Mary Quayle Innis Diary 1964-1968

December 10

1964. Thu. Shopped. To library. Helen & I with E. MacGillivray to Bissell's - U.A.W.C. Xmas party. sang carols. I poured coffee

1965. Fri. Shopped on Yonge St. Mild & fine. Worked on Hoodless article & wrote Xmas cards

1966. Sat. Colder. To library. Wrote letters & cards

1967. Sun. to church - communion. Wrote cards. worked on "Living in -" To Hugh's for dinner, very good time.

1968. Tues. dountoun & nearly finished Xmas shopping. E. Harman & Lorraine called up. To library & bank. Bright & cold.

Sally

December 11

1964. Fri. with Tatham to lunch at York Univ. & taken all over it. Rain all day. To Egg Nog party at Bea & Mary's. very nice.

1965. Sat. To Katherine Ball's in Richmond Hill for lunch. very nice time. Autographed books. Baked frozen bread

1966. Sun. Cold. To church. To Hugh's for roast beef dinner. very nice. Held Jennifer.

1967. Mon. Typed 1st chapter "Living in - ". to store, mild & raining. Xmas cards coming. Wrote letters

1968. Wed. Washed bathroom & kitchen floors. Wrapped packages. To Union for lunch - saw old friends.

December 12

1964. Sat. mild. To reception at Faculty Club for Le Pans & Charity, lovely party. to R.C.I. lecture - bird song & coffee party.

1965. Sun. Ice storm & sleet. With Lorraine & Hugh to Waterloo, fog. Mary much grown, lovely dinner. Stayed overnight.

1966. Mon. Cold. To Britnell's & got 7.50 token worth of paper backs. To library & bank. Tired.

1967. Tues. Took mss. to Clarke Irwin. To Union for lunch, talked to Miss Grant, Jeans, Gladys, Miss [unclear], Margaret, very mild.

1968. Thu. Mild. To store. Scrubbed kitchen counters etc. To organization meeting of Harold Innis Foundation - [Jarvis?], Easterbrook, Wayman, [Russell?], Cassels etc.

December 13

1964. Sun. to church. To Xmas reception at U.W.C. Received & poured coffee. Dinner at Hugh's - new house.

1965. Mon. Anne & I talked & talked. Washed clothes & bathed baby. Came home on 2:30 train. Talked to Mr. Rochester. Mild.

1966. Tues. To United Church House to all day meeting of Literature Com. I gave devotional.

1967. Wed. worked on revision. Mild. To store. Vacuumed, dusted, washed clothes. Pictures from Anne.

1968. Fri. rain. In Relig. Educ. Com. all day 9:30 - 5:30 with E. Harman but got lots done. Walked thru Colonnade on way home.

December 14

1964. Mon. Colder. Board meeting at club & lunch there. To Ref. Lib. & worked on S.

1965. Tues. Mild. Went with Dell Kemp to Granite Club book group. Arthur Hailey spoke. To library.

1966. Wed. To Save the Children for wool & to Eatons for prints of H.A.I.'s picture. Some sun. Christmas cards.

1967. Thu. To Salada stockholders' meeting at Royal York. To library. To Don Mills library to slides & movies - European charter flight.

1968. Sat. Got Globe & milk. Repaired dress. To Xmas luncheon at Club. Lovely time. Saw many people. Mary called up.