March 17, 1968 Sunday Temp at noon mild +42F

up at 8am, dressed washed, breakfast, read and talked, did a few things downstairs, up and out, washed front Windows with squeegee and sponge, not a very good job, had to go over with alcohol, shovelled snow a bit, in, took down the rod for the drapes and shortened it, and put if up. Looks and works okay now. Lunch, laiddown for awhile, up and did a few things all afternoon til about 5:30pm read and talk, had supper, Phil & Linda was to come but never showed up, talked & read, Rhoda and I played 3 games of crib, I won 2, had tea and bread, read and talked, bed.

March 18, 1968 Monday Temp at noon +31F partly cloudy

up at 6:45am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, read, talked listened to radio, out at 7:50, started car, in and had tea, talked, KR, left in car to P.O. to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car and home, in, talked, lunch, read, left, back to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car to P.O., to home, All the stuff is her now, & he was just finishing putting it together, he's gone out, brought car in driveway, looked at stuff, pretty nice, read paper, supper, talked then laid down and dozed til about 7pm, Randolph, Mom & Jessie S here, up, talked shaved, washed, changed, sat and talked with them awhile, left at 7:55 to corner bus, downtown to beer parlour, 2 beers, a bowling alley, bowled good, out to corner bus, hom by 11;45, Rhoda still up talked, had tea & bread, then fixed record player on Electrohome stereo, talked then petted & had a little fun - but I never felt too much, not like the old days, then slept.

March 19, 1968 Tuesday Temp at noon, +35F very windy, cool

up at 6am, to bathroom, to bed, dozed til 7:05am, up, dressed, washed, wind very strong out and gusting up to 50mph, breakfast, talked, read, radio, started car, left at 8am to P.O. to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, home, snowing now as well as strong winds, lunch, read, left at 12:40, in car to service station, gas, to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car to P.O. to C.N.I.B. waited til 5:05, Rhoda came, says everything went Okay today, except it was late in starting and Linda and Bett never saw it all on the way, to store on corner, then home, in, read paper, had supper, talked, laid down for awhile, Rhoda gone to Rebekah service at the Marlborough Hotel via the car, washed dishes, then did some writing, and some copying until about 9:45 then played rummy with the boys until 10:30, lost to them both, played some records for awhile, read, and dozed in chair til 12:15am, when Rhoda got home, talked, fooled a bit but I know she was only trying to please me so I couldn't get interested knowing that, so after a while went to sleep.

March 20, 1968 Wednesday Temp at noon +12 clear and cold First day of Spring

up at 6:30am, dressed, shaved, washed, started to make breakfast when Rhoda got up, ate, not saying anything all the time, listened to radio til 7:45, out and started car, tea, finally left at 8am, to PO, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car, home, lunch, read, left back to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, in car to PO then to CNIB, got Rhoda, home, she still not saying a word all the way, read paper & readers digest, laid down and slept til 7:30, up, Rhoda gone & never took the car, boy she's really making something out of it, read, TV, Hockey Game until 8:30, got mail ready, then did some writing til about 10:40, put books away, had tea, listened to radio, Rhoda home, to bed.

March 21, 1968 Thursday Temp at noon +11, mild but cold

up at 6:40am dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, read, listened to radio, out started car, sat til 8am, out in car to PO then to work, orders til 10:30, tea, and orders til 12, out in car and home, lunch. read, back to work at 1;10, orders til 3:30, tea, fooled with various things til 4:30, out in car to PO then CNIB, got Rhoda, we talked a little this time on the way to IGA, then home, read paper, supper, laid down til 7:45, fooled around in basement, up and read rest of evening til 10:30pm, ate, then to bed

March 22, 1968 Friday Temp at noon +24F sunny and mild

up at 6:50am, dressed, shaved, washed, seems I have picked up a cold sore at the corner of my mouth and right eye, breakfast, read, radio, out at 7:45, started car, sat til 8, KR, first time in 4 days, out in car to PO, to work, talked, orders small today, til 10:30, tea, took stock 4 times corrected them, entered orders on work sheet, then regular orders til 12, out in car home, read, lunch, left back to work at 1:05, a few orders til 3:30, tea, same til 4:30, out in car to PO, to CNIB, got Rhoda and home, read paper, supper, laid down and slept til 7:40, Rhoda had laid down on the chesterfield so the heck with her, if that is what she prefers, went to basement and did writing, til 9:30, read til 10:30, tea and bread, read, same from Rhoda, she expects too much but never sees my side of it, only her own, so went to sleep.

March 23, 1968 Saturday Temp at noon +30F sunny

tried to get Rhoda interested in a round about way but never tried to hard, up at 7:15, to bathroom then tried to get Rhoda to come back to bed for some loving but I got the cold sholder instead. I went back to bed til 8:05, dressed, washed, breakfast, talked a little but Rhoda acting the same, out at 9am, too cheque to bank, then to W.Sup, got a piece of plywood, then to bakery and home, put stuff in and put bread away, worked on cupboard, til 11am, shelves a little short, will have to adjust accordingly, Rhoda forgot to take lunch to work so will take it to her at noon, read, out in car to CNIB, left Rhoda's lunch, home, laid down and slept til 2pm, worked on cupboard for awhile, put things away, read paper, out to CNIB to pick up Rhoda at 4:30, to Economart, bought grocs, seems prices are cheaper, home, put stuff in, then supper. Jack phoned, got here at 7:30, talked, they were pretty surprised at the new stuff, taked most of evening, they left at 11:30, tea, read, bed, had some fun with Rhoda then slept.

March 24, 1968 Sunday Temp at noon +38F sunny and mild

up at 8am, dressed, washed, breakfast, talked, then Rhoda and I out in car went west on #1 to Portage la Prairie, got gas, rode around town for a while then onto Hwy 240 south but had to turn back because of poor road and airforce barracks, to HWY 131 east to #1, west and home by 12:15, lunch, talked, dozed, Bett and Dave and kids here, they liked our stuff, kids ran wild for awhile, they left at 4pm, talked, supper, started to play crib with Rhoda, Linda and Phil here, so quit and talked with them, played records then they left at 11pm, after tea, etc. talked, to bed, some loving then slept.

March 25, 1968 Monday Temp at noon +38 sunny

up at 6:45am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, sat and talked awhile, out after much fooling around with clothes line, KR, left in car to PO, to work, took mail in, cleaned up yard a bit, took fixture from one of the flood lites and to it to Killeens to get glass replaced, back and orders to 10:30, tea, out to Killeens and got casing and new glass, back to warehouse and with Mac's help got light back on, orders til 12, out in car, home, had lunch talked, left to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, helped with trailer til 5, out in car to PO then to Dot's on Marjorie, got eggs, then home at 5:30, in read paper, supper, laid down and slept til 6:45, up washed and changed, Rhoda gone to some display at Vicount Gort, went to basement and did some writing til 7:30pm, talked to Gerry for awhile, then went to corner bus to downtown beer parlour, 3 beers, then to bowling alley, bowled fair, had a shot of whiskey which Bruce had won in a draw, left their at 11:05 to corner, bus home at 11:45, had tea and bread, then to bed.

March 26, 1968 Tuesday Temp at noon +38 mild

up at 6:45, dressed, washed, breakfast, talked and sat awhile, KR, left in car at 8am, to PO, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12 out in car, home, lunch, read, left back to work, orders til 3, tea, orders til 4:30, out to PO and CNIB, got Rhoda, to IGA then hom, read paper, supper, talked, laid down til 8:45 Rhoda woke me up , talked, read, most of evening, had chocolate milk and bread, then bed, talked, Rhoda sure likes to rile me, bringing up things best forgotten, she still thinks I think more of the car than of her, but she is wrong, was peeved, so went to sleep.

March 27, 1968 Wednesday Temp at noon +42, mild

up at 6:45, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, sat & listened to Radio til 7:55, out in car to PO to work orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12
, out in car, home, lunch read, left, to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car to PO to CNIB to IGA, then hom, read paper, supper, sat around, talked, did a few little thing, then did writing til 9:15, talked, tea, and such, read, to bed, Rhoda in no mood, slept.

March 28, 1968 Thursday Temp at noon +51, partly cloudy

up at 5am, to bathroom, to bed and slept til 6:50am, shaved, washed, breakfast, listened to radio, KR, left at 8am, to PO to work, Mac not coming in til noon, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12 out in car, hom, read, lunch, went to bank, to store then to work, talked to Mac about his daughter, then orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car to PO, bought stamps, to CNIB, got Rhoda, home, read paper, supper, laid down, slept then Rhoda came & we fooled around but thats all because she had to get ready to go to lodge, Made out bills & got ready what I could, then washed dishes, Rhoda gone to lodge, Gerry dried dishes, did writing til 9:15, then watched Gerry playing chinese crib, then played a round myself, Rhoda home, talked, read, tea, bed.

March 29, 1968 Friday Temp at noon +42F mild and cloudy

up at 6:40, dressed shaved, washed, breakfast, talked a bit, sat around til 7:55, KR, out in car to PO, to work, talked, usual jobs til 10:30, tea, same til 12, out in car, home, made and had lunch, left to CNIB with keys Rhoda left at hom, then to work at 1:10, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, in car to PO to CNIB got Rhoda, to IGA for Grocs, then home, stayed outside and raked lawn til 5:40, in for supper, read paper, dozed, helped Gerry oil and clean his bike, out in car with Rhoda to Kmart, bought a few thing and looked at LP's, home by 9:40, fooled around with cards with Gerry til 11:15, then to bed, had to get up again to let Chris in, fooled around trying to get Rhoda warmed up, then slept.

March 30, 1968 Saturday Temp at noon +35F cloudy and cooler

up about 7:10am, dressed, washed, breakfast, talked, fooled around til 9, out in car, backed out of drive and it stalled, had to start it by holding choke open, too Rhoda to work, DR, left to bakery got bread, forgot bags, home, bagged bread and put it away, down, cut glass for Rhoda's picture, glas broke so had to cut another, corner broke off that, have to get more glass, did writing and copying, til lunch, laid down, slept til 2:30pm, read, played chinese crib til 4:15, out in car, raining and snow, to CNIB, talked left at 5pm, nearly backed into a woman dring on my blind side, why she was trying to get behind me, Ill never know, to Economart bought a bunch of groc's, home put stuff away, talked, read paper, supper, dozed in chair til 8:30, Rhoda was laying down & is up, talked, played old 78's til 10:30, most of them are all right if you want a change of music, hot chock, then to bed,

March 31, 1968 Sunday Temp at noon +31F partly cloudy and cool

up at 6:45 to bathroom, back to bed and slept till 9am, dressed, washed, breakfast, talked, went to basement and cut wooden box down to store records inside, also fixed up a few thing, started to work on Gerry's bike to put a new pedal on it, had quite a time fighting with it, lunch, read, talked, laid down, slept til 3:45, up shaved, washed, down did some more on Gerry's bike, not good, the pedal from Chris's bike won't fit, will have to get a new one, did writing, til 5:40, put books away, talked, supper, dozed awhile, phoned Jack, but they will be out so won't go there, watched tv Johnny Belinda show til 9:30, talked, listened to radio, ate and read, bed, did a little loveing, then slept.