December 1938 - Huldah

 Dec 1 Thurs Snowed a bit last night. Blew very hard all day. Very cold. Mounties came for Millen but he is going in Saturday. Millen down to John's.

Dec 2 Fri I washed my clothes. Millen has an abscess on his knee. Very sore.

Dec 3 Sat Mrs A, Burns, Aubrey and Millen in town. Got a letter from Helen. Millen's leg much worse.

Dec 4 Sun Joe H up a while. We poulticed Millen's knee all day. It is no better.

Dec 5 Mon Burns and Clarence went out Hanwell. A lovely day. Guy went to St Stephen with Emerson Payne for Burns' sleds and his cow. Tillie at Tressa's.

Dec 6 Tues Millen's leg some better. Rained all night last night and took nearly all the snow off. Guy back. Frank H here.

Dec 7 Wed Emerson has a sore finger. Millen chopped wood. Tressa up. Ice running.

Dec 8 Thurs Letter from Jeanie. Alice Ward and Blanche Urquhart married today. Men worked at Statute Labour today. Mrs A and Tressa at Ruth's.

Dec 9 Fri Men worked at Statute Labour again today. Tillie at Tressa's. Mrs A churned. Mr MacBean's horse died.

Dec 10 Sat Millen got the baby a bottle. Tillie, Millen and Em went to town and brought Burns back. They all played cards. Tillie and Burns at Ruth's. I learned a bit about cards.

Dec 11 Sun Ruth and Jeanie came up from church. Ruth and Mrs A went down to Tressa's but Ma came back. Burns and Millen went to woods.

Dec 12 to Dec 13

Dec 14 Wed Tressa up a few minutes. I sent letter to Geordie Gray. Doug Kilburn and Velma Libby married. Guy and Em went to shivaree. Ma at Tressa's.

Dec 15 Thurs Terribly cold. I washed. Tressa up a while in morning and in afternoon too. She and Mrs A made fruit cakes.

Dec 16 Fri Tressa up a while.

Dec 17 Sat Nobody went to town today. I got a card announcing arrival of Helen's baby Tuesday. We sent cards.

Dec 18 Sun Jeanie and Ruth came up and I was at Tressa's for dinner and supper. John, Tressa, etc, came up with me at night.

Dec 19 Mon I cleaned and mopped upstairs, also made a gingerbread and washed.

Dec 20 Tues We washed Tillie's clothes and cooked, etc. Tressa's Eaton order never came.

Dec 21 Wed I went to Tressa's in morning. She came back with me and made Tillie's fruit cake.

Dec 22 Thurs I did big wash and went to school concert in  afternoon with Tressa. Edie to supper. Em to town.

Dec 23 Fri Beautiful day. I made date squares. I got up early. We cooked and cleaned all day. Scrubbed.

Dec 24 Sat Guy an Ma went to town and came back at 5pm. Millen and Burns came home in morning. Millen and I went to town at night. Went to bed at 1am.

Dec 25 Sun Christmas Day. A nice day but cloudy. Had a merry Xmas and loads of presents. Here to dinner and down home to supper. HB at Tressa's.

Dec 26 Mon Tillie sick all day. Dr down in afternoon. Down again at night. Baby Audrey Helen born at 6:55pm weight 8 pounds.

Dec 27 Tues Tillie is fine. Millen and Burns went to woods. Tressa up also Edie helped all day. Joe H up in evening.

Dec 28 Wed Edie helped a little. Ruth up and took Edie back with her. Billy Man here. Got my pictures.

Dec 29 Thurs Edie still at Ruth's. Annie, George here and washed. I hung out clothes. Ruthie has been bound up but is better.

Dec 30 Fri Annie did not come up. Mrs A washed and I made date squares, etc.

Dec 31 Sat Last day of Old Year. Mr A went to Aubrey's to saw but came back with broken leg. Never went to town. Letter from Helen.