowing,
2:30
zero.
Jan. 3,
1968
Snowing zero at
8 a.m.
Hughie came going to
help dip 15 chickens, 5 below.
Jan. 4, 1968
Snowing
11 a.m.
11 above, 10 below
tonight. Saw my folks, Tiny’s mother, Betty Bowes, Foster. Isaac, Faith sick.
Gail sick, Emma and John flu, Betty R flu.
Jan. 5,
1968
Plow just came
1:30
8 above, had 2 puffs since last night Stella &
Wilfred were here, 10 below
Jan 6,
1968
Saw Ruth. Joan sick again, snowed. Was home at 11, 15
below.
Jan. 7,
1968
Snowed quite a bit, l0 a.m.10 below; zero 1:30, still
10 below windy going to 40 below.
Jan. 8, 1968
When we got up at 8, 30 below, Sunny
11:30 a.m.
22 below,
4:30
15 below 12
midnight
22 below, is to go
to 35 below.
Jan. 9, 1968
When I awoke at 6 it
was 24 below,
11:30 a.m.
5 below,
quarter to 1 5 below,
3 p.m.
10 below
Jan. 10,
1968
6 a.m. 20 below,
11:15
2 below. Saw Mother,
Graham, Betty, Muriel, Mother, Mary. Joan.
Jan. 11. 1968
6 a.m. 20 below,
10:30 a.m.
10 below.
Jan. 12,
1968
It was 20 below at
6 a.m.
,
12:30
it’s 5 above.
Raymond, Pat were here from
Ottawa
also Delie. It’s
to go to 20 below,
9 p.m.
5 below.
Jan. 13, 1968
1:03 a.m.
2 above at
6 a.m.
20 below. Saw Ruth, Joan, Vi. Mrs.
Wright is waiting for bed in hospital. A letter from Beulah. June
at
Ottawa
. Linda, Joey,
Walkers.
12:30 p.m.
20 below.
Sent Nelson birthday card.
Jan. 14,
1968
Saw Mrs. Wright. She is in bed waiting to go to the hospital. Saw Betty
& Donald.
6 p.m.
20 above. Had a
letter from Beulah. Dennis, Ann, my Mother & Graham, saw Ruth & Bernie,
they didn’t see me. Started to snow around
6:30
Jan. 15. 1968
Still
snowing heavy, snowed heavy all night, 11 a.m. 20 above windy, 1st
time snowed in.
Jan. 16, 1968
6 p.m.
1 below; we are
still snowed in. Snowed a few dribbles. Baked bread.
Jan. 17,
1968
2 below at 6,
10 a.m.
10 above, cloudy
still snowed in. Mother went to hospital Monday, Graham & Muriel took her;
Plow man had dinner here.
Jan. 18,
1968
Saw my mother & Graham, going to town, took Ruth to see her mother in
hospital. Saw Ann & Dennis there, stopped at Joan’s, l2
p.m. 35 above
windy, saw Hilda, Jimmy.
Jan. 19,
1968
Noon
raining off and on 35
above. Baked Biscuits. When I went to bed at
1 a.m.
28 above.
Jan. 20,
1968
11 a.m.
38 above cloudy
& sunny. Saw Ruth, Wayne, George, Mary, Ike, Viola & girls.
Jan. 21,
1968
30 above sunny and windy, Ken, Freddie & Sonny were here.
Saw Mother, Graham, Betty, girls, Shane, Harold,
Roy
, children gave me 3
presents. 2 Birthday
cards. Saw Joan, Nelson & kids went to 20 above. Presents from Debbie, Annie, Greg, Rachel.
Jan. 22,
1968
11 a.m.
21 above cloudy, 30
above at
2 a.m.
Jan. 23, 1968
Snowing and blowing, 10 a.m. 19 above,
2:30
bad snow storm
drifting 15 above
Jan. 24,
1968
Sunny & cold it’s
10:30
, zero at
4 a.m.
It was 6 below,
I have bronchitis and a pain in my head. George was here. Stella, Wilfred gone
to Burnstown with Tiny.
Jan. 25,
1968
MY BIRTHDAY, it was 20 below last night. Foster came to te1l us that Mrs.
Wright has cancer and a short time left. Plowman was in for a visit,
2:30 a.m.
10 below.
Jan.
26. 1968
Cloudy
10 a.m.
19 above. Went to
see Tiny’s mother. She gave me a box chocolates and some doughnuts.
Jan.
27, 1968
Tiny has gone up to saw wood at his mother’s, lovely
day.
10 a.m.
sunny 28 above. Saw Ruth, Scrappie, Adail, children,
George, Hazel, Art.
Jan. 28,
1968
Snowing. Ken & Freddie were here. I’ve a sore
neck. Saw my Mother. June was phoning to Mary to see if we were up. Tiny, girls,
Mary and I had snack of turkey that Mary made. Went to Muriel’s.
Jan. 29,
1968
11 a.m.
20 above. There’s
a crust out. Rained. Nancy & Hughie came tonight.
11:30
35 above. Drizzle.
Jan. 30,
1968
Gerald brought
Alice
for a visit.
Beautiful day. It was 38 above. It’s
3:30
and 30 above.
Jan. 31,
1968
5 below
at
6 a.m.
25 above &
cloudy. Saw my mother, Vi, Mary, Nancy, Joan, Billie, Peggy, Dennis, Ann. Went
to Annex to see Tiny’s mother.
11:30 p.m.
20 above.
Feb. 1. 1968
Rained off and on. It’s
11:30 p.m.
Raining 35 above.
Windy.
Feb. 2, 1968
Raining, 40 above,
cloudy. Ground hog didn’t see his shadow.
11:30 p.m.
35 above. Windy.
Feb. 3, 1968
1 o’clock
29 above. Snowing. I
went in to see Mrs. Wright. Stopped at Joan’s, my Mother and June’s. Was 10
above after
midnight
. Mrs. Wright wants
us to take Carol & Dale in to see her.
Feb. 4, 1968
Sunny and windy. 18 above at
1 o’clock
. Harold & Greg
were here.
2:30
20 above. Tiny went
up for eggs.
Feb. 5. 1968
Cloudy most of the day.
3 p.m.
sun shinning 25
above. We are taking Carol & Dale to see their grandmother.
Feb. 6, 1968
Cloudy & Sunny. It’s 12 above.
Feb. 7, 1968
18 above at
2 p.m.
Going to Village
after supper. Wrote Mrs. Wright. Saw my mother, Viola, Kids. 15 below tonight.
Tiny got a beaver.
Feb. 8, 1968
Sunny.
9:30
20 above. Just saw a
fox. Raymond & Pat from
Ottawa
. Delie & Frank Arno just left.
Feb. 9, 1968
Cloudy and cold. 18 above 10 below tonight.
Feb. 10,
1968
Took Carol & Dale to see grandma. Brought them here
for supper, I minded the kids on the week end. Very, very cold, the winds made
it appear 40 below.
Feb. 11,
1968
10 below. Harold visited; Betty phoned, Laurie &
Pat, kids, called Mary, Muriel, June, my Mother, Joan talked on phone to me,
came home
9:30 p.m.
25 below,
Feb. 12,
1968
Snowing slightly. 10 above, Tiny, Laurie & Butch
gone to farm. T.V. acting up. Wilfred & Stella played cards. T.V. broke.
1 a.m.
2 below.
Feb. 13,
1968
8 above windy. T.V. broke.
Feb. 14,
1968
Saw Mother, Vi, Mary, Kids, Betty, Donald, John.
Hughie. Nancy, Stella. Saw Mrs. Wright. 10 above, snowed a little.
Feb. 15,
1968
10:30
sunny, 10 above,
windy. Gerald was here for dinner. Hydro was here.
2:30
still 10 above. Tiny
went up for Meat. 10 below.
Feb. 16,
1968
10 a.m. 10 above,
6:30
Wilfred, Stella came, left
12:30
, windy 20 above.
Feb. 17, 1968
Very windy, drifting snow drifting.
10 a.m.
8 above, Tiny says road not blocked.
Feb. 18, 1968
Sunny, cold, 10 below at
7:30
,
11:30
15 above,
9:30 p.m.
9 above. Saw Mary, Edith, Joan, Harold, Greg, Carol, Dale, my Mother Hughie,
Nancy
, just left.
Feb. 19. 1968
8 a.m. 10 below, sunny
6:30
15 above,
2:30 a.m.
5 below.
Feb. 20, 1968
Sunny, cold, 5 below at
9:30
,
6:15
5 below.
Feb. 21, 1968
7 a.m. 15 below,
noon
zero, sunny. Saw my
Mother, Graham, Mary, Vi, Foster, Hughie, kids.
6:30 p.m.
2 below.
Feb. 22, 1968
7 a.m. 5 below, windy, cold,
11 a.m.
15 above. Hughie, Nancy, us went to see grandma, Wilfred, Stella came, 10 above
at
1:30 a.m.
Feb. 23, 1968
Plow came, sunny, 10 a.m. 10 above.
Hughie, Nancy and us went to Renfrew. Saw Ruth, Vi. Mary, Betty, Dorothy,
Wayne
; 15 below. Last night took t.v. in.
Feb. 24, 1968
15 below
7a.m.
,
11 a.m.
22 above, sunny, taking Carol, Dale to see Grandma. Hughie, Kippy, Carol had
supper here. Carol stayed all night. Brought T.V. home. Saw Rachel, her mother,
Linda, Bobby too.
Feb. 25, 1968
Edith, Carol, Dale, Wade had dinner here.
5 p.m.
29 above went to store. Joan,
Nelson away, saw Kip, Randy, Terry, Dennis Riopelle and
Joan’s new t.v.
Feb 26, 1968
At
6 a.m.
10 below,
12:30 p.m.
31 above and sunny. T.V. broke.
Feb 27, 1968
Sunny 38 above, saw my Mother. Graham, Vi, Nancy, Foster, Ike, kids. Spoke
to Muriel on phone: 29 above
11 p.m.
I saw 3 wild ducks.
Feb 28, 1968
Snowing, 30 above, 25 above at
11 p.m.
Snowing lightly.
Feb. 29, 1968
10 a.m.
35 above sunny. Saw the 1st crow. We went to see Tiny’s mother,
saw Ann, Kathleen, Kip, Jim. 20 above
11:30 p.m.
March 1, 1968
30 sunny, cloudy, windy,
1 o’clock
35 above, washed my
head.
Mar. 2, 1968
8 a.m. 20 above, cloudy, saw a chipmunk, took Carol, Dale to
see their grandmother. I minded them; Edith stayed over night, about 20 below.
Mar. 3, 1968
Vi, Harry, Peggy, Lillie came back
10:30
, Betty, Donald, family, Mary, Isaac, Robin, Ronnie, Pat, Laurie, and family,
Bill Elliott’s Mother dropped in, Muriel phoned.
Edith left, cold 5 above
at
11:30
.
Mar. 4, 1968
Sunny, cloudy 41 above, heard Saturday
Rachel’s mother broke her ankle.
Mar. 5,
1968
10 above
7 a.m.
,
9:30
20 above, sunny we
had a few snow flurries, Tiny went to Village, It went to zero.
Mar. 6, 1968
At 7 it 5
above, sunny
10 a.m.
20 above. Wilfred & Stella came
5:15
took them to
Burnstown, Calabogie. Saw a coon.
10:30
zero.
Mar. 7, 1968
Sunny,
11 a.m.
23 above. We
took T.V. in to get fixed with Hughie & Nancy 6:30 20 above.
Mar. 8, 1968
Saw chipmunk again,
11 a.m.
42 above, sunny we
are going to town. Saw Mrs. Wright, Dorothy, Wayne, Brian.
Wade, Joan,
7:30
40 above.
Mar. 9,
1968
Took Carol & Dale to see Grandma; Hughie & Nancy brought
T.V. back. 55 above.
Kids stayed all night.
Mar. 10, 1968
50 above, Rained; Carol & Dale stayed till
8:30
. 5 below at
1 a.m.
Mar. 11, 1968
Crows cawing, chipmunk, cooler; saw Mother, Graham, Ike, Foster,
Wadie 20 above
11 p.m.
Mar. 12, 1968
Cloudy, cool, 25
above
2:30
, washed clothes.
Mar. 13, 1968
Very windy, Snow drifting, 20 above, 10 above
11 p.m.
Mar. 14, 1968
Sunny 11 a.m. 32 above, Plowman had his
dinner here, 1 p.m. 32 above, Wilfred & Stella came, we left them at
Joan’s, Went to see Tiny’s mother.
Mar 15, 1968
Cloudy, windy, mild
6 p.m.
40 above.
Mar. 16,
1968
Raining, 40 above, Tiny gone for Carol & Dale, will take them to Annex. Saw Ann, Laurie, Pat,
June, Walker, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Moaner, Linda; raining; run out of gas
stayed at Joan’s.
Mar, 17, 1968
50 above, Nelson took us to car, Art & Hazel stayed all night saw
Betty Bowes on Saturday. Black birds singing, Mrs. Wright said I was to mind
Carol & Dale and boys when Vi left.
Mar. 18, 1968
Tiny gone for kids, sunny; saw chipmunk, l0 a.m. 48 above. Kids
never came. Edith was
going to try and get them today. Frost early this morning.
Mar. 19, 1968
Sunny, 5 above
10 a.m.
, just heard black-bird, 4 p.m. 55 above,
Wilfred, Stella, Georgie came
6:00
. Left
12 p.m.
It’s 40 above.
Mar. 20, 1968
48 above 11 a.m., when I got up at 8 it was raining, saw may mother, Vi,
Mary, Edith, Freda, Kids, gone with Edith. Saw Joan & Nelson.
Mar. 21,
1968
42 above cloudy, Stella and her niece were here for dinner, it
rained,
11:30 p.m.
35 above.
Mar. 22, 1968
Cloudy, it rained most of the night.
11 a.m.
40 above.
Mar. 23, 1968
Still raining, 35 above
10 a.m.
Can’t get out since last Wednesday, started to snow heavy at
noon
,
1:30 a.m.
still snowing heavy, windy 21 above.
Mar. 24. 1968
Snowed all night, drifted. I baked bread, 4 p.m. 30 above, Plow
came
5:30
, 28 above, he had
dinner here.
Mar. 25, 1968
We’re going to try and get out.
9 a.m.
28 above, got stuck in mud coming back; saw my mother, Graham. Walker, Joan,
Hughie. 40 above
4 p.m.
Mar. 26, 1968
Sunny 55 above, it rained during the
night, was 40 above when I went to bed.
Mar. 27, 1968
Cloudy & mild,
10 a.m.
45 above, 45 above
11:30 p.m.
Mar. 28, 1968
10:30 a.m.
49 above, it
was sunny, now it looks like rain, It never rained, 45 above
11:30 p.m.
Mar. 29, 1968
Sunny, 61 above
11 a.m.
Tiny walked to meet
Gerald with our grub, saw butterfly. Gave Gerald letter for my mother & Tiny’s mother.
Mar. 30. 1968
Still can’t get out, lost my tooth. Sunny 55
above
2 o’clock
.
Mar. 31, 1968
7 p.m.
60 above. It rained
and thundered this morning, sun shining now, 53
above
noon
, saw 2 ducks. Betty
& Jerry walked in a little later; Nancy & Hughie got married
yesterday, they all had supper.
Apr. 1, 1968
9:30 a.m. 35
above, sunny & windy, fooled Tiny, 15 above late at night, white
frost in morning.
Apr. 2, 1968
Sunny. wind cold, just saw 2 ducks, Tiny got car to the corner Betty &
Jerry married 25 yrs today; saw my Mother & Graham; Spoke to Betty Bowes on
phone.
Apr. 3. 1968
Frost 7 a.m. Sunny, Tiny boiling sap, we walked out, Graham & my
mother drove us to see Tiny’s mother, the end is near. She wants Tiny &
Foster to look after her funeral.
Apr. 4, 1968
Raining 49 above, windy.
Apr. 5, 1968
25 above, sunny, windy,
9 a.m.
, went to 5
above, Pond open.
Apr. 6,
1968
Frost this morning, sunny, some of the pond open, 2 ducks swimming,
9:30 a.m. 41 above, Hughie & Nancy took us out, saw Betty, Gerald, Dorothy,
John, Mrs. Wright, Vi, Harry, Nelson, Joan,
Mother, Graham, Walker, June, Irvin.
Apr. 7. 1968
Sunny, was frost early this morning.
10:30 a.m.
52 above, Foster & Florence & Norman here for dinner, Ronnie & Mary
were here.
Apr. 8, 1968
Nelson, Randy, Regan came
3 o’clock
to tell us Mrs. Wright died
11 a.m.
Stella is here.
Apr. 9, 1968
Nelson took us to town him & Regan had dinner here, Denny & Ann
came; we went to Harold’s after wake; very heavy frosts. Saw deer on road.
Apr. 10,
1968
Harold & Rachel came, sunny day, frost at night, went to wake;
went to Denny’s after wake.
Apr. 11, 1968
Biggest funeral ever held here, my mother & Graham, Ruth, George, Art,
Rachel, Harold,
Nancy
, Hughie were at my mother’s, they had supper here.
Apr. 12. 1968
Eclipse of the moon, went to my mother’s, saw Ken, Muriel, Wade,
Sunny, Wendy, Muriel, made tea, saw Jimmy R. and Terry at
Burnstown.
Apr. 13, 1968
Saw Ruth, Linda, Scrappy & wife, Kids, saw Terry, Sandy, Bert, Walker,
June, my mother, & Graham. Tiny and I went to his mother’s grave; very
warm, was home
9:30 p.m.
Met Harold, Rachel, & kids there.
Apr. 14, 1968
Sunny. windy, 20 above; my mother, Graham came for a visit. 83 above.
Apr. 15,
1968
Raining, cooler, 47
above, Stella was here for supper, bought me a candy bar for Easter.
Apr. 16, 1968
White frost when I got up, sun shining now,
8:30 a.m.
45 above, Never saw a soul.
Apr. 17, 1968
White frost this morning, sunny &
mild, Gerald was here for
dinner. 60 above
12:30 p.m.
we went to my mother’s, also visited with Ike and Mary.
Apr. 18,
1968
Sunny & mild; Hughie came tonight, said John sent
the key.
Apr. 19. 1968
Frost this morning, sunny, Tiny got Foster, Mary, Betty, Vi, Babe on
phone. Mary & Ike were here.
Apr 20, 1968
Tiny gone to see Foster, sunny
9 a.m.
55 above, we went to Ruth’s,
Joan’s, Muriel’s. Family together for reading of will. No one any the wiser.
John never came.
Apr. 21, 1968
Sunny; Elaine, Bob & children were here for dinner; Harold, Rachel
& Family for lunch, Edith & kids for visit also made tea; went and got
eggs at Muriel’s; talking to Gail & Reg, went to my mother’s.
Apr.22, 1968
Sunny & mild,
3 o’clock
thundering.
Apr 23, 1968
Cloudy, cool; Tiny & Foster gone to see lawyer. Kippy came at
2, had tea stayed for supper; Jimmy, his girl fried, Rose & Gary, Betty
& Gerald
Apr. 24, 1968
I spent the day at my mother’s; Tiny, Foster, Mary. Ike, Betty sorted
the stuff; Hughie was here for supper.
Apr. 25, 1968
Tiny away to sort the stuff, my mother & Graham dropped in for a few
min., very cool & windy.
Apr. 26, 1968
Very cool, c1oudy; Foster,
Florence
were here; we stopped in at Joan’s, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Arno visited me,
also Pat & Raymond from
Ottawa
.
Apr. 27, 1968
The family showed up for the sale, only Dorothy & John didn’t come,
we went to Ruth’s. Joan’s, my mothers, she had them up from
Montreal
; very cool 47 above in afternoon, Daylight time.
Apr. 28. 1968
Frost in morning, Frankie, Joan, Agnes, Herbie here drinking; Hughie &
Nancy
here, Edith, Wade, Carol, Dale, Blywood here for her stuff
Apr. 29, 1968
Mrs. Elliott gave me Ouiji board. Had to get out of bed this morning &
go to store, sunny, there was frost this morning Tiny
gone to village with Foster; Mrs. Elliott
& Helen were here
Apr. 30,
1968
Sunny & cool, Tiny helped me to spring clean kitchen; Gerald was here,
it rained.
May 1, 1968
Cloudy, it has been raining,
5 p.m.
thundering hailing.
May 2, 1968
Sunny & cool; did washing, ironing; Delie, Frank Arno, Raymond, Pat
were here; Delie gave me a coat, cards, cigs.
May 3, 1968
Cloudy & cool went to store, stopped in at Joan’s, watched
Hockey till
1 a.m.
Mailed letter to Rachel’s mother.
May 4, 1968
Cloudy 42 above, went to Ruth’s. She came with us, had
supper, went to my mothers & Harold’s then Ruth stayed the night with us.
May 5,
1968
Cloudy & cool: George came with bottle wine and
bottle hard stuff; went to my mother’s & Muriel’s; Hughie & Nancy,
Gerald, Betty, Rose & Gary were here.
May 6, 1968
Heavy white frost, sunny, Linda, Joey, children were here; went to store;
saw Jim, Kip, Irvin, Nelson, Joan, kids, Melody sick, Laurie & Butch stayed
out.
May 7, 1968
Frost this morning, sunny Gerald just came stayed for dinner. My mother
and Graham were here.
May 8, 1968
Sunny, cool. Mrs. Wright dead a month today. Mary,
Helen Elliott & 2 girl friends from Arnprior were here; went to my
mother’s and to Muriel’s, she made tea.
May 9,
1968
Cloudy & warmer, Raining heavy, thundering, strong winds.
May 10, 1968
Sunny & warm, stopped in at Joan’s; Wade & Brian here
for supper, their car won’t start. Tiny trying to fix it.
May 11, 1968
McLeod, Tiny went to field, we went to Ruth’s; sunny, had chat with Joan
& Nelson; came home, had supper, Tiny went to sleep at
5:30
; we didn’t go out.
May 12, 1968
Cloudy & mild; Brought my mother her gift; went into bay; went
to cemetery, Harold & Rachel were there with the kids. Went to Joan’s, Reg
& Gail, Muriel, Ken, were there; went
to see Dennis & Ann; my mother & Graham came.
May 13,
1968
Sunny, mild; going to Foster’s for supper; at
Foster’s Arleen gave me box books; Picked up Georgie, he was going fishing.
May 14, 1968
Sunny & mild, Gerald was here, had cup tea.
May 15, 1968
Went to my mother’s, went to Muriel’s, went to
store; Nelson gave Tiny hair cut; my mother gave me a present.
May 16,
1968
It rained; I defrosted the fridge, Assessor was here he went to
Cape
Breton
on his holidays last
summer.
May 17, 1968
Rained, very cool; Dennis & Ann for supper; Mary, Isaac, Delia, Frank,
Raymond & Pat was here.
May 18, 1968
We went to town, met George, Ruth came home and stayed over night; we went
to my mother’s & Harold’s, it rained.
May 19, 1968
Hughie took Ruth home; He’s up from
Toronto
for the long
weekend, we went to my Mother’s & to Ken’s; Jerry was there; Ken and
Freddie were away fishing, June,
Walker
were in to my
mother’s. I was talking to Rose Anne on the phone.
May 20, 1968
Mild, raining;
my mother & Graham were here; we went to Burnstown, saw Clarence McIntyre;
Raining.
May 21, 1968
Sunny; Tiny gone to see if he can get work, he didn’t see
Moore
; he was in to
Betty’s, his sister.
May 22, 1968
Sunny & warm we went to store, then to cemetery, then to my
mother’s, then to Wesley’s; Mr. & Mrs. Wright’s
tombstone is up.
May 23, 1968
Sunny & cloudy, warm no visitors; washed my head.
May 24. 1968
Sunny & beautiful.
May 25, 1968
Went to Ruth’s, then to Nelson’s; went to
Rachel’s, nobody home; went to my mother’s, then to Walkers; June spent the
night with us.
May 26, 1968
We took June home; my mother & Graham had supper
here.
May 27, 1968
Frost last night, sunny & cool, windy, 65 above:
can’t get to sleep, it’s after
2:30 a.m.
May 28, 1968
Went to Renfrew was talking to Gerald & Bonnie with her baby; Jimmy was here; I’m still champ at can do.
May 29. 1968
Pouring rain,
11:30 a.m.
cool 45 above, went to my mother’s then to Bowes.
Sonny Wright sick.
May 30, 1968
Cloudy, got up
6 a.m.
Tiny left
7:30
for factory; Mrs.
Church & Dorothy Wilson was here; sunny out now.
May 31, 1968
Tiny worked again at factory, it rained most of the day
& was cloudy, cool, job done.
June 1, 1968
Sunny & warm; we went to Ruth’s, then to my mother’s, she is sick;
Linda got married today. June, Walker & us went to Harold’s.
Tiny is to take my mother’s double windows off.
June 2, 1968
Warm, it has been raining, its cloudy out, raining again; we went
to my mother’s, had supper there; Tiny took off double windows; Rained. We
drove into Bay.
June 3,
1968
Tiny went to Foster’s for meat and to Betty’s for
eggs;
3 p.m.
it’s thundering.
June 4, 1968
Cloudy with sunny periods, warm; went to store, was speaking to
Hilda, went to Joan’s for a few moments.
June 5,
1968
Sunny, mild just started to rain, l1 a.m.
went to store, went to my mother’s, Muriel’s, Mary,
Georgina
gave me books; Bob
Kennedy shot.
June 6. 1968
Sunny & hot; Bobby Kennedy died, terrible thing to happen; Gerald was
here for dinner.
June 7, 1968
Sunny & warm; Tiny away hunting.
June 8, 1968
Tiny’s mother dead 2 months today: Sunny
8 a.m.
; I fell;
9 a.m.
saw a deer; we went to Ruth’s’ was talking to Gail, Joan, Nelson;
we watched funeral Bobby Kennedy.
June 9, 1968
Cool, raining. Thunder, we went to my mother’s.
June 10,
1968
Cool, cloudy, then sunny; Mrs. Guest, Mrs. McLaughlin were here; stayed
all night at my mother’s.
June 11, 1968
Graham took us
in to get our hair done; was talking to Rose & Gary Graham brought me
home; Tiny said Jimmy came to see me.
June 12,
1968
We went to my mother’s, then to Donald Bowes; cloudy, cool; received
letter from Dale.
June 13,
1968
It was raining at
6:30
; Dorothy Wilson and
Augusta were here; Tiny got a deer; it supposed to go to 35 tonight;
went to Renfrew to cash cheque.
June 14,
1968
Sunny & hot; Dennis was here for dinner; we went to my mother’s.
June 15,
1968
We went to Ruth’s we were at Joan’s. Muriel & Ken were there
talking to Rachel; we went to my mother’s, then Walker and June and
us went to Leslie’s; Carol stayed the night, was talking to Edith.
June 16,
1968
Cool & sunny; Carol with us, my mother & Graham were here also
Betty, Donald
& Baby, Edith, Elywood, Dale, Shane had supper here; Joan & Nelson &
Kids also Valerie had lunch here.
June 17,
1968
Very cool and foggy at
6 a.m.
, Tiny gone to work
at factory; I was talking to Laurence McNulty, he was picking stones,
Cecil Moore was here.
June 18,
1968
It rained a dribble at
5:30
a.m.
, Tiny at work, sunny
& hot, Gerald was here, had cup tea; Laurence McNulty was
here;
Moore
sent him to see if
Tiny was available.
June 19,
1968
Poured
rain, Tiny at work, sun shinning now; went to Burnstown, talking to Kip &
Terry, went to my mother’s
June 20,
1968
Sunny very very cool; Mrs. Elliott and Daughter were here, gave me a pair
beads. Betty & Gerald were here.
June 21,
1968
Pierre Trudeau was in Rerfrew; was quite cool, early sun shinning, now
warmer; Mr. & Mrs. Frank Arno & Son, Raymond from Ottawa, and
Pat Leomore.
June 22,
1968
It was very cool, it had been raining, now
cloudy; beer strike; we went to Joan’s, Ruth’s, my mothers & June; Edith
& Kids came to see us at June, we all went to George Laws Birthday Party.
June 23,
1968
Sunny & warm; Dorothy & Bill Wilson dropped in for a few moments;
my mother & Graham were here, it rained most of the night.
June 24,
1968
Tiny at work, cloudy, it was pouring rain when I got up. Tiny
saw a bear last evening.
June 25,
1968
Cloudy & cool, Wi1fred & Stella took me to vote, then
they stayed for supper. Billy McNulty was here, went to store saw Rose &
Jimmy; Gerald & Betty asked us in, they made lunch, she gave me picture
June 26,
1968
Sunny & very windy, Tiny went to my mothers and brought the papers
home; Hughie was here for supper; we didn’t go out.
June 27, 1968
It was raining when I got up, Betty & Gerald was
here tonight; it rained
all night.
June 28,
1968
It was still raining at
6 a.m.
It’s
1 o’clock
and still raining;
Pay day, went to store; Florence Riopelle died.
June 29,
1968
Went to Ruth’s, Rachel & William were there; Wilfred Foster
had supper here, we went to his house; we went to my mother’s;
Walker, June out, we sat with Sandy & Bert.
June 30,
1968
Rained, my mother & Graham were here; we went to see Ruth,
she moved to Point for summer; rained again.
July 1,
1968
Sunny; Tiny away for hunt; we went to Walsh’s for ice cream; we were
talking to Hughie; 87 above.
July 2, 1968
Cool; Tiny away to work; never saw a soul; Wednesday evening went to my
mother’s, to Ruth’s; Muriel phoned me.
July 3, 1968
It was cool this morning, sunny out now, Gerald was here for lunch; I went
down the road, didn’t get any berries; Mary, Helen & Linda was here.
July 4, 1968
Sunny, Tiny at work; Annie, 0phie McNulty for a visit; we went to
Foster’s, Arleen gave me some books; on our way home saw 2 foxes
July 5, 1968
Kind of cloudy, Tiny at work; Ruth, Scrappie, Adail
& baby were here for
supper.
July 6, 1968
Sunny, we took Ruth to town; she had supper here; then the kids went for a
swim; went to my mother’s, then to Wa1ker, Leo was there, so was Melody, June
& Wa1ker with us.
July 7, 1968
My mother
& Graham were here; we went to Nelson, had supper there; Joan gave me books,
we drank beer; Gail, Reg. and Ivan was there, saw Wilfred & Stella at store;
sunny & hot.
July 8, 1968
Mrs. Wright
dead 3 months today; T.V. broke; sunny & hot; Jimmy was here.
July 9. 1968
Jimmy & his girl friend was here, they didn’t stay long as she had
to go to work.
It rained;
twenty after 8
, raining again.
July 10, 1968
Jimmy brought 4 drinks; we played cards, I won.
July 11, 1968
I never saw a soul yesterday; a skunk woke me up at
2:00 a.m.
July 12, 1968
Foggy this morning, sunny out now; Mrs. Frankie Ganon and 2 girl friends
were here; Jimmy & Kip were here; we were at Nelson, had beer & chicken.
July 13, 1968
Kip & Jimmy Tiny and I, we bought brand new T.V.; we were at Nelsons,
took Ruth to Harold’s.
July 14, 1968
Very, very hot; my mother & Graham were here; Hughie & Kip,
Edith, Wade; Carol is staying.
July 15. 1968
Very, very hot; Tiny gone to work; Carol sleeping; we went to Burnstown,
bought drinks & ice cream; Carol cried, wants to go home.
July 16, 1968
Edith, Dale came at
8:30
for Carol; McLeod was here; we had a storm, was 95
above.
July 17, 1968
Very hot; went to store; saw Jimmy, was talking to Dennis & Ann. It
rained so hard we had to sit for 1/2 hr before we could get in to my mothers.
July 18, 1968
Sunny & hot; Tiny at work; Jimmy was here.
July 19, 1968
Mary &
Isaac were here; Tiny had been hunting.
July 20,
1968
Went to town stopped at Joan’s; Nelson, Joan, Kids here in
the morning, was in to Gerald’s; went & got Debbie; went to Walkers
then to Nelsons.
July 21, 1968
Hot; went on picnic with Joan, Nelson put me in the river with all my
clothes on; Reggie & Nelson were here.
July 22, 1968
Sunny, Debbie sleeping; Tiny at work
July 23, 1968
68; Haro1d’s Debbie was killed with a truck this evening. Betty &
Gerald were here, also Foster & Florence, we were to Harold’s
July 24, 1968
Went to my mother’s, then picked up Ruth; went to Renfrew had supper
here, went to Rachel’s.
July 25,
1968
Sunny; went to wake, all the Wright’s there.
July 26,
1968
Sunny, Graham,
Roxanne, Tiny, Ruth & Wayne we went to funeral; had supper at my mother’s;
went to Harold’s, then to Betty, then to Wes
& Foster.
July 27,
1968
Sunny; Jerry
is here, he stayed for dinner; we were
in to Joan’s; Harold, Rachel & Greg were here; we went to my
mother’s & Ruth’s.
July 28, 1968
My mother & Graham had supper here; Joey, Bert, young Bowes were here,
Nelson, Danny & Ham were here. Rained a little.
July 29,
1968
Sunny & cool, 45 above at
6 a.m.
Never saw a soul.
July 30, 1968
Sunny very, very cool, heavy dew; Tiny at work, wee Debbie dead
a week this evening.
July 31, 1968
Went to my mother, then to Mary’s she made a lunch, gave me some books,
quart cream, a great big honey can full of berries.
August 1, 1968
Tiny at work; never saw a soul
August 2,
1968
It was 45
above when I got up at 6 sunny out
August 3.
1968
We went to Joan’s; Rachel & Annie was here, we then went to Junes.
August 4, 1968
We went to Ruth’s, Tiny went swimming, Linda, baby and husband were
there, Elaine, kids Bob, Brian & girl friend
August 5, 1968
My mother & Graham were here; Muriel & Ken were here for supper.
August 6, 1968
Tiny at work, it rained, never saw a soul,
Debbie dead 2 weeks this evening.
August 7, 1968
It poured
rain also hailed; we went to my mothers and to Ruth, she was away we talked to
Wayne & kids.
August 8, 1968
Cool, never saw a soul, but the telephone
men.
August 9,
1968
Betty, Gerald, Ronnie & Mary and Ronnie were here from
Toronto
, they brought a jug of wine and a bottle.
July 10, 1968
Sunny & hot; Harold, Rachel, Greg & Annie were here; we went to
Walker
’s. Had a accident, the 4 of us dropped in to Jerry’s.
August 11, 1968
Quite cool; my mother & Graham were here, also Nelson & Joan &
kids; we went to Joan’s, Wilfred & Stella & her mother, Billie &
his wife Sandy were there.
August 12,
1968
Tiny at work, sunny & cool; Mrs. Guest of Renfrew, her friend,
Estelle, and son, Daughter June, Linda, Eddie were here.
August 13, 1968
80 above today; George Foster started work today
August 14, 1968
Sunny & windy my nose has been running since
7:30 a.m.
It’s now 5, my head aching.
August 15, 1968
Augusta Church, her daughter & grandson were here, also Jimmy, Ronnie,
Mary & kids were here for supper.
August 16,
1968
It’s pouring
rain, Hydro man was here; Tiny at work.
August 17, 1968
We met Hughie
on road, he took us to Renfrew, we stopped Joan, Gail Reg was there; we went
to beach to see Frankie, went to my mothers. She is sick, went to beach,
Walker & June came along; we were home 11.
August 18, 1968
Sunny, I still feel sick; we went to beach to see Frankie. Edith &
kids came stayed for awhile, went to my mothers, got
the eggs from Betty; had supper at Foster & Florence, gave me some
cucumbers.
August 19, 1968
Never saw a soul, Tiny at work; it poured rain
August 20, 1968
Sunny this morning, during night it thundered; Tiny & Foster gone to
sign papers at lawyers; Edith & family came, Shane stayed.
August 21, 1968
Sunny; Tiny at work; Shane sleeping, we went to my mothers, then to
Mary’s; we were talking to Frankie, Frank & Jimmy.
August 22, 1968
Edith, Dale,
Carol came; it rained most of the day; they came for
dinner, left after supper; Shane gone home.
August 23, 1968
Very, very foggy; saw a big beaver heading for the pond; Gerald was here; hot & sunny; Debbie dead a month today.
August 24,
1968
Went to Ruth’s, Joan’s, Gerald’s,
my mothers, Walkers; we went home at
10 p.m.
August 25,
1968
My mother
& Graham were here; we were talking to Les & Marie in Nelson’s yard.
Harry building his cottage, we went there; Nelson, Joan, kids, Gail, Reg, kids,
Valerie, Jamie; it rained. Melody didn’t come, she took sore belly.
August 26,
1968
Tiny away at work; cloudy, looks like rain
August 27,
1968
Sunny & quite cool and windy; Betty & Gerald were here,
came at
6:30
.
August 28,
1968
Sunny; Tiny at work; we went to my mothers, then to Store.
August 29,
1968
Tiny at work; Foggy and cool; heavy, heavy dew; sun shine now; Josephine
McNulty and her two girls were here.
August 30. 1968
Foggy; sun shining now; Hughie was here for supper.
August 31,
1968
Met Hughie in Burnstown; he took us to town; went to Ruth’s, bought
flowers, went to graveyard; Rains; went to Gerald’s, my mothers,
Junes, store, home
10:30
.
September 1,
1968
Sunny & hot; Graham brought my mother up; she is staying till Sunday;
Tiny and I went to the store.
September 2,
1968
Tiny and
I went to Fosters to buy meat; Tiny bought little house; Albert, wife, family
home, Viola and her boyfriend. Uncle Renze is dead.
September 3,
1968
We wired flowers; Billy McNulty stuck on hill; poured rain we
took him home.
September 4,
1968
Very
hot; we took my mother home; I phoned Muriel, then met her in the store.
September 5,
1968
Cloudy & cool; Tiny away to work; he picks up the
McNulty’s going to school; Mrs. Elliott & Mary Ellen were here, Betty
& Gerald were here.
September 6
1968
Tiny at work; it poured rain
September 7. 1968
Sunny & windy; Jack Cameron is here; we went to Ruth’s, Brian &
his girlfriend, Elwood, Dale were there; we had supper at Jerry’s, went to my
mothers. Junes Sandy gave us case beer glasses; spoke to Rachel on phone.
September 8,
1968
Sunny & warm, it’s cloudy now; my mother & Graham were here;
Rachel, Harold, Greg, Annie were here, Rachel & Annie had supper with us;
Hughie & Kippie had supper here.
September 9,
1968
Sunny
& warm; Tiny at work; Sylvia and a German woman were here; Tiny and I went
to Burnstown, was talking to Jerry & Kip.
September
10, 1968
Tiny at work; was sunny now, clouding up; Jimmy was here, we played cards;
went to bed at
10:30
, it was raining
September
11, 1968
Tiny
at work, was raining at
6 a.m.
Jimmy was here, left
at 4; still pouring rain
September
12, 1968
Jimmy took us to Renfrew; Tiny bought tires; talking to Gerald &
Nelson; Mary & Ike were here, gave her jar syrup for her birthday
today.
September
13, 1968
40 above, sunny out, couldn’t sleep last night; Ruth’s birthday today;
Betty, Jerry were here, Hughie was here for supper.
September
14, 1968
Went to Ruth’s, gave her pack cigs for her Birthday; George got married
today; stopped at Betty’s, my mothers, June’s; home 11:20, Ruth stayed all
night
September
15, 1968
Sunny & hot, 80 above; McLeod was here; got card from Halinna
yesterday, took Ruth home; gave Wayne lift as far as bridge.
September
16, 1968
Foggy; Tiny at work; Sunny 80 above; Jimmy, Dianne McHugh were here; 80
above
September
17, 1968
Foggy, Tiny at work; Jimmy came, we played cards’ Hughie and
Nancy
came this evening;
80 above.
September 18, 1968
Very foggy, going to 80 above; Randy & Jimmy bought 2 tins pea soup
& bottle. Received letter from Beulah; Mary left me tomatoes. Rosie sent
blouse.
September 19, 1968
Foggy, Tiny at work; Sunny & hot, 81 above
September 20. 1968
Foggy, 81 above, Nobody came.
September 21, 1968
Foggy, 80 above. Hughie
took us to Renfrew; Tiny bought a car, went to Ruth’s, June’s, my mother,
Jerry’s; Joan had letter from Linda; went to Harold’s, brought Georgie home
September 22. 1968
Hot. Edith & Family had lunch here; Brian, girlfriend was with
them; mother & Graham were here; Carol feeling sick
September 23, 1968
45 above at
6 a.m.
Foggy right now sunny & warm
September 24, 1968
Sunny & mild. Tiny at
work; my mother & Graham came to tell us Carol in hospital; we went to
Joan’s; Phoned Edith; Mary came; Edith & boys here.
September 25, 1968
Got up at 5 thirty;
met Edith at Landey’s; went to
Ottawa
to see Carol; had tea at Ronnie’s, also
at Rachel’s
September 26, 1968
Tiny at work. Never saw a soul
September 27. 1968
Tiny at work, still mild
September 28, 1968
Went to garage; went to Ruth’s; her and Susan, Deb spent the night
with us; we went to Mary’s.
September 29, 1968
Cool, sunny; my mother and Graham, Harold, Rachel were here; got
letter from William; took girls home; Ruth stopped at Joan’s
.
September 30, 1968
Tiny at work; turned mild, lovely & sunny out.
October 1, 1968
Very mild, lovely day, Tiny at work; went to Joan’s to phone.
Harry shot a moose.
October 2, 1968
Sunny & mild. Jimmy
& I played cards; Randy & Hughie came.
We didn’t go out due to storm as we don’t have window wipers
October 3, 1968
Bad storm in middle of night; Tiny at work; cloudy & cool.
October 4, 1968
Pay day, Tiny at work.
October 5, 1968
Went got windshield wipers fixed; went to Ruth’s; stopped at
Betty’s, she gave me pint beer. Rachel
at Joan’s; went to Ruth’s, my mother,
Walker
, & June we went to Harold’s the 4 of us.
October 6, 1968
Cloudy, my mother & Graham had supper; my mother is staying till
Wednesday.
October 7, 1968
Cloudy, cool, raining; Jim and Kip were here.
October 8, 1968
Cloudy, cool & drizzling. Tiny at work
October 9,
1968
Sunny, windy, cool; went to store; talking to Nelson; took my
mother home; went to Mary’s; had letter from Carol
October 10, 1968
Tiny at work; cloudy with breeze, looks like rain. Jerry brought Jimmy up
to play cards.
October 11, 1968
Tiny at work, beautiful day
October 12, 1968
Beautiful day, we went to Ruth’s; Linda home. Rachel, Annie
came home with us; Ken, Fred, Mr. Thompson were here; was in at Betty’s; took
Ray to Joan’s
October 13,
1968
Beautiful day, hot. Hughie had dinner here; Elaine, Bob, &
Family were here; my mother & Graham we went to Burnstown
October 14, 1968
Foggy, sunny & hot. Linda, husband had dinner. Foster, David &
Viola’s boyfriend was here
October 15.
1968
Beautiful day, 78 above. Hughie
was here for supper
October 16,
1968
Tiny at work; sunny 80 above; we went to my mothers
October 17, 1968
Beautiful day, 80 above, Jimmy came in the evening, Hughie
& Nancy, also Mary & Ike
October 18, 1968
Beautiful sunny day. Jim and I played cards. Bonnie Nichol, 3 women, 1
man, 2 kids; they left me 3 dollars
October 19, 1968
Cloudy & mild; it must have poured my barrel is full; went to
Ruth’s, she was out; went to Joan’s & Betty’s, to my mothers,&
Junes; phoned Rachel
October 20, 1968
Cloudy & cool; my mother & Graham were here for supper Betty,
Donald & Family were here for
supper it rained ,cool
October 21,
1968
Tiny at work; sun shining Jim came Mrs. Elliott, Mary, Helen,
Dorothy Legree; Hughie was here for supper
October 22,
1968
28 above and cloudy at
6:30
, Tiny at work
9 a.m.
Sunny; Jimmy
came
October 23, 1968
When I got up at
6:30
it had been raining, 49 above, windy out.
Harold, Rachel & her mother were here for dinner; went to my mother’s
October 24, 1968
Cool. Randy & Jim played 2 games. Betty & Jerry & Jean &
Bill Stringer were here, it rained
October 25, 1968
My barrel is full of rain, cloudy, dark, mild out
October 26, 1968
Snow flurries, coo1; went to Ruth’s, Edith was there, also Nelson &
Reg; stopped at Betty’s on way home; didn’t go out went to Theresa’s for
eggs
October 27, 1968
Went to my mothers. Tiny put up double windows went to Joan’s; Vi,
Muriel, Gail, Leo was there; Nelson gave us piece moose
October 28, 1968
Tiny at work- Jimmy came. Bowes gave Tiny 6 dollars on car. Jimmy
came back in the evening didn’t stay long
October 29, 1968
Cloudy & cool. Tiny at work. Jimmy came we played cards
October 30, 1968
Cloudy & cool. Jimmy brought chips.
Bell
telephone was here
October 31, 1968
Cloudy & cool. Jimmy and I played cards
November 1, 1968
Sunny, going to 50; it was 20 when I got up at 6; Jimmy brought in salmon.
Harold, Rachel were here
Nov 2, 1968
Went to Ruth’s; Hughie & Kip were there; stopped at Betty’s, then
to my mothers, then to June’s; was home quarter past 10
Nov 3, 1968
My mother & Graham were here. Harold, Rachel & kids, Rachel &
Annie had supper with us. Greg eat a sandwich, Harold didn’t eat
Nov 4, 1968
Hattie & Hannah, Mary, baby Larry were here; we went to store;
heard Nelson got deer
Nov 5,
1968
Hughie had lunch MacNamara was in for a chat
Nov 6,
1968
Rachel stayed with me, Harold
went hunting. Jimmy came, the 3 of us played cards went to
my mothers at night
Nov
7,
1968
Snowing, Hughie came. He has a sore back; it’s
still snowing more like rain
Nov 8, 1968
Snowing, more like rain. Jimmy came, we played cards; went to Theresa for
eggs. Ivan buried today
Nov 9,
1968
Still wet snow. Tiny gone hunting; we went to Ruth’s, stopped at Gerald.
Tiny, June, Walker & I went to Leslies, also went to Wes & Hattie’s
Nov 10, 1968
Cloudy & cool; my mother and Graham were here; Donald Bowes came for
little car; Dennis was with him
Nov 11, 1968
Tiny went to work, there was no work; he shot deer,
Jimmy helping him bring it home
Nov 12, 1968
Tiny at work; Jimmy and I saw a big buck in our field; big snow storm.
Dogs stayed in
Nov 13, 1968
Windy, lots of snow. Tiny at work. Never saw a soul
Nov 14, 1968
Tiny at work; cloudy, looks like rain; power off
Nov 15, 1968
Jimmy came, we played cards, and it started to snow, snowed all
night
Nov 16, 1968
We went to Ruth’s, Joan’s, Betty’s, my mothers, Mary; we were home
10:20
. I watched the
movie. Harold & Ray got to hill, then went home
Nov 17, 1968
Still cloudy & damp, east wind. Viola, Hughie, Nancy here for supper
Nov 18, 1968
I got up at
6 a.m.
, it was sleeting.
Tiny didn’t go to work
Nov 19, 1968
Jimmy came, we played cards, road slippery
Nov 20, 1968
Sunny, windy. Nelson, & Leo were here, said they saw police car come
this way
Nov 21, 1968
Jimmy played cards; he has a new car, brought a big bottle Pepsi
Nov 22, 1968
I didn’t see a soul; still cloudy; went
to my mothers for a little
while; letter from Beulah, she is going to
Frobisher Bay
, N.W.T
Nov 23, 1968
Went to
Ruth’s; was talking to Harold; went to Betty’s; got eggs.
Went to my mothers, was talking to Mary and Ike, Bonnie, Donald; was home
at 8
Nov 24, 1968
Cloudy, rained, mild
3 o’clock
45 above.
Harold came this morning by himself; we went to Joan’s.
Nelson away hunting now. Tiny away hunting
Nov 25, 1968
Tiny at work. Jimmy came we played cards
Nov 26, 1968
Tiny at work. Jim came we played cards; cool few snow
flurries
Nov 27, 1968
Tiny at work. Jim played cards, I won. 2:30, 31 above,
cloudy
Nov 28, 1968
Cloudy. Jimmy came brought ice cream, cake, candy
Nov 29,1968
Snowed, Tiny got stuck on hill, left work at 4, got home
quarter to 6
Nov 30, 1968
Hughie came; plow man had dinner here; went to
Ruth’s. Sonny came home with us, I stayed home. Tiny went out brought Walker
back; he stayed all night
Dec 1, 1968
Went to my mothers; mild; went to Joan’s; snowing
Dec 2, 1968
Cloudy, mild. Tiny at work.11:30, 35 above.
Hughie just left
Dec 3, 1968
Cloudy & mild
8:20
, Tiny at work, 28
above
Dec 4, 1968
Snow storm; Tiny at work; Bandy Arno looking for his 2 dogs. Tiny quit
work at 11 got home at 2, he was stuck
Dec 5,
1968
Cloudy, road plugged, mild, snowing
Dec 6, 1968
Sunny & cloudy, cool, 30 above. Plow just came
2 o’clock
Dec 7, 1968
We took
my mother to Renfrew. Tiny went to Ruth’s for a min.; we saw Muriel in store;
gave Betty her eggs; my mother had supper here; we went to Walker, home at 10
Dec 8, 1968
Cloudy, snowing off and on. Hughie & Nancy came 5:30, stayed till
10:30
Dec 9, 1968
5 below
at 6,
8:30
still 5
below, sunny. Tiny at work. Jimmy came, carried my wood
& water, 20 below
Dec 10, 1968
Sunny, very cold,
4 o’clock
5 above.
Tiny and I went to Fosters
Dec 11, 1968
Tiny laid off, Jim was here for dinner; went to my mothers; &
Joan’s, she gave me some books; Vi was there; had a card from Hilda. Factory
closed.
Dec 12, 1968
Cloudy & Mild,
3 o’clock
38 above; never saw
a soul
Dec 13, 1968
40 above,
it has been raining. I saw a crow this morning, also saw chipmunk
Dec 14, 1968
Went to Ruth’s, Joan’s, Betty’s; didn’t go out at night, roads
very slippery
Dec 15, 1968
Went to my mothers; had Xmas card from Laurie, Hilda. Ronnie, &
Mary Hughie & Nancy came at 6, left
quarter to 11
Dec 16, 1968
Big bell truck turned here, they are putting poles into
Francis’s; very cold & windy
Dec 17, 1968
Cloudy, snow flurries; just saw squirrel eating grease on window
Dec 18, 1968
Cool. Tiny shoveled road; went to Ruth’s; stopped at Joan’s; went to
my mothers; brought Xmas cards
Dec 19, 1968
Very damp, cold. Jim walked in from Eddies; they put the phone in at 3,
it’s now working; snowing
Dec 20, 1968
It still snowing; phone not working yet. Hughie was here for dinner; I
phoned my mother
Dec 21, 1968
Went to Renfrew; very cold; we went to my mothers and came home early.
Went to Mary’s; Hughie & Nancy were there
Dec 22, 1968
Very cold, lots of snow. Betty & Gerald were there friday night with
some beer; Jimmy & girlfriend here in afternoon with wine
Dec 23, 1968
Went to Edith’s with presents; went to Renfrew; very, very cold &
windy
Dec 24, 1968
Went to my mothers; quite cold; went to Geralds, had little party: Bill,
Jean Stringer, Roger & Nora,
Jim, & Betty, Gerry, Tiny & I
Dec 25, 1968
Went to my mothers for dinner; came home early, stopped at Joan’s
for moment
Dec 26, 1968
Snowed again, stayed home, lots of snow and cold
Dec 27, 1968
Still cold and snowing
Dec 28, 1968
Snowed in, plow came
12:30
at night. I made bread
Dec 29, 1968
Went to store, also to
my mother’s. Stopped at
Betty’s for a moment
Dec 30, 1968
Went to Renfrew got some wine; a little milder; talked to Dennis; brought
Debbie & Susie home.
Dec 31, 1968
We went to my mothers, then to
Harold’s, then to Rachel’s mother; we were home early; Kids and I went to
bed at
2:30
. Duckie phoned.
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