Monday April 3, 1916

Froze quite thick ice last night. Everything white with frost this morning. Lovely all day. Mrs. Russel and her two grandchildren came a.m., she borrowed some soda. Sidney finished turning the orchard, it looks fine. Harry House brought the shoe strings Sidney forgot and left on counter at Beasonson's on Saturday. Mora went to Bell's, carried a bottle of oil to Maud Cronan, also went down to Nell Fisher's and got some wrappers Nell gave her to cut over for the little ones. Maud stepped on a nail, pierced her big toe quite bad.

Sunday April 2, 1916

Fair cool day. Sidney and Mora attended church. They organized teachers etc. Alf. Russel and his two girls called a little while.

Saturday April 1, 1916

Nice a.m. Rainy p.m. Sidney went to Little France a.m., helped Russels p.m. on his porch. Sowed tomatoes and peppers.

Friday March 31, 1916

Another white frost. Foggy a.m., warm bright day. Sidney just started to cut us some wood as Mr. Russel came for to ask him to help him saw logs. Mora went to Russel's at 3 p.m. Mrs. Russel gave her some nice slips of house plants.

Thursday March 30, 1916

White frost this morning, beautiful day. Sidney went to W. Monroe early around on the Pinnacle. Helped James tap trees, got an ax helve, some pop corn and left there 5:30. Went to W. Monroe, got some groceries and got home about 8 p.m. I finished my washing, Mora ironed some. We all have got colds except Sidney.

Wednesday March 29, 1916

Froze up last night but snow went fast today. Sap runs good. Sidney went down on the Pinnacle, got a pail of buckwheat flour and Susie sent 2 dresses to Mora by him. I washed 3 loads so far this week and have got another washing for tomorrow. Paul was quite sick last night. Has not felt well today, better tonight. Northern light shown plainly tonight.

Tuesday March 28, 1916

Beautiful, but very bad going as the snow is still very deep and clumps to the ground. Sidney started to work but could not get in the woods on account of water. He got a pail of milk off Maud Potter. Claud Bryant got his horse down in the road.

Monday March 27, 1916

Warm. Sidney went over to Claud's but he had to get his own wood cut so Sidney came back home and got up some wood. Sidney did not feel well. Cassy sick, vomited.

Sunday March 26, 1916

Thawing, more snow gone today than I ever saw before go in a day. Sidney and Mora went to church. Alf. Russel came p.m. brought back Sidney's testament.

Saturday March 25, 1916

Warm, thawing with a rush. Mora went to Fisher's. Nell gave her some wrappers for me to cut over. Sidney went to work but Claud had to work for Elmer Cottett, so he got 1/2 bu. corn, a pail of milk and came home. Cut us some wood and taped some more trees. Sap runs pretty good. I hulled some corn.