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Sunday Today very stormy did not do anything Nov. 10thbut chores. Elizabeth and Miss Rogers were down for dinner. Maurice and Bob were out also. Mother is still over to Mrs. Giffords. Nov. 11th Today very pleasant cleaned hen houses. Monday Boys are out and went hunting. Was a holiday as peace was declared and there came an end to this awful war. Every one was given the privilege to do any thing they wanted to. There were many accidents. Went up for a load of grain and T.E. Border would not sell me any as it was a holiday. So ends this day with 29 pullet eggs. Nov. 12th Today was a legal holiday made by Tuesday the governor all shops were closed I cleaned hen houses sorted apples and potatoes. Edward came over and brought home the sawing machine. He carried it right up with the woods going to saw a cord for Mrs. Gifford but dark over took us at 4 o’clock. So had everything prepared to start in early tomorrow. So end this day with twenty six pullet eggs. Nov. 13th Today we did up chore and Edward Wednesday and I started for the woods. We sawed up 2 cd. wood and put one cord on wagon and brought up home ready to start for Mrs. Gifford early in morning. Went for load grain in the evening and went to bed dead tired after sorting hens to kill tomorrow. So end this day with 29 pullet eggs. Nov. 14th Today has been another glorious day. Thursday Edward started for town at
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quarter of seven. We had breakfast while the water was heating to scald hens wash. I then fed up and began getting ready for market. In the afternoon cleaned the hen houses. Dressed three fowl and sorted apples & potatoes. Had Frank take off the rear wheels of the truck and put in new felt washers. Went to bed very very tired. So ends this day with 27 pullet eggs. Friday Another nice day for marketing. Did Nov. 15 up all the morning chores and started for town with my load at 10:15. Mother is still over with Mrs. Gifford. Edward fed up the hens today and did a very good job. He wants to come over and stay with us, think we could get along fine. But I guess they need him at home. After I got home from town I went and brought home a load of grain. Nice and moonlight so went by night instead of in the daytime. Mother being away pleanty of work for tomorrow. Went to bed pretty tired a long day. So ends this day with 24 pullet eggs. Saturday Quite a pleasant day, did not do much Nov. 16th but chores and clean hen houses out side did cooking and sweeping in house Maurice came home this morning to go hunting. Bob came out tonight. We went and brought Rose & 3 pups home from uncle Georges. Pups good for nothing pure bred mongruls. So ends this tired day with 27 pullet eggs. Nov. 17th Today very uncomfortable, raining Sunday all day. Mother came home for the day. Maurice and Bob came out last night and staid all night. Boys went
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back early. Mother went back about 5:30 and I met Edward at Lincoln Park. He came back to help me pull turnips. He came home and went to bed. So ends this disagreeable day with 30 pullet eggs coming up. Monday Today rainy also could not pull any turnips. Cleaned up shed and scraped out houses.
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