March 1 to 8, 1968

March 1, 1968 Friday Temp at noon +31 cloudy, mild
up at 7:10am. dressed, washed, breakfast, read awhile, then shaved, out and started car, had tea, KR left at 8am in car to PO then to work, Mr Lloyd in town, Bryan away, orders and trailer til 10:30, tea, orders til noon, out in car to home, lunch, read left to bank then to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car to PO then to CNIB, got Rhoda and Linda was there too. Home, read paper, dozed til supper, laid down til 7:30 talked, with Phil and Linda, played some records - 78's - they left at 10:30pm, tea & bread, bed, slept.

March 2, 1968 Saturday Temp at noon +10 cloudy
Rhoda woke me up at 5am by petting me, but I just couldn't get interested or something, up at 5:30 to bathroom, to bed and slept off and on til 8am, dressed washed, breakfast, sat around, out and started car, too Rhoda to work by 9:30am and I went to IGA and then bakery, then home, put stuff away, made and had lunch, cleared table, sorted bills, then did writing, laid down til 2:30pm, up sanded shelves, cleaned up sawdust and mess with vacuum, also vacuumed rug, then out to barbers for haircut, back home, read paper then out to CNIB to pick up Rhoda at 4:30. Rhoda bought 2 stereo records, played them, talked read, supper, dozed in chair, then watched tv til 8:30pm, fooled around at different things, reading etc, ate had tea, talked, bed.

March 3, 1968 Sunday Temp at noon+26 cloudy, mildup 8:30am, dressed washed, breakfast, talked, did a few things then sorted out all the 78 records, played some, can't find 2 favorite records of mine, talked, read, lunch, laid down, slept til 2:30, talked did a few thing around the place, read, supper, at 6:30 Randolph and MUM here, talked all evening about different things, had tea, they left at 10:30pm, read for awhile, then bed, had some fun, then slept.

March 4, 1968 Monday Temp at noon +23F partly cloudy mildup at 7am, dressed washed, breakfast, sat awhile out to start car, back in for tea, talked, KR left in car to PO to work, Bryan still away, Trailer and orders til 10:30, tea, orders til noon, in car to home, read, lunch talked, KR, back to work, orders til 3:30 tea and orders til 4;30, out in car to home, read paper, supper, talked, laid down til 7pm, had a bath, dressed, shaved and washed, out at 7:55 to corner bus, to downtown, to beer parlour, had 2 beers, to bowling alley, bowled fair, out at 11:20 to corner and bus home, tea and bread, read, talked, went to sleep.

March 5, 1968, Tuesday Temp at noon +26F partly cloudy mildup at 7am, dressed washed, breakfast, talked, sat awhile, started car, then left at 8am, to PO then to work, orders and trailer till 10:30am, tea, Paul brought a young fellow to help us via N.I.C. so I'm showing how to do orders and other things til 12, out in car, home for lunch, read, left back to work, orders and trailer til 3:30, tea, same til 4:30, out in car to PO and CNIB got Rhoda, home, read paper supper, laid down & slept til 7:15pm, talked listened to radio, then got payments of bills ready, did writing, til 10:30pm, ate, bed.

March 6, 1968 Wednesday Temp at noon +32F cloudyup at 6:50am. dressed shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, sat til 7:45, out to start car, scrapped back window, in for tea, KR, left at 8 in car to PO then to work, orders & trailer til 10:30am, tea, same til noon, out in car home lunch, read, left to bank, then to work, orders til 3:30pm, tea, orders til 4:30pm, out in car to PO then to CNIB and got Rhoda, home, no stuff yet, talked, helped with getting supper ready, read paper supper laid down, slep til 7:10, Rhoda on phone & talking to K McEwen so I went downstairs and watched Hockey game til 9:15, helped Rhoda move some furniture, then watched Gunsmoke til 10:30pm Rhoda is trying to knit something again, talked, had tea, bread and jam, read, bed.

March 7, 1968 Thursday Temp at noon +42F cloudy

up at 6:50am dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, out ot start car, in tea, talked, KR, in car at 8am, driving slippery in spots, to PO then to work, orders and trailer til 10:30am, tea, orders and trailer til noon, out in car to home, lunch, read, left in car to work, orders & trailer til 3, tea, orders til 4:30, left in car to PO and CNIB and got Rhoda, home, in, dozed in chair then supper, read paper, dozed on chesterfield, Rhoda laying on bed, she said too much noise from boys, she couldn't sleep, talked to Linda on phone, wiped dishes, & put them away, wrote in car record book, Rhoda gone in car to Lodge meeting so I hope she drives okay, did writing, read, talked to boys, read, had tea and bread, then to bed, Rhoda came in, talked, slept.

March 8, 1968 Friday Temp at noon +32Fup at 6:40am dressed shaved,, washed, breakfast, listened to radio, talked, out at 7:45 to start car, scraped windows, talked, tea, KR, out in car to work, talked, orders til 10:30am, tea, and orders til noon, out in car to home for lunch, read & left back to work, orders til 3:30, tea and orders til 4:35, out in car to PO and CNIB, got Rhoda and went to IGA and bakery, the home, read paper, supper, laid down and slept til 7:30. Rhoda was too. KR, up talked fooled around doing different things, phone Jack to see if he had my two favourite 78's, phoned Bett and talked for half hour about what paint colour we should use for walls, & wondered when furniture would come. Had tea and bread, read then to bed. Petted, then for the first time in 13 years I never removed it at the time of expelling, I hope everything will be okay. the only thing it will prove will be whether them pills Rhoda been taking are any good. Talked, slept.

March 13 - 16 1968

March 14, 1968 Thursday Temp at noon +14F snow , cloudy

up at 6:48am, dressed shaved washed, breakfast, don't feel so good with backache, etc.talked, sat around awhile, started car and back in for tea, KR, left at 8am for PO and to work, talked, orders til 10, tea, orders til 12, out in car, still snowing, home in car, lunch, read, back to work by 1pm, orders til 3:30, tea, did a little cleaning til 4:30, out in car, still snowing, driving slippery, to PO and to CNIB got Rhoda, to bakery, then home, read paper, dozed in chair, supper, talked, dozed, out and started car, left, took Rhoda and another woman to Lodge, in St. James, home by 7:40pm, wated TV then did writing, put books away, talked with boys, read for rest of evening, had tea & bread, Rhoda home, KR bed, slept.

March 15, 1968 Friday Temp at noon +23F very mild

up at 6:40 am dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, read, talked, listened to radio, out at 7:50 to start car, tea, sat til 8, KR, out to PO then to work, orders til 9:30, took stock-a few errors, tea at 10:30am, talked, corrected stock count, did a few other things til 11:30, out in car to Electrohome store, satisfied about the set we are getting, home, made lunch, read, phoned Ieleins(?) at Niverville, he'll try to get it here with other stuff, out after phoning Linda, took Rhoda to work, work, orders til 3:25, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car to PO and to CNIB to pick up Rhoda, to IGN, then home, Rhoda disappointed about delivery of stuff, talked put away groceries, read paper, supper, laid down, was going to sleep but with Rhoda there we petted and had a go. Got up and worked on cupboard, but need more lumber for shelves, talked and read, rest of evening, had tea & donuts, talked, bed, slept.

March 16, 1968 Saturday Temp at noon +28F cloudy, mild
up at 5am, to bathroom, back to bed til 8am, tea and toast, talked, radio, out at 8:50 and started car, left at 9am, took Rhoda to work KR, to IGA and bakery, home, put stuff in and away, sat around til 10:35, and watched some TV, did writing and copying old books into new til 12:15pm, put books away, lunch, read, laid down and slept til 2;30pm, washed car, now it looks alot better, but alot of rust marks, put things away, shovelled snow at front, read paper, then out at 4:20 in car to CNIB got Rhoda home at 5pm, in talked read paper, supper, dozed in chair til 7:30pm Rhoda and I watched Lawrence Welk Show on TV til 9:30, then read and talked rest of evening, bed about 11pm.

March 9 - 12, 1968

March 9, 1968 Saturday Temp at noon +20F partly cloudy

up at 7:15am, dressed washed breakfast, talked about paint and who much money we had for Grocerys, sat around, out at 8:40am, started car, left at 9am took Rhoda to work at CNIB then to bakery and to IGA spent $12, talked with Bob Hammerston awhile, then home and put stuff away, put bread in freezer, sat awhile then did writing, put books away by 12, made and had lunch, read, laid down, slept til 2:30, reading about trips we made through the years, til 3:45, read paper, out to pick up Rhoda at CNIB left at 5:05pm, home, helped with supper, read paper, talked, dozed in chair til 7:30pm, watched the Lawrence Welk Show, read, talked, played records til 11pm, had tea & cake, then bed, slept
Alberta won Curling for Canada for this year

March 10, 1968 Sunday Temp at noon +8 cloudy and cold

up at 5:30am, to bathroom and back to bed, dozed, Rhoda fooling around but I just couldn't get interested, dozed, up at 8:15am, dressed, washed, breakfast, Rhoda acting mad - now she knows what it is like to be disappointed, read, talked, did a few thing down the basement til 11am, upstairs, talked to Bett on the phone. Lunch, read, listened to radio. Rhoda in car to go to Lodge at the Marlborough Hotel. I had to go and start car in the street because she had stalled & flooded it, got it going, she's left, got garden books, made out order for Glads from the east, did writing til about 3pm, read, peeled spuds, Rhoda back, she said meeting was not very good on account of piano accident. helped with supper, Mom and Randolph here, talked about all sorts of things, morbid some of them, they left at 9:30pm, read and talked rest of evening, had tea and bread, bed 11:20pm

March 11, 1968 Monday Temp at noon +4F fair & cold

up at 6:40am. dressed, washed, breakfast, talked, read, listened to radio, out and started car, finished tea, KR, left at 8am, to P.O. then to work, talked, Bryan back, orders til 3:30pm, tea, orders til 4:30, back has been bothering me all day today. out in car to P.O. home, in, read paper, new chesterfield and chair came today, helped unpack them and set them up, looks very good, I guess, Rhoda was good on her selection. read paper, supper, laid down, slept til 7, shaved and washed and changed, sat awhile, KR, to corner bus to bowling alleys, bowled poor, out at 11:15pm, bus home talked & read, tea and bread, then to bed, talked, slept.

March 12, 1968 Tuesday Temp at noon +10F fair and milder
up at 6;45am, dressed, washed, breakfast, read, talked, listened to radio, started car, in for tea, KR, left in car to P.O. to work, orders til 10:30am, tea and orders til noon, out in car home read, lunch, back to work after going to station for gas, orders til 3:30, tea, and more orders to quiting time, to P.O., to CNIB to pick up Rhoda, home, in, back still bothering me, read paper, laid down, , slept, back still bad, talked, decide to fix drapes, tried to do it without taking them down, but in the end we had to. moved the hanging rods and hangers over, rehung drapes and now they work okay. read, and talked most of the evening, had tea, then to bed, slept