May 1, 1931 Friday weather; cooler

up 8:30 am, * Dad up & out by 9 am, I put screen door on & cleaned windows, Rose here, played crib with Art, won 5 lost 3, Nurse here & gone, lunch, up, did writing, down, out to Bills, there til 4 PM, home, in, peeled spuds, up shaved & washed, down, supper, washed dishes, out to Kelvin, met Bill, out Kildonan, to Green Ave, home, in, beer here, had one, Dad home, helped him undress and to bed, down, read, bed.

May 2, 1931 Saturday weather; mild

up 9:15 am, * washed dishes, out, cleaned up the garden, Dad up & gone out, Rose here, in lunch, washed dishes, out walked around, met Bill H. Out to E. Kildonan & back then home, put rake away, in read paper, supper, Art home, up, did writing, down, out met Bill H. Walked around, home, Mr Andrews here, out again, met Bill, to Bob’s to Bill’s house, out E Kildonan & back to Redwood & Main St. Then went home, in, bed 12:30 am

May 3, 1931 Sunday weather: warm

up 9:30 am * washed dishes, fooled around all morning, dinner, washed dishes, Bill H. Here, walked Old Kildonan, to river bank, sat around on grass talking, back, Kelly & Winnie to Elmwood Park, then home, in Albert & Bessie here, they took Mom out for a car ride, Jessie and Doug here, fighting again, Mum back, supper, washed dishes, Bill H. Here, out to Vinter’s met Carl & Lory, walked out Kildonan & back talked awhile, then home, in Dad home, got him to bed, read awhile then bed.

May 4, 1931 Monday weather: cooler rain

* Dad up and gone out, played records on Grama phone awhile, Nurse here & gone, Rose here, Someone phoned Dad about his pension, lunch, Rose gone to store & back , ate, washed, put on tie, did writing, out to Bill’s, helped clear car wheel & the rest, home, 4:30 pm, in supper, washed dishes, Bill here, went for a walk to Bill’s place, played cards, I won crib, he ‘500' Rummy, left 10:30pm, home in, read, Dad home with Uncle Jesse, he’s gone, got Dad to bed, Rose & Harold stayed the night, Bed

May 5, 1931 Tuesday weather: cold, snow

up 9:30 am * washed dishes, out, cleared the snow away, in, lunch, washed dishes, out to Bill’s and we cleaned another wheel, left 5:15 pm home, in, supper, washed dishes, played records for awhile, out, started to clear snow, Bill here, finished snow, talked, walked out to Kildonan & back, met Hodge, to Chalmers, home, in, played crib with Doug, lost, Dad home, got Dad up to bed, made Tea for Mum, talked bed.
May 6 1931 Wednesday weather:

up 9:30 am * washed dishes, out, uptown, met Dad, saw Alderman Blumberg, gave me a note for Mr. Fraser at relief office. I never saw Fraser, to Lil’s on Bannatyne, Bob & Nellie Young there, talked, lunch, Lil gave me 30 ¢, to relief office, waited around, but never saw Fraser, home 4:30 pm, in, out to Bill H. Walked out Kildonan, saw Edith M, home, in, peeled spuds, supper, washed dishes, out, over to North end, back, with Carl, Bill & Lory. Carl & Bill picked up some women, Lory & I to Vinter’s, had a drink, Bill & Carl back, we went out Kildonan & back, met A. Dixon, home, in, talked, read, then to bed at 11:30pm

May 7, 1931 Thursday weather: mild

Up 9:30 AM * clean snow away, left 10:30 AM to bills, walked to relief office, saw Fraser, home 1:30 PM, in, lunch, washed dishes, dude rating, bill here, but, walked out Kildonan, watched work on road, home, 4pm, peeled spuds, supper, washed & dried dishes, met Bill H. Out to Kildonan & back, sat around and talked, to Washington Ave, met Carl, Saw Kelly & Winnie, date for Sunday. Home in talked, bed.

May 8, 1931 Friday weather: mild

up 8:30 am * left 8:45 am walked to relief office by 10am, end of Elgin Ave, saw & talked with Fraser. Dad has to go & see him, to Lily’s at 10:30 am had lunch there, left, home at 4:30pm Told Dad about it, out on porch up collar on the dog Roddy, Dad asked more questions about relief, up, laid down awhile, up, supper, washed dishes, out walked around, home, read, then bed.

May 9, 1931 Saturday weather: colder, rain

up 9:30 am * took off storm windows all around, in, washed dishes, washed kitchen floor, lunch, read, Bill H. Here, out to Kildonan & back, in, peeled spuds, supper, washed dishes, out to Bill’s to Pete”s to Roxy, to Redwood & Main, then home, in, played cards, court whist, won, then to bed.

May 10, 1931 Sunday weather: mild

up 10:30 am * washed dishes, read, lunch, read, washed dishes, in all afternoon, read paper, peeled spuds, out, talked with Alf Sharp next door, in, got hot water, shaved and washed, had to use 4 used blades, skin sore, did writing, down, out to Kildonan, Met Kelly & Winnie, talked & took pictures, left, home, in, supper, washed dishes, Alber & Bessie here, talked most of the evening, they left, then we went to bed.

May 11, 1931 Monday weather; mild

up 8:30 am * dug garden, in, lunch, washed dishes, out to Bill’s to Redwood & Main, was funeral Miliary of Major Tucker, killed in bank hold-up, never caught killers, home, in supper, washed, out to Bill’s, walked out Kildonan & back, met Kelly & Winnie, to Kelly’s home, got back The Rampant Age, met Bill at corner, talked, home, in, read, bed

May 12, 1931 Tuesday weather: warmer

up 9:30 am * washed & dried dishes, out, dug & raked garden, watered lawn, put hose away, got down a birds nest from eavestrough, put ladder away, in, lunch, out, to store, for tobacco, home, to store for Mum, back, out to Bills, worked on his car, home 5:30 pm, supper, washed dishes, out to Kildonan & back. Met Kelly & Winnie, talked, to Pete’s with Bud & R. Hearst, to Chalmers, got book from Edith M. took them home, left to McIntosh Ave. Left Bill, home, in , played cards and then to bed.

May 13, 1931 Wednesday weather: fair warm

up 8;30 am * washed, dried dishes, out downtown to Relief Offices, on Elgin Ave, then home, in talked, out, fixed the garden, in lunch, Rose here, washed dishes, out, went to Bill’s & helped him take off storm windows, fooled around, home, in, Bob Young, here, went for a ride with him, him, in peeled spuds, read paper, up stairs, did writing, down, supper, washed dishes, took down a eavestrough, Bill’s here & helped me then we walked out to Kildonan and back, in park had a pee, gave matches to Ptsy Carnegie, out to Black’s Drugs, talked, a cop made us move to McIntosh Ave, home, in played cards awhile, then to bed.

May 14, 1931 Thursday weather: cloudy warm

up 8:30 am * washed, out, took down a board from eavestrough, watered lawn, put ladder & hose away, threw lumber in basement, put boards down in front garden, in sat, luch, washed & dried dishes, out to Bill’s, and helped him clean headlight and one fender of his car, home 5:25pm, in, Shirley (niece) here, fooled around & played records, supper, washed dishes, out to Bill’s, he’s having a bath, waited, then to Vinter’s, met Carl & Lory, to Melbourne Ave, met Vera Major, & Helen, talked, back, met V & H again, talked out to Melbourne & Hazeldell then back to Elmwood park, in sat around, talked with W. Kessel & Joe Alexander, lent a smoke to Pete, talked, to Chalmers, talked then home, in, read awhile, then bed.

May 15, 1931 Friday weather: cloudy, cool

up 8:30 am * cleared away dishes, washed dishes, Rose here, walked out to the bus with her, got 15¢, to Bill’s left at 12pm, to Vinter’s, tobacco, home, in, lunch, washed dishes, out, downtown to Relief Office on Elgin, can’t get any, left, home, in, out, to park, met Bill, sat around, home, in, supper, washed dishes, out, Kildonan, met Bill’s friend, talked, back with Carl & Lory, to Brown’s Drug, helped Lory pick out a book, left, to Winterton , Lory gone, Lil R. Came along with Lance, Bill made a remark, which made them mad, then I went home, in read, bed.

May 16, 1931 Saturday weather:cloudy, cool

up 8:30 am * washed dining room and frontroom floors, out, fixed up Mum’s garden, in, lunch, out, finished garden, Doug here & we started on the raintrough, got half of it up, supper, Harold A. Here, put things away, started up lane with Doug but Jessie came & made a scene & stopped him, what a fool, home, in read, bed

May 17, 1931 Sunday weather: cloudy cool

up 10:45 am * washed & dried dishes, shaved & washed, changed shirts, did writing, down, in all afternoon, read & slept, supper, washed dishes, out, met Bill & walked around, home, in, read, bed.

May 18, 1931 No record
May 19, 1931 no record

May 20, 1931 Wednesday weather cloudy

up 9 am * washed dishes, got shovel out, shovelled snow away, put boards down back yard to the garbage, in, played crib with Dad, won 3 lost 2, lunch, washed dishes, read, Bill here, out, walked out to Kildonan, saw Edith M. Met J. Shipping and borrowed a smoke from him, to Washington Ave, met Thelma, to a store with her, then home, in, peeled spuds, supper, up, laid down, dozed, down, washed dishes, Bill here, out, walked around, home, in, read, to bed.

May 21, 1931 Thursday weather: cloudy , cool

up 8:30 am * in all morning, lunch, read, then out, met Bill, to his place, talked, home, in, supper, out, with Bill to Kildonan, back to northend, met, Spud C. To Atlantic Ave, back to Elmwood Park, talked to Ferris, park attendant, to Bowman Ave, met Thelma, talked, met Kelly & Winnie, talked, left, then home, in, read, and bed.

May 22, 1931 Friday weather: clear, warm

up 8:30 am * shaved & washed, down, out to Vinter’s, got tobacco, Meikle gave me a lift uptown to Eatons, got the bargains, walked around looking at stuff, out, streetcar, home, 11 am, in, lunch, washed dishes, out to Bill’s awhile, then home at 5:30 pm, in supper, out, walked around, home, in, read & to bed.

May 23, 1931 Saturday weather: clear, warm

up 8:15 am * Albert phoned us, so phoned him back, then out, downtown to Pratt’s on William Ave. I was to late, job gone, so home, in, looked at raintrough, walked around, home, in supper, washed dishes, , out, me John Tinendale, with Bill to Roxy Theatre, saw, El Brindel in “Just Imagine”, was good, out to Pete’s, J.T. bought the drinks, to Black’s Pharmacy, to Brown’s Pharmacy, another drink, to John T’s, home, played records, talked, out, home at 12:30 am, bed.

May 24, 1931 Sunday weather: clear, warm VICTORIA DAY

up 1pm * lunch, washed dishes, out, but never saw Bill, home, read, supper, Bill & John T. Here, out Kildonan & back, then home, in read, bed.

May 25, 1931 no record kept
May 26, 1931 no record kept

May 27, 1931 Wednesday weather: no record

up 9am *, worked around the house all morning, lunch, washed dishes, out, walked around, home, in, supper, washed dishes, out, met Kelly & Winnie, talked, looked at road, it’s finished, home, in read, bed.

May 28, 1931 Thursday weather: clear, warm

up 8:45 am * washed dishes, put boards inside, cleaned out garage, burnt rubbish, took birds nest down from eavestrough, in, down basement, made some flower boxes, up, lunch, washed dishes, out to Vinter’s, got tobacco, to Elmwood Park, til 4:30pm, home, in, read paper, supper, a Insurance Man here & gone, got hot water, up, shaved & washed, did writing, in all evening, read, bed.

May 29, 1931 no record kept

May 30, 1931 Saturday weather:

Nothing remembered from morning, & afternoon, supper, out, met Kelly & Winnie, talked then went to John T”s place, played cards, home 1am, bed.