February 1938 - Huldah

Feb 1 Tues Blank

Feb 2 Wed Fred went to town for supplies. Men out back. Millen out in afternoon. Tressa and Verna up. Fred and Rene moved in.

Feb 3 Thurs I went down home with Millen and down to Ruth's about 4:15pm. Millen came down at night and brought me home. Letter from Marion.

Feb 4 Fri A lovely warm day. Thawed a lot. Millen went out to woods in afternoon and didn't come home 'till late. Mr A went to meet him.

Feb 5 Saturday Millen and Mrs A went to town and brought Ruth back with them. I got dinner. Chas M up awhile. Millen and I took Ruth down.

Feb 6 Sun Rained all afternoon. Millen took Mrs A, Tressa, John and I to Lynfield by Brockway, MacAdam and Harvey. Was to see Mr and Mrs Kane and Mr and Mrs Marshall, Tillie, Burns, etc. Left Mrs A there. (Burns was Millen's brother, Tillie was Burns' wife.)

Feb 7 Mon Ice all gone but it is snowing. We came home from Kanes', arrived about 1pm. I wrote to Ma at night.

Feb 8 Tues Millen worked with Guy all morning. Came in with a lame back and stayed all afternoon. Edie and Verna up. Millen and I down to Tressa's at night.

Feb 9 Wed Made butter yesterday. Made pancakes. Millen's back some better. Ruth, Tressa and Verna came up. Millen and I at Ruth's at night.

Feb 10 Thurs Snowed last night and blew all today. Man ran off the road and Guy hauled them out. Baked bread. Millen much better.

Feb 11 Fri Coldest day yet this winter. Millen, Mr A and Guy all worked at pulp all day. I washed Millen's underwear, made a cake.

Feb 12 Sat I got a pretty apron from Helen and a letter from Della. Millen went to Lynnfield with Francis' horse. Guy sick all morning. Ruth and Tressa up in afternoon and scrubbed. Edie came up at night. Fred over.

Feb 13 Sun Snowed a little. Edie, Tressa and I went down to church. Dinner at Tressa's and Millen brought Mrs A home and took me to Ruth's and home at night.

Feb 14 Mon Snowed all day. I have a bad cold. Guy is still not feeling well. Tressa and John up at night. I wrote to Helen.

Feb 15 Tues Cold and windy. Millen, etc, worked at pulp all afternoon. I made drop cookies. Mr A was down at Tressa's.

Feb 16 Wed Alfred King brought a note from Ruth. Tressa and Verna up a minute. Millen took Mrs A and I down to Ruth's at night. She is sick with a cold.

Feb 17 Thurs I finished my cushion cover. Quite cold out. Millen and Guy hauled pulp. Gertie Gray was here awhile before supper. Mrs A at Tressa's at night.

Feb 18 Fri Very warm today. Mrs A got a letter from Tillie. Millen worked with men at pulp. George Burrell up at night.

Feb 19 Sat A lovely sunny day. Millen and Mrs A went to town and brought Jeanie up. Millen and I went to Ruth's and played pick up sticks at night.

Feb 20 Sun Aubrey here to dinner. Nice day. Jeanie came up in afternoon. Millen and I took her to town at night and went to Ruth's. Gertie was there and will be married Wednesday.

Feb 21 Mon emerson and Jim Black came home yesterday. Wrote to Jeanie. Got a letter from Helen. Billy Man and Tressa up. Saw George go down. Millen took Guy and Emerson to town. Stayed at Ruth's. Gertie at Ruth's.

Feb 22 Tues Nice sunny day. The men hauled pulp all day to the siding. Mrs A was at Tressa's. Tressa and John up at night and Millen and I were at John's playing pick up sticks.

Feb 23 Wed Snowed at night. A cloudy day. Gertie and George were married in afternoon. Jeanie was there and I kept house for mamma. Millen, George B, Guy, Jeanie and I at shivaree at Courser's at night.

Feb 24 Thurs Men finished one pulp car and started another. Snowed all day. We read at night. Still snowing at night.

Feb 25 Fri I have a rash on my face. Snowed most all day but cleared off at night. Men hauled long wood. Fred over. George Burrell up awhile at night.

Feb 26 Sat Mrs A and Millen went to town. My rash is some better. A lovely day. Ruth came up. Millen and Mrs A in town at night. Millen and I took Ruth down. Billy Francis is in jail.

Feb 27 Sun Two little lambs born down home. Millen and I got up about 12:45 and Mrs A went over to Aubrey's. I wrote to Helen. At night, Millen and I took George B and Guy to church. To Ruth's.

Feb 28 Mon The men sawed wood. Snowed all day. Millen, Guy and George went to town. I stayed at Ruth's. We played sticks at night.