Mary Quayle Innis Diary 1964-1968

November 30

1964. Mon. D. & I left after breakfast. Shopped & had lunch here. Article about A. in Star Weekly. To library & wrote letters. Very cold.

1965. Tues. Clear day. Mary took me to plane at 1:45. Stop at Calgary. fine flight. Lorraine & Hugh met me. Unpacked

1966. Wed. to bank & sent parcels. Cold & clear. Helen & Mrs. Graham called up.

1967. Thu. had my hair done. To Lorraine's, babysat for afternoon, dinner with Hugh & all. very good time. Cold.

1968. Sat. To store & library. Talked to Phil Creighton. Wrote letters. worked on blanket. Reading Snow's "Sleep of Reason" & Pritchett's "A Cab at the Door".

December 1

1964. Tues. Very cold. had my hair done. to Principal Harris's & Council Mtg. on new bldg. for Innis College.

1965. Wed. To P.O. & ordered from Loblaws. Cold. Many phone calls. Sorted papers, worked on mining hist. article

1966. Thu. Snowing. To library. Helen came in. To plane to Ottawa with Com. Got there about 10. at Chateau

1967. Fri. Letter & pictures from Anne. To Club & had M. Kenyon & Dell for lunch. Very nice. Dell drove me home.

1968. Sun. To church. Cold & dry. To Hugh's for dinner, Mrs. Skelly there. Very nice time. Rain.

December 2

1964. Wed. Shopped. Snowing. Lunch here for M. Brett, Beulah & Gladys, had good time. Wrote letters.

1965. Thu. Worked on mining hist. & CFUW book. To bank & library. Saw Tannis. Knitting mittens.

1966. Fri. heard 11 briefs. lunch at Chateau. exhausted. back by plane at 6:30. Mrs. MacKay drove us home

1967. Sat. To post office & library. Cold & bright. Wrote letters, shortened navy dress & pressed dresses.

1968. Mon. dull & rainy. To Communication Com, United Church House all day. Wrote letters

December 3

1964. Thu. Dountoun to shop for Xmas. Wrote letters. Very cold. Wrapped Xmas parcels.

1965. Fri. dountoun & got new hat & blouse. Mild & raining. To library. Wrote letters.

1966. Sat. Wrote letters. Shopped for food. Very cold. To Bertha's for dinner & to see slides of Greece, Turkey & Jerusalem.

1967. Sun. Snow. Put knitted squares together, read, knitted heard "Carmen" on fm.

1968. Tues. Vacuumed. To bank & library. Letters from Anne & Donald. Called up Helen Hogg & Hugh.

December 4

1964. Fri. Shopped & to bank & P.O. Elder from Bloor St. Church came. Helen came in evening. Lorraine called up.

1965. Sat. Had my hair done. Wrote letters & addressed Xmas cards. Donald Wendy & children came. D & I to hear speech "Easter Is."

1966. Sun. To church, communion. Snowing. Quiet day, reading & radio.

1967. Mon. sunny. To Lorraine's to babysit. Wrote letters. Mrs. Greene sent more knitted squares.

1968. Wed. Shopped dt - got gifts for Maty & Bay. Wrapped gifts. Fine snow. Sewing squares together.