Mary Quayle Innis, Personal Diary. [1944-1948].

[p.11] JANUARY 6 19 Sewed. Mary to a movie. Untrimmed tree. Baked rolls& pie. 19 Baked. Finished typing novel. 10º below zero. Alan here for dinner & evening. 19 59º outside. To communion service. Dymonds, Harveys & S. Dadsons here for tea. Hear radio. 19 Washed. To bank, store etc. Mary out for dinner at Kappas. 19 Downtown shopping, got A's skirt skirt plaid, etc.

[p.12] JANUARY 7 Fri 19 To Red Cross & shopping. H. home for tea. Hugh to Scouts. Knitted. To library. Sun. 19 Went to church. H. back from Montreal. H. & I. to Taylors for tea. very cold. Mon 19 Washed. very mild. To bank & library. A. to Guides. Tues. 19 Anne & I downtown, she sold hair, got tea kettle, H. home for tea. mild. Wed. 19 hair done, shopped. Milly Missinte got dinner, coming 5 days a wk. A. started school

[p.13] JANUARY 8 19 Baked bread. Cleaned & sewed. H. here for tea. Heard part of "Luzia di Sammunu"? 19 Washed, mended. Baked. To bank, had my hair done. Melting at moon. 19 To lunch at Heliconian Talked to Eve Plewes?. Dountoun shopping. 19 To church for wool. To Luella's for tea & sow her flower pastels. 19 worked on Y W Mimite? books. To Yonge St. to bank.

[p.14] JANUARY 9 Sun 1944 Hugh in bed with sore throat. Waited on him. Heard symphony. Tues. 19 Cleaned & cooked. Mary came home. To meeting at Y.W. H. & I. to dinner with Peggy & E.K. Wed. 19 Luella came in. To Y W. for editorial meeting. Rainy & mild. Thu 19 To Y W Board meeting. at 10, took lunch. H. home late. A. started school. Fri 19 Convened Editorial Meeting. Mild. Hugh at dancing class.

[p.15] JANUARY10 19 Washed, sewed & talked to Hugh. Baked cookies. walk with Doris Taylor. 19 Mary started to school. To Ref. library very cold. Thu 19 To the village. Sewed & typed essay for Donald. Mild. 19 To lunch at E. Wilsford' Carr's autobiog. Saw "Make Mine Music." Sat 19 Baked cookies. Typed. A. at Summit. Mary, H. & I to " Secret Life of Walter Mitty."