Mary Quayle Innis, Personal Diary. [1934-1938].

[p.6] FOREWORD

Years are the milestones that tell us the distance we have travelled. And while each passing year robs us of some-thing, we can always recapture it in memory. Strange tosay, even those things that are hard to endure are pleasant to remember.

Through the medium of our written chronicles, we canturn back the pages of Time and review the events ofyesteryear as they apply to our own lives ... a lasting record of our activities, our experiences and our view-points ... a living memoir of things attempted and things done ... a vivid story that is ever new and ever refreshing to us in hours of recollection.

This diary is designed for just such a purpose. It can be started on any day of .the year and record the events of any five years on your journey through Life.

[p.7] 1934 January 1 Monday 1934 Harold's father and mother here. Flemingcame for tea. Aunt Lucy and Bill for supper. very nice time. Dad and Donald took a walk. cold.

Tuesday 1935 went and voted. Pasted clippings in Harold's book. Listened to Beatricy Lillie and de wolfe Happy on radio. Heard returns. Simpson Mayor, Plumpte defeated.

Wdnesday 1936 cold. Donald in his rom. we had mince pie and children pulled crackeers. wrote letters and knitted. children very peppy, Donald much better.

Friday 1937 Dnald played with train and meccano. 8 for tea, Tarshis Vincent, Bitty etc. Fred and Dell Kemp came in . We went up to Kemps for evening. Dry and cold.

Saturday 1938 all went to Tylors for tea and played games. very nice time. Luella and Don came in evening.

[p.8] JANUARY 2 1933 Father and mother went home. Took Hugh for a walk. Donald skating all day. Mary at a party at Billy Unser's. very cold.

[1934?] Went downtown and got Hugh snow suit and bathrobe, Donald breeks, wool etc. - cold.sewed andplayed with children. Donald toboggoning. tosted marshmallows before bed time.

[1935?] Typed a story. children went for short walk. practoced. Read Dr. Jackson's lettes from Peace River.

[1936?] Baked. Cold and windy. Wrote letters. Children very wild and rested. Alas, no snow.

[1937?] Sunday Took all children to church. Harold not well. I went to tea at Irene's. Came up with Margaret Fairly.

[p.9] JANUARY 3 [1934?] Wednesday Harold in bed all day with indigestion. Children started school. Letters from Betty and mother.

[1935?] Thursday Took Ann and Hugh out on sligh. Typped and sent off story. Letter from mother. Children started school.

[1936?] Friday Sewed and played with children. Went with Griff and Doris Taylor to Marx brothers in " Night at the Opera." Very funny. Harold out . Donie and I played pounce.

[1937?] Sunday Snowing a little. Children played with meccano. Reading Proust.

[1938?] Monday Took Anne to bank. Cold. Revised novel to school. Went to library and changed books

[p.10] JANUARy 4 1934 Harold up. Baked and wrote a little. Went to Yonge Street and library.Went in to sewing meeting at Mrs. Werry's.

[1935?] Went to [Harold] and S. executve at school and rehersal for league of Nations play. Saw Dolald skating on school rink.

[1936?] Saturday Darrned and baked. Mary and i went to library and got Donald a pile of books. Mild and melting.

[1937?] Mary and Anne coughing - in room with steam. Donald and Hugh went to school, took Hugh to barber and library.

[1938?] Took Anne to her class. went to Luella's for lunch, and then to h and s club meeting on peace. Reading Bates " The Olive Field."