Mary Quayle Innis Diary 1964-1968

January 30

1964. Thu. To Univ. library. To funeral parlour - Leo's family. very mild. bldg ice palace.

1965. Sat. Helen & I saw TV of Churchill's funeral. Cold & bright. To lunch at U.W.C. acted as social Convenor. To Hugh's for supper & evening. Cold.

1966. Sun. To church. very cold & windy. Hugh, Lorraine & Paul here for supper. Paul playing with pans & books.

1967. Mon. Looked after Mary. baked & iced cake for Anne. Played with Mary. cold. Anne at her lectures.

1968. Tues. mild & dull. To Save the Children for wool & bought dress. Letter from Anne after Austr. postal strike. To Dr. Welsh about removing cyst

January 31

1964. Fri. With Miss W etc to Leo's funeral. Train to Kingston. all with dog met me. very mild.

1965. Sun. Church. Hugh, Lorraine & Paul here for lunch. Talked & Paul crawled on floor. Took drive.

1966. Mon. Dountoun. To library in afternoon. Wrote letters. Talked to Lorraine.

1967. Tues. Looked after Mary. Took 2:33 train. Talked to Lorraine & Mary Pat McMahon.

1968. Wed. dull. Washed clothes. Ironed. Talked to Lorraine. Took sheets to laundry. Very domestic day.

February 1

1964. Sat. rain & dull. worked on jigsaw of ship. John showed movies. Took Maidie a walk.

1965. Mon. To see Miss Brown at Rare Book Rm. To Ref. Lib. Typed on lecture of H.A.I.'s. Dymond dead. TV on Stonehenge.

1966. Tues. To store. To Barbara Frum's for tea - Oxbow Rd - very interesting time. Talked to Lorraine.

1967. Wed. to bank. Spoke at luncheon at Victoria Presby. church. Mild. Tired.

1968. Thu. To Div. of Communications lunch at United Church House. Pouring rain. To St. Michaels & Dr. Welsh removed cyst. Chest very sore.

February 2

1964. Sun. bright sun & cold. Played records, puzzle, drive to see old houses & saw ice boats, cars on ice, skaters etc.

1965. Tues. Got vaccinated at City Hall. Shopped. To bank & Locke library.

1966. Wed. To see Harris at Innis College & to U. of T. library. Saw Mary Umson. Typed letters. Mild & lovely.

1967. Thu. Cold. Washed clothes, vacuumed. To library & to Hugh's. Hugh, Lorraine & I to "The Second City". very funny.

1968. Fri. Mild & wet. To get Globe & to library. Letters from Anne & Mary. Lorraine called up. Stitches hurting. Read.

February 3

1964. Mon. Children to school. D. & I. drove to Toronto. bright sun & lovely drive. lunch on 401. Res. Council met.

1965. Wed. to store for food, very cold. Typing H.A.I. lecture for Rare Book Rm. "Rigoletto" on TV. very good.

1966. Thu. To bank & library. Typed & wrote letters. Mild & bright. Luella called up.

1967. Fri. 2 long briefs. Cold. Gosfield S. parents. Listened to radio. Made vice-chm. of Comm. Donald & Ruth Klein came.

1968. Sat. Colder, snow. To get papers. Sewed on dresses, wrote letters. Lazy day.