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Friday 9th January 1903
A cold stormy snowy day. Wind
I am better I think, Dont do house
work only fix socks. Rachel mixed and baked
bread & pies & helped the girls about getting the
meals after dinner, went home to see about
things & wore Mauds red hood. Sent old W.F.W.
a letter, R sent one to Will. Maud went to post
office came back covered white with snow. Had
boiled pork for dinner very good. Voltie
working on sleighs. Old man working on something
in stable. R came over to stay all night got no
wood, brought her rug yesterday she came over.
Expected a letter from Grace but received none.
I hope they are well.

down in torrets, filling barrel and tub in
a few minutes and continues falling all
day. V tried to plow in the garden to set
raspberry bushes but put the team in stable
and went to work in shop. Sr fell the dear
old poplar tree where the woodpeckers made
their nests in the holes every year, then he
made sweat collars for horses. After dinner
writes in this old diary and nod away.
Wall came down and gone to the shop
to visit with Voltie. Mail Whig, Homes, Herald, letter from
Grace. Albert Roy there again to supper.
He just came from over the river in a small skiff
wet through to his pelt the rest of his
pants looks as if he had sat
down in a pail or tub of water. Voltie
gave him dry clothes and says Albert is crabby.