Mary Quayle Innis Diary 1964-1968

February 24

1964. Mon. To Archives & worked on Mrs. Simcoe's Diary. Cold. heavy mail. dinner at Mu.

1965. Wed. Cold & snowing. Shopped & got paper. To club for dinner. business mtg. very good meeting

1966. Thu. To bank & Locke library. To dinner & business meeting at U.W.C. Eileen Carruthers drove me home.

1967. Fri. Shopped & to Relig. Com. at 10:30. I presided at afternoon session. Tired. Very cold.

1968. Sat. Donald to York Univ. I shopped, heard "Die Walkure". D. & I to Lorraine's for lovely dinner. D. & Jennifer played. we talked late. very cold.

February 25

1964. Tues. To hospital to see Lorraine & Paul, her aunt Ellen there. to meeting re Innis College. Dinner at U.W.C. with Dell. Arnold Edinborough spoke.

1965. Thu. Terrific blizzard worst since 1944, sleet & deep snow. To dentist & had fillings. Helen came in. Typed Observer review.

1966. Fri. To Religious Educ. Com. - lunch at Westbury. very interesting. Donald came at night.

1967. Sat. Cold & windy. Shopped & to library. To Hugh's to dinner & babysat.

1968. Sun. Cold. D. wrote 15 letters - very happy, peaceful day. To dinner at Lorraine's & Hugh's. very good time.

February 26

1964. Wed. To library. bright & mild. Miss J. & I to Norma Lewickis recital.

1965. Fri. Bright but snow very deep & walking bad. Took review to Observer & to Helicon. luncheon & spoke on Mrs. Simcoe. Donald came.

1966. Sat. D. skiing all day. I baked white bread, butter tarts etc. Shopped. Lorraine, Hugh & Paul for supper. Told about Florida.

1967. Sun. to church, cold & windy. Lorraine, Hugh, Paul & Jennifer came for dinner. Very good time.

1968. Mon. sunny. To P. Marg. at 12:45. dountoun on errands. Lorraine called up. Donald left after breakfast. Vacuumed.

February 27

1964. Thu. Ate lunch with Helen Hogg & discussed plans. To bank. With Hugh to movie - "Dr. Strangelove" on bomb - very funny.

1965. Sat. Shopped. Cold & snowing. Correcting typescript. To Hugh's at 4. Donald skiing. Stayed overnight. Baked tarts.

1966. Sun. D & I drove to Waterloo. Talked. Hugh et al came in afternoon. Walk in park. Lovely time. D & I back here at night.

1967. Mon. To Loblaws & ordered food, to laundry & cleaner. To library. Cold.

1968. Tues. Typed on report. P.M. at 11:45 & saw Dr. Ash. Baked muffins. Snowing.

February 28

1964. Fri. To Heliconian Lit. luncheon. Luella & many there - very good. To Waterloo with Edna. All met me.

1965. Sun. Bright & lovely. D. drove me to church. Drive with Hugh et al. Talked. Chinese dinner. D. drove me home. Lovely weekend.

1966. Mon. D. to dentist, I to hairdresser & to McGraw, Hill. D. left after lunch. I to CFUW book dinner at club. Talked to Francess, in Winnipeg.

1967. Tues. Vacuumed. Wrote letters. To bank & library. To Trinity Church & spoke to Business & Prof. Womens Club.

1968. Wed. Snowing. Sick & miserable. Struggled to P.M. at 12:45. Mail boxes painted & repaired