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

[p.36] JANUARY 31 19 Washed. Snowing. A. & M. to school. Finished Hugh's new dressing goun. Wed. 19 Met Luella & looked at rugs, had lunch. To conference on religious emphasis at Y.W. Thur. 19 Lunch at M. Brett's. very nice. Shopped. Mary called up. Fri. 19 snowing. Had hair done & shopped. very heavy walking. Sat. 19 Baked gingerbread & orange bread. Worked on hist. cold better. Heard "Boheme"

[p.37] FEBRUARY 1 19 Went to Loblaws. Hugh shovelled snow H. home for tea. 19 had my hair done. Got rugs at Kay's. Shopped. H. out for dinner. 19 To shop & to Taylor's for tea. Sunny & cold. very slippery. A. at music. 19 Baked all morning Mary Pearson & Catherina de Ribbing for lunch & dinner. A. at Summit all day 19 Mary Ferguson here for dinner. Tea for Swords, Lipsetts, Klawe's etc. cold.

[p.38] FEBRUARY 2 19 Wed. wrote letters & darned socks. Milder. with Doris T. to club meeting at Vera Broun's. 19 Fri. To Loblaw's. Mended, typed & sewed. H. out. 19 Sat. Baked pies & cookies George Britnell here for tea. Mary here overnight. 19 Sun. 10 for tea, Jacks, B. Wallace, Jack Sword etc. Heard radio. Tired. 19 Mon. Washed. Miss Ford came to work on "history." very tired.

[p.39] FEBRUARY 3 Thu 19 Ironed. Had my hair done & to bank & library. mild. 19 Baked cookies & pie. Saw Anne thru window. Luella came in evening. H. out. Children skating & skiing 19 I to church. cold. Mary skiing all day. G. Britnell here for tea. 19 Washed. Jo Perfect came & we pasted dummy. Mac Drummond here in evening. 19 To Y W for Executive meeting. Cold.

[p.40] FEBRUARY 4 19 Fri. went to shop & to library. wrote letters & mended. Sun. 19 wrote letters. snowing hard. H.& I to tea at Clark's for Mrs. Hughes. Mon. 19 Washed. Dountoun to get glasses, Luella came over in evening. Cold. 19 Snowing hard. To Y W History Com. In evening Binks, Plewes, May, Harriet & John here. very nice. Wed. 19 To bank & store. Snowing hard. Worked on history.