July 1, 1937 to July 31, 1937

July 1, 1937 Thursday Weather: fair & warm

up 6am breakfast, up shaved & washed, fooled around, out to streetcar to Arctic Ice on Ross Ave, Bob came at 9am, got the car to Service station, gas, to Rhoda's, left at 9:30am to Gull Lake at 11:20am, started back to Lockport then to Kildonan Park and back at Rhoda’s at 4:45pm, supper, took car back then Bob said I coulda had it til 9pm, home, read paper, washed changed, out to Rhoda’s , talked to her, D&M home, went for a walk, back, Im sorry for everything Rhoda, it is all my fault but you shouldn’t worry, it’s too late now, left at 11:20pm, home, bed, spent 25¢

July 2, 1937 Friday Weather: fair & warm

up 6:50am breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s swept & mopped, orders til 12:30, lunch, orders til 5, put away stock, pay $12.00, out to donald streetcar, Rhoda never waited, home, supper, read paper, up dozed, diary, read, work in garden til 10pm, watered, in, had cocoa & eats, bed 11pm, spent 25¢

July 3, 1937 Saturday Weather: fair, rain, temp at noon +67F

up 6:50am breakfast washed, out to streetcar to Erzingers, swept up, orders til 2pm, out to streetcar, home, laid on chesterfield, slept, read paper, diary, read, helped with dishes, bath, shaved, dressed, out to store, to Rhoda’s waited for her, her mother found out about our bank account, she opened Rhoda’s mail, out ot show, out at 12pm, to Rhoda’s, talked, tea & bread, left 1:30am, am I sore & how, she’s going to make me tired of her if she isn’t careful, home, Lily gone to farm til tomorrow, bed, spent 61¢

July 4, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear & hot, temp at noon +72F


up 10:20am, down, ate, dog made a mess of garden, cleaned it up, laid on chesterfield, dozed, washed dishes, reading on verandah til 2:30, borrowed a dime, diary, read, worked in garden, Rhoda never came, I’m mad. Supper, watered garden, shaved, washed, dressed, out to Rhoda’s, Kay was there, walked with them to Chalmers, home, back to Kelvin, talked with boys, til 10:10p, out to E. Kildonan, met Rhoda at Sydney, told her everything, settled it all, sort of , she told me again how she’s worrying, well if its true, we’ll get married & the sooner the better and will start to slap money in the bank as fast as we can make it, home, 12:10am, bed.

July 5, 1937 Monday Weather: fair & hot, temp at noon +82F

up 7:50am Bruce S here for Art, out to streetcar, Erzingers at 8:25am, late, city & country orders til 11;50am, lunch, out to Eatons, met Rhoda at 12:00, walked around, Erzingers at 12:55pm, orders til 5pm, put some stock away til 5:45pm, swept up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, supper, read paper, read, diary, watered, garden, dressed, Lily gone out, Rhoda here at 9pm, late again as usual, on chesterfield til 10:10, out to her place, sat outside til 11:30pm, milk & cake, talked about it, left, home, bed. Spent 86¢

July 6, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair, hot, temp at noon +85F

up 6:45am breakfast, woke Lily, washed, out to streetcar, Erzingers, put away stock, orders til 11:55am, lunch, to Eatons for a walk with Rhoda, to Erzingers at 1pm, put down shade, orders till 4pm, put away stock til 5:30, swept up, out to Donald st, met Rhoda, streetcar home, supper, read paper, slept til 7:45pm, diary, read, washed, down out to dentist, there for awhile, home, cut grass, & worked in garden til 10pm, bed. Spent $4.25

July 7, 1937 Wednesday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +75F

up 6:45 am, breakfast, washed, streetcar, talked to Mr Lennox, Erzingers, put away stock, orders til 12, lunch, out, met Rhoda, walked around til 12:50, to Erzingers and put away orders til 5:30, out to William Ave streetcar to Arctic Ice, got car, met Rhoda at Notre Dame, took her home, then home, read paper, supper, out to Argyle far, got Norma, to Arctic Ice to Mulvey St. Home, watered garden, to Rhoda’s took her for a little ride home, talked, bed, 11pm, spent 25¢
American League beat National League 8 - 5 in All Star Game

July 8, 1937 Thursday Weather: fair, warm, temp at noon +78F

up 6:45am, breakfast, wake up Lily, out to streetcar, Erzingers, swept up, mopped, orders til 11:30am, lunch, ci&co til 4pm, put away stock til 5:45 pm, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, read paper, diary, read, shaved & washed, worked in garden, Rhoda here at 8:45pm, talked, finished shed garden, dressed, had tea & bread, left to walk Rhoda home at 12:05am, home, Art came in tight, boy what a mess he made! Bed. Spent 35¢

July 9, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +75F

up 6:50 am, breakfast, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, put away stock and orders til 11:55am, lunch, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, walked around til 12:50, then back to Erzingers – put away stock and city orders til 5pm, out to Garrick’s café for supper, played machine til 7:10pm to Erzingers and put away stock & orders til 10pm, basement flooded, cleaned up, left 11pm, in truck, home, bed. Spent 90¢

July 10, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +73F

up 7am, breakfast, washed up, out to streetcar, to Erzinger’s, swept up then orders til 11:15am, drove McCellands car around on pick-ups and delivery, it a honey to drive. Back in at 12:40pm, orders til 2:35pm, swept up then loaded trucks, out to streetcar and home, read paper, laid down til 5:15pm, supper, wrote in diary til 5:50pm, read, tied of dahlias in garden, in and shaved and washed, dressed, out to barber’s for haircut, to store, home, not feeling so good, out to Rhoda’s, talked, to Roxy Theatre and saw Maid of Salem and Rosebowl, out at 11:30pm to Rhoda’s, talked, ate, a few kisses, home, nobody home, up to bed 1:30am. Spent 90¢ (on Rhoda 30¢)

July 11, 1937 Sunday Weather: cloudy & warm, temp at noon +70F

up 11:05am, breakfast, read magazine til 1:05pm diary, bath, dressed and out to store at 3:10pm, to Rhoda’s, sat outside reading, Kay Inkster came, sat outside talking to Mr Lennox til 6:30pm, had supper and sat on couch talking to Rhoda – 1 month since June 6th - -if its true what Rhoda says, I’ll be married by the end of August. Out for a walk, back at 10:20pm, sat outside til 11 then in for tea and cake, talked, left 12:10pm, home, bed, spent 20¢

July 12, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy, warm, temp at noon +75F

up 7:05am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept and mopped, order til 11;55am, lunch, out, met Rhoda, to Eaton’s then bank, walked around & talked about a ring, to Erzinger’s at 1pm, orders til 5, put stock away til 5:35pm, swept up and out to Donald St. Met Rhoda, took streetcar home, supper, read paper, laid down & dozed til 7:30pm, diary, in garden til 10pm, Mrs Jones was here and told me that Rhoda was over at her place, so went over there, talked to Harold & Rose til 10:30pm over to Jones home, walked Rhoda home, goodnight, to home, bed 11:30pm, spent 60¢

July 13, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +78F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept & mopped, then orders til 12, lunch, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, we walked around Eaton’s til 12:50, back to Erzinger’s, country orders til 5 - stock til 6, swept up, out to Donald St. Met Rhoda, home. Rail tracks caved in at Munroe so Rhoda had to transfer to other streetcar, home, supper, read, shaved & washed, watered garden, raked & seeded lawn, Rhoda here at 9:10pm, talked, inside, made tea & toast, she said she should hang herself and be finished with it all It made me sore & at her place I told her just what I thought, and it was plenty – just because of her MOTHER – she wanted to do that rather than face it. Left there at 12, home, bed 12:10am, spent 36¢

July 14, 1937 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +80F

up 6:45am, down, breakfast, woke Lily, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s, boss there first, today, swept & mopped, orders til 12, talked to Bea Woods and Bud, out to Eaton’s and met Rhoda, talked & walked around til 12:55pm, left to go back to Erzinger’s, city and country orders til 5pm, put away stock til 6, washed up, out to Donald St. Met Rhoda, streetcar home, supper, read paper, laid down til 7:35pm, diary, out and worked in garden til 10pm, watered it, read, talked with Art and fixed water taps, ate, bed, spent 41¢

July 15, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +69F

up 7am, breakfast, shaved, washed, out to streetcar, to Erzingers, put away stock, then country orders til 12, lunch, exchanged books at Eatons for Lily, met Rhoda, sat in restroom til 12:50pm, to HB co, to Erzingers at 2pm, put away stock til 4pm, country orders, swept up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, spoke to Janet Morris, home, read paper, supper, laid down til 7, diary, read til 7:30pm, planned to go to drugstore but did not get there, went to Rhoda’s, went to show at Roxy, saw Camille, out at 11:10pm, raining, to Rhoda’s and had tea and cake, there til 12:20am, borrowed Mr. Lennox’s raincoat, home, bed, spent 81¢

July 16, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy, rain, cool, temp at noon +64F

up 7:15 breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s, swept & mopped til 12:10, lunch, talked to Bea Woods, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, walked around, met her brother, to HB co, to Erzinger’s, city orders til 3, country orders til 5, put stock away til 6, pay $12.00, out to McKay’s Diner on Main Street for supper, back to Erzingers at 7, put stock away and put up orders til 10, swept up, out to streetcar, home, talked to Art, diary, read, bed, spent 65¢

July 17, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +68F

up 7:15am, woke Art & Lily, breakfast, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, orders til 9:30am, city orders til 2pm, swept up, out to Donald st. streetcar, home, read paper, talked, laid down and dozed til 4:55pm, diary, read, washed, raked back lawn and planted more see, watered it, shaved and washed, out to drugstore, back home, to baker’s then to Rhoda’s and back to my place, put bread in, talked, out for a walk, met B. Woods, talked, home, everybody out, Lily back, laid on chesterfield slept with Rhoda, left at 12 to Rhoda’s, talked, read paper, had tea & cake, left 1:30am, home, 2am, talked with Art, bed, spent 45¢

July 18, 1937 Sunday Weather: fair, temp at noon +73F

up 9:20am, breakfast, brought Lily tea, worked in garden til 12, read, laid on chesterfield, slept, diary, shaved & washed, & dressed, out to Rhoda’s, wait around til 2:50, all left to City Park, her ma & pa, uncle, 3 brothers, 3 wives and 2 kids, stayed at park til 10pm, back to Rhoda’s, talked had tea & cake, there til 12:30am, home, bed, spent 65¢

July 19, 1937 Monday Weather: fair, hot, temp at noon +83F

up 7:05am, breakfast, washed out to streetcar – Erzinger’s, lunch at 12, talked to B. Woods, out to Eatons, met Rhoda, Woolworths, bank, back to Eatons’, sat & talked a bit, good bye at 12:50, back to Erzinger’s, worked til 6, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, supper, read paper, diary, Art and I worked on front lawn and then garden til 10pm, watered it, Rhoda never came, Rose & Harold came, we had tea & cake, bed, spent 36¢

July 20, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +80F

up 7:05am, breakfast, washed, not feeling so good, laid on bed, out to streetcar to Erzingers, worked til 11:50 am, lunch, read til 1pm, city & country orders til 5:30p, swept up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, supper, read paper, J. Young here, took Norma & Lily to Farm, laid down til 7:45pm, diary, read, shaved & washed, out to dentist, no plate yet, home, worked in garden, Rhoda here and helped, talked, watered garden, over to Rhoda’s, there til 11:45pm, home, bed, spent 21¢

July 21, 1937 Wednesday Weather: clear & hot, temp at noon +83F

up 6:55am, breakfast, out to streetcar (Caterer’s Picnic Today) Erzinger’s swept & mopped & put stock away til 9am, orders til 12, McClelland gone to Erzingers in Saskatoon, Lunch, read, to Eatons met Rhoda, sat and talked til 12:50pm, to H & R co with Rhoda, to Erzingers, city & country orders til 4:45pm, put away candy stock til 5:50, swept up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, supper, read paper (J. Foxx – 20 home runs) slept til 7:35pm, diary, read, washed, out and watered garden, to Metzters - dentist, he took impression, home, 9:20pm, out to Rhoda’s, talked, to store & back, left at 10:35pm, home, read, B. Young here & gone, read til 11:10pm, bed, spent 45¢

July 22, 1937 Thursday Weather: fair, rain, temp at noon +70F

up 6:55 am breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, put away stock til 9:30am, city orders til 12, lunch, to Eatons to meet Rhoda, talked, to Holt Renfrew, to Erzingers, city orders til 2, country til 5, put away stock til 5:45, swept up, out to streetcar, Rhoda transfered at Selkirk Ave – she’s gone to see doctor & we should know tonight, home, supper, read paper, dozed til 7:30pm, diary, read, shaved & washed, Rhoda here from seeing doctor, Lily out, Rhoda says its true, she is in motherhood at least on the way to it, talked, watered garden, tea & bread, sat on chesterfield til 10:45pm, out to Rhoda’s, talked, left for home, bed, spent 46¢ (Rosie went to hospital at 2:30am)

July 23, 1937 Friday Weather: fair, temp at noon +78F

up 6:45am, breakfast, woke Lily & Art, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s, not feeling so good these days, worked til 12, lunch, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, sat & talked til 12:50, to H &R, to Erzinger’s worked til 5:30pm, to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, Lily out, supper, slept til 8pm, diary, read, worked in garden til 9pm, out to Rhoda’s, talked there til 11:30pm, home, talked to Lily, Rosie gave birth to baby boy, weight 10lbs, Rosie pretty sick, named baby Bryan. Bed, spent 30¢

July 24, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, rain, cooler, temp at noon +68F

up 7:25am, breakfast, out, got a lift with Herb Andrews to Erzingers, orders til 2:30pm, fooled around throwing knives at Miss Small’s Hat, swept up, out to Donald street streetcar, spoke to D. Burns, home, read paper (J. Foxx -- B. Red Sox – 23 home runs) slept, have a headache, out to dentist, back at 4:45pm, diary, read paper, supper, helped Lily with dishes, shaved & washed, dressed, H. Andrews here, out to Rhoda’s at 7, left 8pm, uptown, walked around looking in windows, went into Mitchell Copps & bought engagement and wedding rings – cost $41.25, paid $5, owe $36.25. Out to donald street streetcar, to our place, had tea & toast, over to Rhoda’s, talked outside til 12:30am, home, bed 1am, spent $5.55

July 25, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear & warm, temp at noon +75F

up 11:10am dinner, helped with dishes, fixed bracers, worked around in garden til 2:30pm, laid on chesterfield til 4:30pm supper, diary, read, watered garden, out to Rhoda’s, some people there name of Green from Toronto, talked, went for awalk, back to Rhoda’s, Greens are gone, helped her with dishes, sat outside til 12:30pm, home, bed, spent 10¢

July 26, 1937 Monday Weather: fair, temp at noon, +78F

up at 6:45am, breakfast, to Erzinger’s, swept & mopped office, orders til 11:55am, lunch, out to Jewellers, got rings, to Eatons, met Rhoda, to bank, walked around to H.R. goodbye Rhoda, to Erzingers, orders til 5:30pm, swept up – washed up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, met Mrs. Jones on streetcar, talked, home, supper, read, looked at rings, lovely, diary, put clean socks on, out in garden til 8:50pm, to store & back, sat on steps, talked, Lily back, laid on chesterfield, Rhoda came, talked til 12, to Rhoda’s, home, bed, spent $2.50

July 27, 1937 Tuesday Weather: warm, rain, temp at noon +75F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, streetcar to Erzinger’s swept & mopped, Boss is back from Saskatoon, worked til 12, talked to B. Woods, out to Eatons, met Rhoda, walked around, she bought something for Rosie’s baby, back to Erzinger’s, orders til 6:10pm, swept up, out to streetcar, home, supper, read paper, out to Dentist, tried plate, needs adjust, paid him some, home, over to Rhoda’s, took her some flowers and at 9:45pm gave Rhoda engagement ring on bended knee, so now we are engaged, she was in a despondent mood & I told her straight to snap out of it, which she did finally, had tea & cake, talked, left for home, bed, spent $5.31

July 28, 1937 Wednesday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +73F

up 7am, breakfast, to Erzingers, orders til 12, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, talked, walked around, left back to Erzingers, orders til 5:30pm, to streetcar, home, supper, Lily told me her dentist said she had cancer in the mouth & she’s been crying on & off ever since, watered garden, out to Jones with Rhoda til 12:20pm, home with Rhoda, home, bed, spent 20¢

July 29, 1937 Thursday Weather: warm, temp at noon +73F

up 7:15am, breafast, Lily crying and worrying again, streetcar to Erzingers, swept & mopped, orders til 12:20pm, out to Eatons, met Rhoda, talked til 12:50, left, orders til 5, swept up, washed, called stock to Herb til 6, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, Lily gone to farm, read paper, supper, diary, read, shaved & washed, out to Rhoda’s, to Hazel & Harolds, there til 10:30pm, to corner, to Rhoda’s, home, 11:15pm, spent 50¢

July 30, 1937 Friday Weather: no record

up 7:10am, breafast, Lily sick, made my own lunch, out to Erzinger’s, swept & mopped, orders til lunch, orders & stock til 6:15pm, supper, back to Erzingers at 7pm, worked til 11:15pm, to streetcar and home, talked to Lily, bed, spent 50¢

July 31, 1937 Saturday Weather: no record

up 7:10am, breakfast, got a lift with R. Broadfoot’s car to Erzingers, swept, country orders and city til 3pm, swept up put away stock and stock taking til 5:30pm, left 6:10pm to Jewellers to pay $2. To streetcar home, supper, read paper, (J. Foxx 26 home runs, Boston R.S,) laid down, diary, read, shaved & washed, changed, out to store, to Rhoda’s, sat in front porch and talked, to store & back, talked & loved, tea & bread, there til 1:30am, borrowed raincoat, home, bed, spent $2.65

Have been with Rhoda 643 days out of 1217
Have not seen her on 514 days
Have been going with her 3 years 4 months
Did not see Rhoda 7 days this month – Last year 11 days
Spent on Rhoda this month 55¢ – grand total $24.25
I have spent this month $32.09 - Total for year $211.70
My Weight is 143 lbs.

June 1, 1937 to June 30, 1937

June 1, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +72F

up 7:05 am, breakfast, washed, talked to Lily, to streetcar to Erzinger’s at 8:07am, swept & mopped office, orders til 12:30pm, lunch, city and country orders til 5:30pm, swept up, out to Donald st. streetcar, talked to Lenore Seames, home, Lily out, supper, worked in garden til 7:45pm, up in daisys, everybody out, shaved & washed, diary, read, worked in garden til 8:30pm, sent Norma to store for magazine, Rhoda here, we made up, lots of love, made cocoa and bread and jam, out to Rhoda’s, talked, home, saw & talked to Mr & Mrs Law & Lily at gate til 12:10am, waited til 12:30am for dog to come in, bed. Spent 21¢

June 2, 1937 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +66F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, talked to Mr. Lennox, to Erzinger’s, swept up & mopped, orders til 10am, helped Albert put up awning til 11:30, city orders til 1pm, lunch, orders & fooled around till 5pm, country orders til 5:45pm out to streetcar, home, supper, read paper, diary, 6:40pm, put on shoes & socks and out to work in garden, planted snaps, dahlia, marigold, balsam, til 9:30pm. Watered it. Over to Rhoda’s, with some geranium slips, talked to her brother then her mother, left, saw a man looking, got worried, waited for Rhoda, boy was I relieved, to her place, talked, left at 12:15, home, 12:30am. (3 years since Mum died, ever remembered by your son John, Mum would have been 66 years)

June 3, 1937 Thursday Weather: clear, temp at noon +77F

up 7:05am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzingers, worked til 1:10 on city orders, lunch, country til 4, swept up and out to Donald st. streetcar, home, supper, read paper, planted geraniums, watered them, Insurance Man here for 15 mins, shaved & washed, dressed, diary, read, out to Rhoda’s took more geranium slips, talked & went for a walk to Oakview, dropped in on Hazel & Harold, there til 10:20pm, Hazel & Harold walked with us back to Rhoda’s place, talked, outside kisses, Kid brother started hollering so I left, home 11pm, bed. Spent 51¢

June 4, 1937 Friday Weather: cool, rain, temp at noon +53F

up 7:05 am, called Lily down, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, talked to H. Morton, Erzinger’s, swept & mopped office, orders til 12, to Lawyer, he’s out, back, lunch, back to lawyer at 1pm, signed paper, to Erzinger’s, orders & put away stock til 6:10pm out to Garrick café, supper, put away stock & orders til 10, swept up, home in truck, Bob here, read paper, diary, pay $12.60, bed. Spent 36¢

June 5, 1937 Saturday Weather: cool, rain, temp at noon +53F

up 7:20am breakfast, out to streetcar, Erzingers, swept, city & country orders til 2pm, out to streetcar home, ate read paper, brought in wood, looked at garden, lit fire, diary, read, laid down til 6:00pm, supper, did dishes, shaved & washed, dressed, out to store, to Rosies, there out, to Rhoda’s, talked to Mr. Lennox til 10pm, with Rhoda on porch til 12am, had tea & cake, left there at 1:10am, home, talked to Art, bed. Spent 56¢

June 6, 1937 Sunday Weather: cool, rain, temp at noon +50F

up 11:10am, dinner, out in garden, did dishes, washed kitchen floor, had a bath, discovered a rash on left foot, some kind of skin disease, I guess. Finished at 1:25pm, dressed, read, brought in wood, supper, radio, read, did dishes, Rhoda here, played cards, to store & back, had ice cream, Lily gone to bed, I on chesterfield, talked, left to Rhoda’s, back home 11:20pm, bed 11:30pm but had to get up to let Art in. Spent 45¢

June 7, 1937 Monday Weather; cool, rain, sleet, temp at noon +40F

up 7am, lit fire, breakfast, shaved & washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept & mopped office, city orders til 1, lunch, orders til 5pm, swept up out to streetcar, home, read paper, Jean Harlow screen star died today, supper, read, radio, diary, out to dentist, to store, home, stayed in all night, read played 5 games with Art til 11:30pm,last up bed 11:45pm, spent $4.62

June 8, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair, temp at noon, +54F

up 7am, woke Lily, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s, swept & mopped office, city orders til 1pm, lunch, city orders til 4:30pm, put away stock til 5:30pm, swept up, piled cartons, out to streetcar, talked to J Levendale on streetcar, stopped at barber for haircut, home, supper, Lily out, read paper, looked at garden, diary, read, shaved, out to store, to Rhoda’s, she was doing dishes, waited, out to Roxy Theatre, out at 11:45, to Rhoda’s, tea & bread, left, home, bed. Bob slept here tonight. Spent $1.16

June 9, 1937 Wednesday Weather: fair, temp at noon +60F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept & dusted, orders til 1pm, out to store, lunch, orders til 4, country orders til 6, swept up, out to streetcar, talked to Eva Horton, home, supper, diary, read, out in garden, planted snaps & featherfume, watered garden, out to store, 10pm, walked to Kildonan, met Rhoda at Trent, over to Rosies, a dog came after us, did we jump & how - to Rhoda’s, talked to her mother, left 11:15pm, home, bed, spent 42¢

June 10, 1937 Thursday Weather: clear, warmer, temp at noon +68F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s, swept & mopped, orders til 1pm, lunch 1:45pm, city & country orders til 4:45pm, put some stock away, swept up, Albert says there is no chance of me getting on steady , out to streetcar, home supper, read paper, laid down, changed socks, diary, read, shaved, out in garden, planted some more things, Rhoda here at 9pm, over to Rhoda’s, sit outside for awhile, then tea & cake, left 11:50pm, home bed 12:10am

June 11, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy, warm, temp at noon +72F

up 7:05am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept & mopped, orders til 12:30pm, lunch, city and country orders til 4pm, put away stock til 5:30pm, out to Donald street streetcar, talked to Miss brandeau, my school teacher in grade 4, home, supper, read paper, diary, out in garden, over to Rosies, talked, to Rhoda’s, left for home, 1:20 am, bed.

June 12, 1937 Saturday Weather: clear, hot, temp at noon +73F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept up & orders til 2pm, ate on the run, swept up, out to Afflecks with Albert & I bought a hat, home, read paper, Rose & Jessie here, talked, laid down til 5pm, shaved & washed, diary, read, watered garden, washed, dressed, out to Rhoda’s she was not at hom, & that crazy brother of hers, had to fool around with my new hat, hung around there til she got home at 9pm, talked outside, ate, met her uncle, talked, home, bed 11:45pm

June 13, 1937 Sunday Weather: cloudy, warm, rain temp at noon, +78F

up 12:30pm, dinner, out, looked at garden, cultivated garden, in, read & slept, til 5pm, down pouring rain storm, set table, supper, diary, read, washed & dressed, to store & back to Braiser & Johnson & Kelvin,talked with Art & E Hunt around train Bridge, Kildonan Park - Main St south to Redwood to Kelvin and back home, snack sleep. 11:20

June 14, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy and warm, temp at noon +67F

up 7:05am breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzingers, swept & mopped office, put stock away, orders til 12:15 pm, Lunch 1/45, city orders& put away stock til 5:20pm, swept up and out to Donald St. Streetcar, home supper, read paper, Norma got a cat, read, out in garden (Albert on Holidays for 2 weeks) worked in garden til 10pm, cocoa and pie, bed 10:45pm spent 56¢

June 15, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair, temp at noon +76f

up 7:05am, woke Lily, breakfast, washed out to Erzingers, swept & dusted, orders til 11:45am, lunch, orders city & country til 5:30pm, put stock away til 6pm, washed, out to streetcar & home, supper, read paper, laid down til 7:15pm, shaved & washed, dressed, read, cleaned shoes, out to store, to Rhodas, talked, out went for a wal out to Lieghton and Brazier and back home here, talked, laid on chesterfield, Lily & Bob here, Bob let me have his car, drove out to Kildonan to subway and back to Rhoda’s, car won’t star, home, told Bob, back to Rhoda’s, 3 fellows helped to get it going, home, bed 12:35 ( Note - Wally Peterson - friend of schooldays died at 4pm today, Funeral on Friday, Art is Pall Bearer), spent 26¢

June 16, 1937 Wednesday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +80 F

up 7am, Bob gone, breakfast, washed, out, a fellow gave me alift, he thought he knew me, I guess, Erzinger’s swept & mopped office, city orders til 11:30am, lunch, 12;30pm, city & country orders til 5:30pm, swept up, washed, streetcar home, supper, read paper, laid down til 7:30pm, read washed, walked around in garden & watered it, talked to Mr. Sharp til 9:30pm, laid on chesterfield, played one game with Art, lost, big rain & wind storm, Lily home, bed 12am. Spent 16¢

June 17, 1937 Thursday Weather; fair, rain, temp at noon +76F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, out streetcar to Erzingers, swept & mopped helped Herb with windows, city orders til 12:20pm, lunch, up city & country orders together til 4pm, put away stock til 6:30pm, swept up out to streetcar, met B. Hartz, talked, home, supper, read paper, upstair, shaved & washed, read, out to Lennox’s , gave Mrs Lennox’s brother a bleeding heart plant, talked to Jones, to store, back to her place out for a walk, she made me mad, she said I am to blame for it because I can’t control myself & she kept on about this guy were she been working since Saturday to her place, told her everything was okay, there til 11:50pm, home, bed, spent 56 ¢

June 18, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon, +73F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s, swept & mopped, talked to albert, orders til 11:35pm, lunch 12:30pm, orders til 5:30pm, out to Garrick café, supper, back, put up orders & put away stock, swept up left at 10;35pm, met H. Andrews on streetcar, home, ate, read paper, Art talked about funeral (Wally was buried today), Lily home, bed. Spent 76¢

June 19, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +76F

up 7:15am breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, talked to R. Sargent, to Erzingers, swept up, orders til 2:30pm, in Austin with J. Baird, delivering, home, planted some stuff in the garden & while I’m on the subject, the Bleeding Hearts bloomed May 17, Columbine on June 17, Balsom June 17 and the Iris on June 17, rained, went in, finished dishes, slept, supper, diary, read, shaved, washed, dressed, out to store, to Rhoda’s, met her at Martin Ave, to dry goods store on Kelvin with her then to her place, walked out Kildonan to Oakview and back to Melrose and down to river bank, sat there til 10:55pm, to Rhodas, read paper, had tea& cake, left 12:20am, home, bed

June 20, 1937 Sunday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +80F

up 8:45am breakfast, washed, out in garden til 12:30, bath, shaved, dressed, out to Rhoda’s at 2:10pm, talked, walked to Harbison Ave and took streetcar to City Park, walked around til 5pm, sat on grass til 6:30pm, streetcar to Donald st. Met Mr. Randolph Lennox, Rhoda’s brother, to Rhoda’s, supper, everyone else out, dishes, Rhoda’s brother back with wife, parents home, left 11:15pm, home bed, 11:30pm spent today $1.05, on Rhoda 20¢
Notes- Rhoda starts work tomorrow at Holt Renfrew. Lily told me that Rose & Jessie went to Lawyers & the Will might not go – I it doesn’t it will be divided 6 ways, can’t blame them – but could’ve told us.

June 21, 1937 Monday Weather: fair, temp at noon +71F Longest Day

up 7am Breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, Erzingers, swept & mopped– orders til 12pm, lunch, walked around, back to Erzingers at 12:P45pm, city orders til 4pm put away stock til 5:35pm swept up and out to Donald St streetcar, home, insurance man here, read paper, diary, out to dentist, back, watered, & worked in garden til 9:30pm, laid on chesterfield, Bob here, had cocoa & pie, shaved, bed. Spent $1.67

June 22, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, warm, temp at noon +81F

up 7am breakfast, washed, Art up, out to streetcar, talked to A. Mulvey, Erzinger’s, swept & mopped, orders til 11:30am, lunch, orders, city & country til 6:30pm, swept up out to streetcar, talked to D. Inkster, home, supper, read paper, shaved & washed, diary, read, dressed, out to Rhoda’s, out to Roxy Theatre, saw “Old Hutch” & “Career Lady” back to Rhoda’s at 11:10pm, tea & bread, talked, home 12:10am, spent 86¢
Joe Louis knocked out J. Bradock in 8th round, now he is heavyweight champion.

June 23, 1937 Wednesday Weather: clear & hot temp at noon +80F

up 7:05am breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s swept & dusted, orders til 11:45am Lunch, out to Eaton’s, met B. Hartz, talked, back into Eatons, met Rhoda at The Met accidently, walked her to H. R. To Erzingers, worked til 6, swept up, out to Donald St. Met Rhoda, walked towards Broadway til streetcar came, home, supper, read paper, diary, out, looked over garden, watered it, Lily home, Art home, Big Storm, Boy did it rain and blow & how! Set on Verandah til 10:30pm, set clock, bed, spent 46¢

June 24, 1937 Thursday Weather: clear, warm temp at noon +72F

up 6:50am, woke Lily, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, talked to D Lebson, Erzingers, put stock away & orders til 11:50am, out to store, back, lunch, out to Eatons, met Rhoda, walked around to Erzingers 12:50pm, city and country orders til 5:30pm, swept up out to Donald Streetcar, Rhoda came, home supper, read paper, up, slept til 7:15pm diary, read, shaved & washed, dressed, Rhoda came at 9:00pm, laid on bed, down to chesterfield, Lily & Norma gone to bed, 11:00pm, walked Rhoda home, back at 12:15am, bed. Spent 25¢

June 25, 1937 Friday Weather: fair, cool, temp at noon +72F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, erzinger’s swept & mopped, orders til 11;50am, lunch, met Rhoda, out to Central Park, sat down til 12:50, talked, to Portage, to Erzinger’s, orders til 5, put away stock til 6:30pm, to Macks Café on Main street, supper, placed machine, back to Erzingers at 7:30pm, put away stock & orders til 11:00pm swept up, got a ride home in Austin truck, bed. Spent 95¢

June 26, 1937 Saturday Weather: fair, temp at noon +75F

up 6:45am, breakfast, Art working, to Erzingers, swept up, orders til 2pm, out to streetcar, home, read paper, laid down, Albert here, talked, wants to settle everything tomorrow as will is no good, Jessie & Rose made sure of that, he’s gone, Lily came, talked, I wished to hell it was all over. Diary, read, down, watered garden, supper, shaved & washed, dressed, to store, to Rhoda’s, talked, mooched around, what a evening, tea & cake on front porch, left, home bed 12:45am, spent 35¢

June 27, 1937 Sunday Weather: warm, rain, temp at noon +80F

up 9:30am, breakfast, washed, worked around in garden til 1pm, on sun porch til 2, whole gang her in front room, talked, decided to put our money in together and sell house after all debts are paid, but Lil, Art, & I have other plans, this was decided after a few rows & bothers. They left at 2:45pm, we talked, played 3 games with are won 1, Art skunked me on 2, read til 6pm, supper, read, dishes, diary, read til 8pm, watered garden, laid on chesterfield, slept til 11pm ate, bed.

June 28, 1937 Monday Weather: fair, cool +64F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, to Erzinger’s swept & mopped, orders til 11;30, lunch, out to bank, found out about transferring account, met Rhoda at Eatons at 12:25, had a walk, back to Erzingers, city & country orders til 6pm, swept up, to Donald streetcar, Rhoda did not wait - the so & so, talked to D. Inkster, home, supper, read paper, laid down til 7:30pm, diary, read, out to Dentist, made an appointment for Tuesday (Impressions) home, worked around in garden til 9:30pm, watered it, sat on verandah reading til 10:45pm, bed, spent 35¢

June 29, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair, warmer , temp at noon, +71F

up 6:40 am, breakfast, woke Lily, shaved, washed, out to Erzinger’s, packed orders & put away stock til 9am, city orders til 11;45, lunch, out to Eatons, back at 12:30pm, city & country orders til 6:30pm, swept up, out to streetcar, forgot Art’s pants, talked to D. Inkster, home, supper, told Lily that Dad’s cousin died yesterday, washed, dressed, over to Rhoda’s helped her with dishes, out, walked out to Kildonan, on Brasier to Dunrobin Ave. & back, in, read, talked, xxx, left 11:30pm, home bed, spent 25¢

June 30, 1937 Wednesday Weather; fair, temp at noon, +76Fup 6:45am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, Erzingers, put stock away til 9am, city orders til 11:45, out for milk, back, lunch, talked with boss, city orders til 6pm, put stock away, swept up, out to Garrick café, supper, back, stocktaking til 10:30pm, out to streetcar home, talked to Lily, diary, read, washed, bed. Spent 51¢

Have been with Rhoda 619 days out of 1186
Have not seen her 567 days
Have been going with 3 years & 3 months, up to June 27
Did not see Rhoda 12 days this month, Last year in June it was 8 days
Spent on Rhoda this month 70¢
I have spent this month $22.38, Total for 6 months 72.35
Grand Total $179.61

May 1, 1937 to May 31, 1937

May 1, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy & mild, temp at noon +55F

up 7:05am, lit fire, breakfast, washed, dressed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, worked til 2:20pm, McClellan told me to come to work on Monday – cleaning and painting - to Donald street streetcar, home 2:45pm, read paper, painted back door, Lily home, laid down til 6pm, supper, dishes, diary, read, shaved, took wagon to Rosies, talked, to Rhoda’s - out for a walk to Oakview back to Brazier, to her house, sat on front porch til 10pm, played cards til 11:30pm, had tea & cake, talked, a few kisses, very few, Left 12:30 to home, She was telling me she wondered if she could stay away from me for a week to see if it would help us. If she started that it might lead to a finish between us. Bed 12:45 am

May 2, 1937 Sunday Weather: cloudly, mild, temp at noon +52F

up 10:10am breakfast, took dad up some, fooled around with light, dishes, diary, out to corner or Johnson & Brazier, talked, to Fraser Place, played golf til 5:30pm, home, supper, radio, shaved & washed, dressed, met Rhoda at Martin Ave, to Regans, home, tried on Art’s new had, too small, went for a walk to Rossmere Ave, back to Rhoda’s, talked til 11pm, a few kisses, wound clock, bed, 11:30pm

May 3, 1937 Monday Weather: clear, temp at noon +69F

up 7:10am, breakfast, Lily & Art up, out to Erzinger’s, back home for Vacuum with Bob M., to Albert’s on William Ave - to Erzingers, washed and dusted all day, helped Bud weep up, to Donald St. Streetcar, talked to Betty Legree, home, supper, read paper, diary, laid down til 7:30pm, out to Dr. Metzler,paid $5.60, owe $23, talked, home, to store for tobacco, home, cocoa & bread, Bob here, gave Lily a gift, to bed, 11:15pm

May 4, 1937 Tuesday Weather: clear, temp at noon +72F

up 7:15am, breakfast, woke Lily, Dave Gravested here for Art, out to streetcar, talked to Mr. Legree - to Marshall Wells for paint, to Erzingers, finished dusting with vacuum, started to paint til lunch, helped the boys putting away stock til 3:30pm, did some more painting til 5:30pm, put away paint, to Donald st. Streetcar, home, supper, read paper, diary, shaved & washed, dug garden til 8pm, out to Rhoda’s, she did not go to sing song, she was ironing, talked, sat outside, Mrs Lennox borrowed 15¢ from me, had tea & bread, a few kisses, left at 11:45pm, home, talked to Lily, bed at 12:10am, spent today 25¢

May 5, 1937 Wednesday Weather: clear, temp at noon +74F

up 7:10 am breakfast, Lily up, read, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s at 8:10am, painted til 12:15, lunch, painted til 5:10pm, helped putting up orders til 6pm, out to streetcar, home, supper, read washed, changed, dug garden til 8pm, laid on chesterfield til 11pm, had cocoa and bread, bed. Spent 25¢ today

May 6, 1937 Thursday Weather: warm, rain, temp at noon +74F

up 7:10am (teeth out for 1 week) breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzingers, painted til 12:30, lunch, painted til 2pm, helped in warehouse til 3pm, painted til 5:30pm, put stuff away, washed up, talked, out to streetcar, home, read paper, supper, diary, (P is sore again, why can’t I leave it alone - I’ll have to try real hard in the future) shaved & washed, worked in garden, Rhoda here, changed, went for a walk out Kildonan, on Brazier Ave & back to Rhodas, had tea & cake, left at 11:30pm, home 11:45pm

May 7, 1937 Friday Weather: fair, rain, temp at noon +57F
up at 7:10am, breakfast, Art up, washed, to streetcar to Erzinger’s, painted til 12:30, lunch, painted til 5:30pm, got pay $11.00 & 60¢ for supper at Garrick Café, back to Erzinger’s painted til 9pm, Albert helped, cleaned up, helped them with orders til 9:30pm, Harold brought me home in the Austin, read paper, woke up Art, Bed 10:30pm

May 8, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +35F

up 7:10am, breakfast, washed, streetcar to Erzinger’s helped with orders til 1:30pm, Enamelled railing, out to streetcar, home at 4pm, read, brought home razors & tobacco, laid down & slept til 5:30pm, read paper, Von Hindenberg - German Zeppelin, crashed in the USA, 35 known dead - my weight is 148½ lbs, ate, brought in wood, played 2 games, supper, shaved & washed, out to Barbers, too busy, did not wait, to Jones with Rhoda, to Rosies til 9pm, back to Rhoda’s, talked & read, ate & tea, left 2:30am, home, bed, 2:35am, spent 56¢, gave Rhoda $2.00 to save.

Coronation Week

May 9, 1937 Sunday Weather: fair, temp at noon +38F

up 10:30am, breakfast, washed dishes, worked in garden & took off storm windows, bath at 2pm, dressed, laid on chesterfield til 5:30pm, supper, shaved & washed, diary, did dishes (Today Mother’s Day - Mum, ever remembered by your son John, & wishing you were here, Love JRB) listened to radio, Harold, Rose, Mr Andrews here, washed up, to store, to Jones with Rhoda til 12:30am, walked home with Rhoda, home, ate & glass of milk, bed 1am. Spent 15¢

May 10, 1937 Monday Weather: fair, temp at noon +72F

up 7:05am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, Erzingers, swept office, helped with orders for awhile, washed walls, out to Ashdowns, back, whitewashed, walls til 12:30pm, painted til 5:15pm, put some stock away, painted rails, out to streetcar, met Rose & Lily, talked to L. Lennox, to barber, haircut, home, supper, read paper, shaved & washed, diary, read, dressed, out to dentist, then to Rhoda’s, she was painting, watched her, she was finished, 10:30pm, had tea & bread, talked, xxxx, left 11:30pm, bed 11:45pm, raining to beat hell. Spent 71¢.

May 11, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +69F

up 7:05am, Dad not feeling well, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, worked on orders til 12:15pm, lunch, country & city orders til 5pm, put all the stock away, finished at 5:35pm, enamelled railing, finished up, brought home brushes, supper, laid down til 7:30pm, diary, read, out to dentist, talked with him for awhile, to Rhoda’s, they had just got home, Rhoda had bought a hat, not bad, outside, a few kisses, left, she got the pants for me, home, Lily said Dad had been taken to Deer Lodge Hospital, talked, bed. Spent $1.80.

May 12, 1937 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +65F

up 7:30am, Art gone, breakfast, worked & dug garden in front til 11am, Lily gone, Rose here & gone, talked to Mr. Coleman, did a little painting til 12pm, my shoulder & neck sure is stiff, laid on chesterfield, Rose back & gone, Art home, then Lily, had something to eat, laid down til 5pm, read paper, supper, listened to Cornation program, heard King George VI speak, he was crowned King of British Empire today at about 5:30am CS time, Long Live the King, time 6:45pm, marked socks & changed, tried pants on, supper, radio, read, watered plants til 10pm, 10:45pm bed.

May 13, 1937 Thursday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +49F

up 7:10am, breakfast, washed, shaved, ready, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, worked in warehouse all day, no painting, city order til 12pm, dinner, out to Eaton’s, changed pants, cost 45¢ more, back to Erzinger’s, city & country orders til 5pm, swept up, out to donald st. streetcar, home, supper, read paper laiddown til 7:10pm, shaved washed, dressed, out to Rhoda’s, talked, back to our place & we did dishes, Bob Y. Here, Lily & Norma out. To Rhoda’s at 10pm, I was mad, she had her nerve saying such stuff about me - had quite an argument, she’s got to take that back, left, home, bed 12am

May 14, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy, cool

up 7:10am, breakfast, to Erzingers, taken out to Boss’s house, enamelled bathroom white, finished at 12:15, phone Albert, street car to Erzinger’s, helped in warehouse til 3pm, painted til 5;30pm, supper, painted & varnished til 8:15pm, helped them with orders til 9:30pm, streetcar to Jones on Jameson, talked, she wouldn’t say she was sorry, she nearly cried, I think & I stood ther like a damn fool I was, Jones back at 10:40pm, out to Rhoda’s, dozed, had tea & toast, left at 12:30pm home, bed 1:10am

May 15, 1937 Saturday Weather:cloudy, warm, temp at noon +60F

up at 710am, breakfast, took Lily a cup of tea, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, worked on orders til 2:15pm, put stock away, out to streetcar to home, had to climb in veranda window, diary, Rose & Lily here, gone to see Dad, read, worked in garden, planted Mr. Perkins garden, cut lawn, (first time) raked, watered back yard, planted dahlias, Lily gone to Rosies, shaved and washed, Rhoda here, laid on chesterfield, had tea & cake, out over to Rhoda’s, talked, fooled around, left there 11:30pm, home, bed, 12am, spent 65¢

May 16, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear & warm, temp at noon +55F

up 10:30am, breakfast, Bob here, took lily to farm, Harold here, talked til 3:30pm, Art gone out, Harold gone, dug up garden & planted zinnias, finished at 3:55, watered at little, sitting outside Rhoda here with her brother Norman, talked, had tea, they left at 4:50pm, laid on chesterfield til 6pm, Art back, supper, shaved & washed, did dishes. (Winnipeg goes on daylight saving time at midnight tonight) watered back yard, Lily & Bob back, dressed, Bob gone, out to drugstore for magazine & cigarettes, walked to Kildonan to Melrose & back, met Rhoda & Kay, to Kay’s house, home 11:pm, bed 11:45pm

May 17, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +51F

up 7:10am, breakfast, Mrs. Postman her Lily gone to hospital, washed, streetcar to Erzingers, told Albert, went to Deer Lodge hospital, Dad pretty low, to Erzingers at 10:10, worked til 2:30, out to hospital, Dad died at 2:30pm, Bob got car, back to hospital, picked up Albert, drove to Minto Armaries, to his house, to Legion in Elmwood, home, Albert gone, then Harold & Rose & J Young here, slept til 6:30pm, supper, Doug & Jessie here, diary, shaved & washed, 7:15pm, read, talked, stayed in all night, Bob here, & gone, bed. Spent 61¢.

May 18, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +64F

up 7:05am, breakfast, streetcar to Erzingers, worked til 11:50, lunch, worked til 6:50pm, to streetcar, home, supper, Jessie, Harold, Rose, Mr Andrews here, diary, read (7:49pm) laid down on chesterfield, Rhoda here at 8:30pm, & she did not know, talked, everybody gone, we laid on chesterfield - kissed & loved & so forth til 11:30pm, out to Rhoda’s talked, home 11:45pm, bed 12am

May 19, 1937 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +62F

up 7:10am, breakfast out to Erzingers, country orders til 11;50am, out to streetcar, home, shaved & washed Rose & Harold here, car here, to Thomsons Undertakers, Dad’s funeral, Elmwood Cemetary, home 3pm, talked, laid down, everybody gone, read paper, supper, dishes, diary, 7pm, read, talked, 2 women came to see Lily, talked, Bob here, took his car to Rosies, rode out to E. Kildonan & back to store twice, sat out in car til 10:15pm, fixed clock, had milk & cake, bed 10:30pm

May 20, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +46F

up 7:10am, breakfast, 3 weeks no teeth, talked to Lily, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s swept office, orders til 12:20, to Garrick café, dinner, back, worked country & city orders til 5pm, swept up, streetcar home, boss said I made a good job of bathroom, Lily says, art not home yet, went to hospital to see W. Peterson, supper, shaved, washed, diary, changed, out to Rhoda’s back, talked, dishes, talked til 10:45pm, took out a policy 15¢ a week, to Rhoda’s, she said she did not want me to go over to Jones tomorrow night because we always do the same thing & its no good, which I admit, she also said she was sorried because her regular had not come, she got me worried a little, had tea & cake there, left 12:20am, home, bed 12:45am

May 21, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +49F

up 7:10am, breakfast, Lily up, washed, streetcar, talked to H. Morton, Erzinger’s, swept & mopped office, city order til 12;30, got a bottle, chcolate milk, lunch, orders til 4pm, put away stock til 6pm, got pay $12, out to streetcar, home, rose here, supper, read paper, Rose & Lily gone, dishes, brought in wood, looked at garden, diary, laid down, out to store, to Jones on Jamieson with Rhoda, talked, she seems to think it’s so & worrying about it to beat the devil & it seems to me to. Talked, slept, Jones back 12:20, to Rhoda’s, home, bed 12:45am spent 45¢

May 22, 1937 Saturday Weather: partly cloudy, temp at noon +71F

up 7:50 am cake & milk, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, I was late, dusted, orders city & country til 3pm, swept up, out to streetcar, talked to Mrs. Woods (Ted Woods wife - my cousin) home, Rose here, took 2 asprins, laid down til 5pm, headache & sick feeling gone, Lily not back yet, supper, diary, read, shaved & washed, dressed, read paper, over to Rhoda’s, talked, out to show “The Plough” and “Tarzan Escapes”, out at 11:10pm, home, read paper, had tea & cake, talked, Everything is ok she said were worried for nothing, out, back for rubbers, home, bed 1am spent 96¢ (on Rhoda 25¢)

May 23, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear & warm, temp at noon +76F

up 10:15am, breakfast, Lily up, puttered around in garden, Lily & Rose gone to see Parade, diary, read, dishes, washed & dressed, out to store, to Rhoda’s waited for her til 1:45pm, out to Dufferin Ave, saw parade, to Higgins streetcar, Portage ave - Stafford, out to city Park, saw flowers in hot house, to Pavilion to Zoo til 5:15pm, walked & sat on grass til 6:10, Portage Ave streetcar to Rhodas at 7:30pm supper. Randolph L & his wife there, talked, left 10:30pm, home, bed 10:45pm spent 85¢ on Rhoda 30¢

May 24, 1937 Monday (Victoria Day) Weather; cloudy, rain, temp at noon +81F

up 7:40am, breakfast, woke Art, talked to Mr. Coleman, worked in garden all morning, dinner, continued work on garden til 3:30pm, Rhoda and her young brother here, planted dahilias in front garden, talked, went over to Rhoda’s, dug their garden til 6pm talked, home, Rose & Lily, supper, laid on chesterfield - sore neck & arms, slept, cleared table, diary, shaved & washed, Rhoda here, laid down on bed, both of us, petted & love, 9:30pm, raido til 11pm, Lily home, talked, out to Rhoda’s home 11:50, home, bed 12am

May 25, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, cool, rain, temp at noon +54F

up 7:05am breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, talked to H. Morton, swept up & dusted, orders til 4:05 pm put some stock away til 6:30, out to streetcar, home, supper, read paper, Lily had a row with Art, diary, read, worked in garden, read til 10:30pm talked to Lily, bed 11pm

May 26, 1937 Wednesday Weather: clear, warm, temp at noon +62F

up 7:10am, breakfast, washed, ready, out to streetcar to Erzingers, swept & mopped, put stock away til 12pm, lunch worked on orders til 5:30pm, swept up, waited for Albert, home supper, Albert here, cut lawn, worked on Garden, Albert, Lily, Jessie, Rose, myself & Art here, talked of what we are going to do, came to some decisions - fairly satisfactory, out, put stuff away, watered garden some more, everybody gone home, diary, read, changed socks, bed 11:15pm

May 27, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy, warm, temp at noon +67F

up 7:10 am breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept & mopped, put up orders til 12pm, lunch, orders, city & country til 3:30pm, put away stock til 5:30pm, brought home some gum samples, supper, read paper, diary, read, dressed, out to Rhoda’s, went out for walk to Oakview, Hazel & Harold out, back by Brazier, to Rhoda’s, Kay Inkster there, to store & back, Kay at last is gone 10:20pm, I wished she’d go for good. Talked, was mad about it too, laid on couch, kisses, left 11:20 pm home, brought up clock, bed 11;45pm spent 46¢

May 28, 1937 Friday Weather: clear, rain in morning, temp at noon +78F

up 7:10am, breakfast washed, ready, streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept up, orders til 11, Albert gone to see lawyer, he came back told me that Will was good, I, Art, Lil get the works, which is good news, I guess, worked til 5, city & country orders & put away stock, took in Imperial TSC- swept up- out to streetcar, home, supper, diary, (7:15pm) read washed, worked in garden, planted geraniums, worked & watered garden, finished at 9:30pm, out to store, to Jones on Jamieson with Rhoda, love for awhile, she read & I slept, there back at 1120pm, to Rhoda’s home, home, bed, 12am spent 35¢

May 29, 1937 Saturday Weather: clear, warm, temp at noon +78F

up 7:15am, breakfast, washed, to streetcar to Erzinger’s, dusted, orders til 2:30pm, swept up and out to streetcar, talked to Mrs Law, Rose here, ate, laid down, slept til 5:15pm out, watered garden, Rose gone, supper, dishes, diary, shaved & washed, dressed, over to Rhoda’s with tobacco for her dad & peanuts, talked, out to show, saw “Don’t turn ‘em loose” and Libelled Lady, out at 11:45pm, to Rhoda’s talked, ate, xxxx, left at 1:20am, home, bed 1:45am, could not sleep account of coughing a lot. Spent 81¢, on Rhoda 25¢

May 30, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear, temp at noon +78F

up 10:45am, breakfast, hung a few pictures, looked at garden, read, oiled & cleaned washer machine, played cards with Art, won, had something to eat, diary, time 3:55pm, read & slept til 5:30pm, Albert here, supper, talked, dishes, shaved & washed, dressed, talked til 8:50pm, Jessie & Doug here, out to Rhoda’s, she’s out, talked with Mr. & Mrs Lennox til 9:50pm, walked out to Trent ave, Met Rhoda, to her place , she asked me to stay, we start to Love each other & she asks me to go, so I got sore & then she says I have been getting peeved to easy the last few months, that settled it, I left without saying goodnight & I won’t be over there again, she’ll come after me first. Home, two aspirins, bed.

May 31, 1937 Monday Weather: clear, temp at noon +62F

up 7:20am, breakfast, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, 10 minutes late, mopped floor, dusted, orders til 12:30pm, lunch, orders til 4pm, straightened up stock, swept up, out to café for supper, back sat around til 7:15pm, took stock, finished at 8:40pm, home, med Lily, diary, read, bed, spent 86¢

Have been with Rhoda 601 days out of 1156
Have not seen her on 555 days
Have been going with her 3 years and 2 months as of May 27
Did not see Rhoda 9 days this month, for 1936 it was 11 days
Spent on Rhoda this month 80¢
I have spent this month $16.77
I have spent this year $107.26
My weight is 148 lbs

April 1, 1937 to April 30, 1937

April 1, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy, snow, temp at noon +27F

up 8:30am, lit fire, breakfast, Lily up, did dishes, emptied ashes, brought in wood, swept floor, Dad gone out with Lily & Norma, played cards, dinner, radio, did dishes, music teacher here for norma, peeled spuds, tooth aching, read paper, took asprin, supper, shaved & washed, out over to Rhoda’s, she said she was glad I came, sat on porch til 10:45, had a cup of tea & buns, left 12:10am, took asprins, bed 12:15am

Wpg Monarchs 5 Saskatoon Wesleys 2

Hockey Detroit 2 Canadiens 1 in overtime Canadiens eliminated

Rangers 1 Maroons 0 1st game

April 2, 1937 Friday Weather: clear & mild, temp at noon +34Fup 9:45am, breakfast washed, brought in wood, emptied ashes, Dad gone out, fixed the seeds in the boxes again, dinner, read, radio, Lily & Norma gone out, out to get a haircut, home, read til 5, ate supper, radio, dishes, changed, out to Jones with Rhoda, left their at 12:10am, to Rhoda’s (kiss) home 12:35, set clock, bed.

April 3, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +34F
up 6:50 am Dad called down, breakfast, brought Dad up some tea, dressed, out to streetcar, talk to J. McVicar, Erzingers at 8:05 am worked til 1pm, out in Austin, rode around, home at 3:05pm read paper, took 2 asprins, slept til 5, wrote in diary, supper, radio, shaved & washed, did dishes, washed & dressed, out over to Rhoda’s. Gave Mrs Lennox Feather Plume & Rhoda candy, talked on the porch til 10pm, played cards in the kitchen til 11:15pm, Rhoda washed her hair and I cut it for her – had tea and cake, Left at 1:10am (2K) home and bed 1:15am, spent 41¢, weight is 154 lbs

Wpg Monarchs 5 Wesleys 6 in overtime, 1 game each
Pro Rangers 4 Maroons 0 - Maroons eliminated
Rangers play Detroit for Stanley Cup

April 4, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear & mild, temp at noon +29F

up 10:45am, lit fire, Lily up, breakfast, read, played 5 games of rings til 1:30pm, won 3, washed, laid on chesterfield all afternoon, Lily home, peeled spuds & cabbage, read, supper, radio, Rhoda here, washed & shaved, dressed, played cards til 10pm, on chesterfield - we managed not to, thank goodness, I hope we keep it up - made a bet, quit smoking, left 11;30pm to Rhoda’s talk, I left at 12:30am, home and bed 12:48am

April 5, 1937 Monday Weather: clear & mild, temp at noon+41F

up 8:45am, breakfast, Dad up, fellow here measuring verandah, we borrowed money from bank under new scheme, Dad gone out, emptied ashes, brought in wood, read, dinner, radio til 1:15pm, washed, wrote in diary, out to Dr Metzler - Dentist, made arrangements to have my teeth out, will cost $40. To Rhoda’s told her about it, there til 5pm, home, read paper, Rose here, slept, supper, radio dishes, played rings, Rhoda here at 8:30pm, talked read, she knitted, Lily & Art out, Bob here, he’s gone, laid on chesterfield & the usual – its got to stop, left 11;30pm to take Rhoda home, back home 12:05, bed

April 6, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy & mild, temp at noon +40F

up 8:20am breakfast, out to dentist, had 4 teeth pulled, home 9:55am, laid on chesterfield, started to play rings, couldn’t, quit, dinner, feeling funny, laid down, up, finished dinner, dozed til 1:30pm, took tablet dentist gave me, read, laid on chesterfield most of afternoon, stuff for veranda came, insulation and lumber, cut & carried it & I piled it in our room 70 bags of it, read paper, set table, supper, radio, did dishes, laid on chesterfield til 10pm, had cup of cocoa, bed, spent $7.10 at dentist.
Pro hockey Rangers 5 Detroit 1 - 1st game

April 7, 1937 Wednesday Weather: clear & mild, temp. at noon +42F
up 8:30am, breakfast, gums swollen up, but otherwise okay, did dishes, sat around, read, Lily is sick, she looks it, dinner, radio, read, shaved & washed, out to bank, saw B. Hartz & Pete, talked, Met B. Simpson & Mack, home, read, laid down on chesterfield, read paper, supper, radio, did dishes, read til 10pm bed 10:10pm

April 8, 1937 Thursday Weather; clear & mild, temp at noon +38F

up 8:30am, breakfast, swelling gone down, woke up Art, out to dentist, cleaned gums, didn’t pull anymore, go there tomorrow, home, talked, read, radio til 10:30am, Dad staying in bed, played 5 games with Art, won one, dinner, radio, dishes, diary, read, washed out, over to Rosies, then to bakery, to Rhoda’s, talked went for a walk to post a letter, saw J. Bain & Art, walked around for awhile, back to rhoda’s, then home, Art home, got paper read it, Lily home, helped her with supper, radio, fixed Norma’s bike, polished silver, Rhoda here, talked with Lily, out to Rhoda’s, she did not want me to but I went just the same, had a cup of tea & cake, home, bed 11:15pm
Spent $5 dentist, now owe dentist $28.00
Pro Hocky, Rangers 2 - Detroit 4 - 1 game each
Allan cup, Sudbury 4 - Battlefield 1 1st game
Winnipeg 1 - Preston 3 1st game, girls hockey

April 9, 1937 Friday Weather; clear & mild, temp at noon +45F

up 7:20am lit fire, breakfast, took Dad a cup of tea, cleared table, Men her to start work, helped them til 10am, fixed the window, ran vacuum over one room & hall, dinner, did dishes, changed socks, diary, read (my p is bothering me, I wonder what I got now) watched them work on verandah, peeled spuds, read paper, supper, Lily home, radio, dishes, read, shaved & washed, out to Jones with Rhoda - then her mother comes - God it seems she has to spoil thing for me all the time no matter where we are, home 11:30, had tea & toast, to Rhoda’s, talked, I’m sore at her mother (1K) home bed 12:10am

April 10, 1937 Saturday Weather: clear, temp at noon +45F
up 7:05am, lit fire, breakfast, brought Dad up tea, washed, down to streetcar, talked to H. Morton on streetcar, to Erzingers, swept office & dusted, orders til 1pm, swept up and locked door, got $1.00. Out to Donald St. Streetcar, home, took 2 asprins, dozed, tea, bath, changed to summer underwear & garters, diary, read, laid down, supper, radio, dishes, lost my dollar, Lily found it & put it away, shaved & washed & dressed, out to Rhoda’s 8:15pm, talked, read, played cards, tea & cake, same old thing, I guess I am getting tired of her, I suppose, or maybe I’m looking at things wrong, we’ll see. Left 12:30am, home 12:50am, bed
my weight is 154 ½ pounds

April 11, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear, temp at noon+45F

up 10:15am, breakfast, talked, dishes, run vacuum over rooms, diary, read, over to schoolyard, watched them play ball, hit a few, home with Mac, borrowed some magazines, read, talked, supper, radio, shaved & washed, not feeling so good, left eye all puffed up, Rhoda here & am I glad she came & now I think I’m a fool for getting peeved over what I did – I will change forthwith – forgive me sweetheart. Bathed my eye, talked, read & loved til 12am, to Rhoda’s, she kissed me, home 12:20am, bed

Rangers 1 - Detroit 0 3rd game

April 12, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +44F

up at 10:10am, talked, not feeling good, eye still puffed up, laid down, had tea & 2 asprins, dozed on and off all afternoon, read paper, supper, diary, radio, helped with dishes, listed to Hockey games all night til 11pm, bathed eye, Bed.
Jr hockey Monarchs 6 - Coppercliff 5 2nd game, 1 game each
Sr hockey Sudbury 5 - Battlefield 7 overtime 3rd game

pro hockey Detroit 1 Rangers 0 2 games each

April 13, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +44F

up at 8:45am, at, laid down, slept til 12pm, dinner, laid on chesterfield & read til 3:30pm, shaved & washed, peeled spuds, laid on chesterfield, read paper, supper, dishes, laid down, radio, Rhoda here, everybody in bed, on chesterfield, petted, good going sweetheart, you’re doing swell, she left at 10:35, I never took her home for the 3rd time. Smoked a cig, bed 10:45pm

April 14, 1937 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, snow, temp at noon +32Fup 8:35, breakfast, laid down, listened to broadcast from england, out to dentist at 11pam, back, read, slept, dinner, radio, dishes, diary, played rings, won 1, read paper, supper, radio, listened to hockey til 9:30pm, Bob was here, gave Art 10¢ for tobacco. Bed 11:30pm

April 15, 1937 Thursday Weather; cloudy, temp at noon +40F
up 8:30am, men here working on verandah, breakfast, dishes, emptied ashes, read, fixed some plants, diary, shaved & washed, changed socks, laid down on chesterfield, time 1:54pm, made a couple of boxes & planted seeds, read paper, dozed, Lily gone out, Rhoda here at 8:00pm, played cards til 10pm, Hockey game on radio, Dad gone to bed, left to go to Rhoda’s at 11:30pm, talked, home 12:05pm, bed 12:15am
Pro Hockey Detroit Redwings won Stanley Cup for second time, defeated New York Rangers 3 - 0

April 16, 1937 Friday Weather: partly cloudy, rain, temp at noon +54F

up 8:30am, breakfast, dishes, fooled around til 11, out to dentist, he’s out, back home, talked to carpenter, read, dinner, radio, dishes, talked to carpenter, diary, time 2:30pm, out to dentist, he was still out, home, watched them working on verandah, read paper, out to Jones, lit a fire, for Rhoda, Kay Inkster came & stayed & talked til 10:10pm, she said plenty too & bet Rhoda changes again, there, til 11:20, home, bed 11:45pm (on this date 1934 1st time I kissed Rhoda Jean Lennox, was it a mistake or is it going to turn out alright, only time will tell)

April 17, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +54Fup 6:45am, lit fire, breakfast, talked to Dad, out to streetcar to Erzingers, swept & dusted office, orders til 1:30pm, finished, pay $1.00, home, listened to hockey game, 2 asprins, laid down til 5:20pm, teeth much better, supper, read paper, diary, dishes, drest, lent 25¢ to Art. Polished shoes, walked with Lily to Rosies, 8:30pm, shw was washing dishes when we got there, went to Rhoda’s, talked to Mr. Lennox about hockey, went for a walk to Poplar Ave & back, sat on porch, talked til 11pm, had tea & cake, left 1:10am home, bed 1:20am

April 18, 1937 Sunday Weather; cloudy, temp at noon +50F
up 11:10am, dinner, talked, dishes, place 7 card games, read, dozed, chopped kindling, laid on chesterfield til 5:30pm, supper, read til 8:20, up washed, out to Brazier & Johnson Ave, coming back met Rhoda & Kay at Montrose, walked to Chalmers then to her place, talked to Mr. Lennox, we talked, a few kisses, left 11:10pm, home, read ate, bed 11:30pm my weight is 152 ½ pounds

April 19, 1937 Monday Weather: clear & cold, temp at noon +40F

up 8:30am, breakfast, washed, out to dentist, back, helped Dad & Art, went to store for sugar, back and read, listened to radio, read, dinner, dishes, played 6 games, lost them all, read, watered flowers, out to dentist, met Edna Wheatley (Bye) talked to her for a half hour, home, read, laiddown, slept til 5:30pm, supper, dishes, shaved, out to Rhodas, she’s out, home, back to Rhoda’s, talked, played cards til 11pm, with Mr Lennox, out met Rhoda, she’d been to the show, talked, a few kisses, home, 12:30am bed.

April 20, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, snow, temp at noon +31F

up at 8:30am, down, breakfast, washed, dishes, out to dentist, he pulled 5 & then I got sick, home, went to bed, slept & dozed til 5, read paper, Lily back she told me that Rhoda would go, supper, Rhoda here, talked, she made me mad & I told her to scram, read, dozed til 11 - Lily back but no Rhoda, she would not come in, I’ll square that with her - just wait- ate some bread & cocoa, slept.

April 21, 1937 Wednesday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +40F

up 8:40am, breakfast, laid down til 12pm, dinner, talked, dishes, started on plants, am not feeling so good, diary, read, had to write in two days on account I wasn’t feeling good yesterday, fooled around with plants, transplanting - finished at four, laid down & dozed til 4:45, read paper, supper, dishes, washed, laid down on chesterfield, radio, Bob here, listened to radio til 10:30pm, bed.

April 22, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +41F

up 8:45am, breakfast, shaved & washed, made 2 boxes & transplanted plants, set table, dinner, Lily back, radio, finished transplanting, Dad up, diary, read, transplanted some snaps, laid on chesterfield, straighted up front room & ran vacuum all over, finished at four, read paper, supper, washed, changed, listened to radio in frontroom, Rhoda came at 8:30pm, we stayed too long & we just got to stop it all together - left at 11:30pm to Rhoda’s, talked, home at 12:20am, bed.

April 23, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +43F

up 8:35am, breakfast, which wasn’t much, I’ll be glad when I get my new teeth, dishes, burnt shavings and other rubbish, emptied ashes, cleaned up, looked at garden, bleeding heart on east is showing, 10am to Rosies, talked to baker, to Robb’s Tobacco, home, knocked nails out of boards, Dad & carpenter gon to bank to pay him, Shirley here, Lily back, dinner, radio, dishes, peeled spuds, watered plants, Art gone out, puttied nail holes in window frame of front room, diary, read, ate, supper, dishes, dressed, out to Rosies, talked, helped them hang wallpaper til 9:30pm, out next door with Rhoda - Kay Inkster there & said she wanted me to walk home with her, but I would not, she left 10:15pm, laid on chesterfield, dozed, Jones home at 1:20am, walked to Winterton with Rhoda, home, bed 1;35am, Dad never came home. My weight is 148 lbs.

April 24, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy & cool, snow, temp at noon +32F

up 7am, lit fire, breakfast, washed, woke Lily, out to streetcar, snowing to beat the devil, Erzingers 7:55am, swept offic, worked on orders, country & city til 1:30pm, got two thermometers, to donald st. streetcar, home, Dad has not been home, talked, showed Lily thermometers, (met Rhoda’s dad on the street this morning) read paper, run vacuum in Dad’s & Lily’s room, hall & frontroom, to, diary, read, radio supper, shaved & washed, dishes, shovelled some snow off, washed, to bakers, to Rhoda’s, bread with me, talked to Mr Lennox til 9:30pm, with Rhoda on porch til 10:15pm played cards til 11:30, had tea & pie, left 12:30am, home, Dad in, talked to him, bed, spent 34¢ today

April 25, 1937 Sunday Weather: cool, wind, nnw, snow, temp at noon +32F

up 10:30am, Dad & Lily up, breakfast, Dad gone out, read, cleaned snow off sidewalk back and front, emptied ashes, Art up, dishes, diary, read, fooled around all afternoon, slept, set table, supper, radio, dishes, shaved & washed, Doug & Jessie here, Rhoda came at 8:05pm played cards til 10pm, not feeling so good, Lily gone to bed, had coffee & cake, laid on chesterfield til 12am, Art home, put on rubbers, out over to Rhoda’s , during the night, Rhoda & I talked about sex & when we are married and have two round eyed babies – I think I would be happy with her in married life - I hope so anyway. Home at 12:35am, bed.

April 26, 1937 Monday Weather; cloudy, milder, temp at noon +34F

up 8:10 am, woke Lily, lit fire, breakfast, took Dad tea & toast, started varnishing, Dad gone, varnished til 10:30am, out to Dentist, made a appointment for Thursday, home varnished some more, finished at 2:20pm, to store for tobacco, back, talked, played 4 games, won 3, put windows on, peeled spuds, read paper, Lily home, laid on chesterfield, slept, supper, Lily gave Norma a licking, radio, dishes, watered plants, diary, Art broke the toilet, shut off water, finished diary, read, laid on chesterfield til 9pm, plaid with Norma til 10pm, had cocoa & bread, Dad home & mad about toilet, read til 10:45pm, bed

Sudbury Tigers, Allan Cup winners defeated Wembly from England winning International championship.

April 27, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +38F

up 7:45am, lit fire, fixed breakfast, took Dad tea & toast, read, plumber here, he fixed toilet, sandpapered window frame & varnished it, finished at 12:15pm dinner, talked, watered plants, dishes, wood here - unloaded & piled, peeled spuds, straightened front room, laid on chesterfield, read, slept, supper, shaved & washed, changed, out to bakers, got 4 loaves, to Rhoda’s, back home, talked, Lily gone to bed, laid on chesterfield, petted Rhoda, talked, took her home, home, 12:45am, bed

April 28, 1937 Wednesday Weather: partly cloudy warmer, temp at noon +58F

up 7:45am, lit fire, breakfast, took Dad tea & toast, dishes, read til 10am, started to work on table, dinner, slept in chair, diary, time 2:15pm, peeled spuds, out in garden and did a little work on bench, laid on chesterfield, slept, read paper, Dad out, supper, read & dozed til 10pm, , out to kildonan, met Rhoda at Melrose, to her place, had 2 pieces of cake, left 12:10am, home, talked to Dad, bed

April 29, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +49F

up 9:30am, breakfast, Dad gone out, to Dentist, two eye teeth out 16 in all, home laid on chesterfield til 1:20, up, diary, read, went to bed, Rose here, got up at 6pm, supper, everybody gone out, listened to radio til 10:45, Lily home then went to get Norma, cup of cocoa, 11:30pm bed

April 30, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +48F

up 8:45am breakfast dishes, lily gone out & Dad started on verandah, finished at 1;30pm, Rose here, Lily & Rose gone uptown, dishes, diary, read, shaved & washed, changed socks, puttied all the windows, read paper, supper, dressed, out to bakers, med Rhoda, to Jones home, fooled around and read, to Rhoda’s, home, bed, 12:45am

Have been with Rhoda 579 out of 1124 days
Have not seen her on 546 days
Did not see her 7 days this month, in 1936 it was 12 days in April
Have been going with her 3 years and 1 month
Spent no money on Rhoda this month
Have spent 13.78 this month, total for year $33.20

June 1, 1944 Thursday Weather: Thunderstorms, temp at noon +64F
up 7:10am, ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar to Erzingers, orders & stock all morning til 11:30, out to café, lunch, back, talked, orders & stock til 4:30, left to Donald st. Streetcar, home, talked, got water, supper, out, worked around in garden & planted rest of the spuds, sat and talked & played with kids for awhile, read, til 11, emptied water, locked shed, bed 11:20pm

June 2, 1944 Friday Weather: partly cloudy, temp at noon +79Fup 7am, dressed, breakfast, ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar to Erzingers, stock and country orders all morning, had a row with Irene about the length of time she took for coffee so she took it to the boss and she got the worst of it - she may learn from that & she may not, out, lunch, back, stock and orders til 5:45, out to Donald St. Streetcar, home, talked, went to Max’s place & finished job, he gave me $5, had coffee & talked for awhile, left by bus & streetcar, home, talked for awhile, bed.

June 3, 1944 Saturday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +50Fup 6:50 am dressed, breakfast, ready, KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzingers, in got trips away, stock and orders all morning, went for coffee and donut during the morning, left at 12:50 to donald street, raining to beat hell, home, talked, lunch, read, laid down, til 6pm, supper, shaved & washed, ready, left to Roxy Theater, saw Watch on the Rhine and Laurel & Hardy in Air Wardens, home at 10:50, ate, talked, bed.

June 4, 1944 Sunday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +42F
up 10:30am dressed, breakfast, wet and miserable out, can’t do anything so cleaned up back porch & washed it, also fixed a few doors & such til around 3pm, read, ate, laid down slept til 6, supper, filled woodbox & brought in kindling, locked shed, in, talked, read, played records, played with kids til 10pm, read, wrote in diary, had something to eat and drink, then bed.

June 5, 1944 Monday Weather: cool, temp at noon +42Fup 6:50am dressed, breakfast, ready, KR, left to corner streetcar, to Erzingers, in, Irene on holidays, Marge away sick, so I have to go on truck, trips ready, left at 10am, did central Elmwood and North End, home at 11;40, talked, lunch dozed, left to finish deliveries & then to warehouse cashed in, then orders & stock til 5:30pm, locked up, left to Donald st. home talked, read paper, supper, read, dozed, til 8:20pm read, brought small wood in, Rhoda and I worked on apron til 11pm, read, bed 11;20pm

June 6, 1944 Tuesday Weather: fair, cool, temp at noon +50F

American, British, Canadian troops entered Rome on Sunday June 4. Today the Allied Forces invaded Europe in France at Le Havre – all is going as planned.
Up 6:50 am dressed, breakfast, ready, KR, got water, left to corner, to Erzingers in at 7:50am, got trips ready, left at 8:40 with orders for Central, St. Boniface and St. Vital, back at 11, stock, out to café for lunch, back, talked stock & country orders til 5:20, left to Donald St streetcar, home, in read, supper, read, looked at strawberries, planted geraniums and other stuff, in, talked, read, washed & dried dishes, chopped & brought in wood, talked, read, bed. The newspaper called this D-Day.

June 7, 1944 Wednesday Weather: fair, temp at noon +45F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked, ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar to Erzingers, orders & stock all morning, out to café for lunch, back, orders & stock all afternoon til 5:15, locked up, left to Donald st. streetcar, home, read, supper, talked, worked in garden doing one thing or another all evening, bed.

June 8, 1944 Thursday Weather: fair, warmer, temp at noon +68F
up 7am, dressed, ready KR, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers, talked, orders & stock all morning til 11:30, out to café, read, lunch, back, orders & stock all afternoon, worked til 7:45, made extra 50 ¢ for it, out to Donald st streetcar, home, kids met me coming from corner, nice, talked, out to Lennoxs, dug garden for them, home, put tools away, talked, bed.

June 9, 1944 Friday Weather: warm, temp at noon +72Fup 6:45, dressed, tea, shaved & washed, ready, KR, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers, order, left on first trip at 9, back at 11:45, cashed in, left on 2nd trip at 12:30, home, lunch took kids for ride in truck, back to warehouse by 3:30, cashed in, city orders & stock til 8pm, went out, & saw boss spying on us, the rat. To Donald St. Streetcar, home, to Lennox’s dug some more garden for them til dark, home, talked, read, bed.

June 10, 1944 Saturday Weather: fair, temp at noon +70F

up 6:40 am dressed, breakfast, talked, ready, KR, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers, in, got trips ready, left on St. Boniface and St Vital trip at 9am, back at 12, in finished up the city orders, left to Portage, streetcar to Redwood & Main garden store, bought some tomato plants and pansy and snapdragon, walked from there to Lily’s, talked, had something to eat, Lily & Norma gone out, laid down, fixed door for them, left, home, read paper, Rhoda and kids home, talked, planted stuff I bought, dug garden, supper, diary, read, bed.

June 11, 1944 Sunday Weather: partly cloudy, temp at noon +70Fup 9:15 am, dressed, breakfast, talked, got stepladder, took off windows, washed them then put on screens & painted them, put stuff away, talked to Don, borrowed cutters, cut grass around big garden, & raked it til 1pm, with Rhoda and kids to see Kenora (? transcribers note* this might be a river boat on the Red River ?) But missed it, back, talked, finished grass, put things away, talked, read, supper, shaved and washed and changed, out. Jack and I saw Kenora, but BA & Rhoda missed it on account of BA, we went for a long walk along river bank to Hiway and back, met Ackroyds, talked, looked at our garden, sat outside for awhile, put tools away, in, read, bed 10:40pm

June 12, 1944 Monday Weather: fair and warm, temp at noon +74F
up 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked, ready, KR, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers , left on trip at 9:30, home at 11;30, lunch, took kids for a ride, brought them back, KR, left, finished deliveries, warehouse at 1pm, orders and stock til 5:30, left to Donald St. Streetcar, home, talked, read, supper, read, out and puttered around in garden, digging & stuff til dark, in, read, bed.

June 13, 1944 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +65Fup 7:10 am, dressed, tea, ready, KR, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers. Left on trip at 9:30, finished at 12:30, back, cashed in, talked, all warehouse staff gone at 3 except me, there til 5, worked on stock, talked to boss, left to donald street streetcar, home, read paper Toronto Star, out, looked at garden and sat around for awhile, laid down slept til 9:30, sat outside on verandah for awhile, put kids to bed, Rhoda gone to bed, read, locked up, bed.

June 14, 1944 Wednesday Weather: fair warm, temp at noon +72Fup 7am, dressed, tea, shaved & washed, ready, KR, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers took I.T.S.C order in and put away by 10:30, country orders & worked on stock cards til 2pm, stock til 4pm, city orders til 5pm, locked up, stopped at beer parlor, 1 beer, to Donald st streetcar, home, in, talked read paper, supper, weeded garden til dark. Mrs L was over & talked for awhile, Rhoda at sing song with Mrs A, Rhoda back from her mothers and says she is all worked up again, this time over how I dug the garden, nuts if I’ll do anything for her. Talked, diary, time 11:15pm, bed.

June 15, 1944 Thursday Weather: fair warm, temp at noon +73F
up 720am, dressed, teeth on right side still bothering me, tea, ready, got water for Rhoda, KR, left to corner, to Erzingers, in at 8:10, stock til 11:30, out to café for lunch, back orders and stock all afternoon, when and got truck, talked with Mr. McCellard & Cameron for awhile, locked up, left to eatons, got pictures, to Donald St. Streetcar, home, talked, read paper, supper, went to Rosies, walked back at 9:30pm, talked to Dows for awhile in the yard, 10:05, read, had a drink went to bed.

June 16, 1944 Friday Weather: cloudy cool, temp at noon +62Fup 7am, dressed, tea, ready KR, left to corner, streetcar to ERZ, in orders, got trips away, country orders and stock til 11:30, to café for lunch, read, back, orders & stock all afternoon til 5:30, talked, left to Donald st. streetcar, home, talked read, supper, out & cultivated & weeded garden til dark. Rhoda & BA gone to the show, put stuff away, put Jack to bed, laid down & dozed til 12, Rhoda home, talked, and so to bed.

June 17, 1944 Saturday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +52F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked, ready KR, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers, in, put trips away, t&c orders til 12, talked, left 12:30, to Lilys she had her kitchen window fixed, talked, Rhoda came with her shopping, rolled up kitchen linoleum & put on verhandah, talked, left, home, put stuff in, read, supper, read, picked a few strawberries from garden for tomorrow, talked and so to bed.

June 18, 1944 Sunday Weather: cloudy, cool, rain, temp at noon +56F Up 10:30am, dressed, lit fire, breakfast, talked, looked at garden, too wet out, fixed light in bedroom, made a small shelf in pantry, laid down, slept til 4:30, up, washed dishes, shaved & washed, changed, went out to store & back, Lily & Norma here at 5:30, talked, supper, sat outside for awhile, they left at 12, talked, bed.

June 19, 1944 Monday Weather: fair, warm, temp at noon +72Fup 6:50am dressed, breakfast, washed, got water, back, KR, left to corner streetcar to Erz, got trips away, stock & a few orders til 11:30, out to café, lunch out to pay loan, gave in papers, to Erz, orders & stock til 4pm, left to Main st streetcar, to Lilys, talked, supper, Bob Young there, talked, just the same Bob, took lawnmower home, talked, picked strawberries, cut & raked all the grass in the front, Harold & Shirley here with crib, talked, theyre gone, borrowed Harolds pump, put tools away, had something to eat and a drink, talked, bed.

June 20, 1944 Tuesday Weather; cloudy, cool, temp at noon +67F

up 7am dressed, tea, ready, KR, left to corner after getting water, streetcar to ERZ, in, talked got trips away, nothing doing all morning, 11:30 out to café and then to bank, back, F.D. gone home, sick he says, country orders til 5:10, had to go and get exports, talked, locked up, lefthen then took girls home in bosses car because it was raining hard, back to warehouse, left keys, to Donald st, streetcar, home, headache, laid down, slept til 8:30 pm up ate, talked, looked out at garden, and then Rhoda and I tried to fix bicycle seat, then picked strawberries til dark, talked, bed.

June 21, 1944 Wednesday Weather: cool, temp at noon +59Fup 710am, dressed, shaved & washed, got water, back, tea, ready KR, street car to ERZ, in talked, F Dragon away, put MacDonald’s stock away, took IJSC put Tucketts away & thin I TSC til 11:30 out to café, back, stock and orders all pm til 5 left to Donald st. streetcar home, in, talked, read, supper, cut weeks down with hoe, cultivated some spuds, put stuff away, picked two small bowls of strawberries, talked, oiled washer, got wood and water in, and locked shed, time 10:20, read, writing, had a drink, bed.

June 22, 1944 Thursday Weather: milder, temp at noon +60F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast ready talked, KR left to corner streetcar, to Erzingers, orders and stock til 11:30, out to café, lunch, back read, talked, country & city orders all afternoon til 5:15, left to donald st streetcar home, talked, Mrs L. Here & gone, read paper, supper, talked, more trouble with Rhoda’s mother, nothing but, talked, out dug Mrs. L.’s garden and raked it, home, hoed up all the spuds & cleaned it up, talked, read for awhile, bed.

June 23, 1944 Friday Weather: fair & warm +53Fup 7:10 am dressed, tea, shaved & washed, ready, KR, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers, in, stock, got trips away, orders til 11:30, out to café, lunch talked, back orders and stock all afternoon til 5:30, out to Donald st streetcar, home talked, read paper, supper, dug some of Mrs. L’s garden, back, played around with my own garden, picked strawberries, talked, read til 11:30, then to bed.

June 24, 1944 Saturday Weather: partly cloudy, showers, temp at noon, +59Fup 6:50 am, dressed breakfast, ready KR, left to corner to Erzingers, in, got trips away, orders and some stock til 12, with F. Dragon to Towneys, got a bunch of stock, made 2 trips, finished at 2:10, beer parlor, two beers, home on streetcar, no one home, in, laid down, slept. Rhoda home, showed me a letter from recruiting office asking me to join, talked, Norma here, read paper, talked, out and picked strawberries, did the odd thing around the house, emptied wash water, got fresh waster, had a bath, read, & talked til about 12 or so, then bed.

June 25, 1944 Sunday Weather: fair but rain, temp at noon +60F

up 9:30am, dressed, breakfast, out, emptied water, cut & raked some grass, talked, looked at garden, Norma here & rode my bike, shes gone, cultivated, garden, sat on chesterfield and dozed, Rhoda lying on bed, too much noise, banging doors & aeroplanes, went and phoned W.E.R for Mrs. L, wire down, back, talked, planted more peas & radish, and also melons, Norma & Shirley came, talked, went, shaved & washed & changed, out to stores and back, Jack with me, got cream, home, read supper, talked, out to river, saw Kenora, back, picked strawberries but mosquitoes nearly drove me mad. In, help clean strawberries, got them ready and each had a dish of strawberries and cream and bread. Rhoda gone to Mrs. L’s, talked about it when she got back, bed.

June 26, 1944 Monday Weather; cloudy, rain, temp at noon +69F

up 7am, dressed, tea, ready, KR, left to corner streetcar to ERZ, talked, got trips away, orders & stock til 11;30, put Towneys away, & found an error in the shipment, told Mr McCellend about it & of course we had to go over it again and check and double check. He’s got a brain like a snail. To lunch, back, talked, read, orders & stock all afternoon til 5pm, locked up left to Donald street streetcar, home, supper, read, talked did this and that in the garden til dark, in, read, bed.

June 27, 1944 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon+58Fup 7am, dressed, tea, got water, back, KR, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers, in, talked, got trips away, checked stock, & the basement got flooded, orders & stock all afternoon til 5pm, got ost of the flood washed away, locked up, to Donald st. streetcar, home, talked, read, supper, rain off and on all night, so couldn’t do much, read til 11pm, bed.

June 28, 1944 Wednesday Weather: fair, thunderstorm, temp at noon +59Fup 7am, dressed, breakfast, got water, ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar to Erzingers, in, talked put Tucketts away, took in ITSC, put that away, til 11:30, out to café, lunch, read, back, order & stock til 5, ready, locked up, to Donald st. streetcar, to home, talked, supper, Rhoda & kids gone to J Lennox’s place in Ft Rouge for a party, out, picked 4½ pounds of strawberries, tied up tomato plants & hoed a row of weeds, read til 10:30, cleaned strawberries, Rhoda and kids home, put kids to bed, talked and so to bed ourselves.

June 29, 1944 Thursday Weather: cloudy, warm temp at noon +74Fup at 7am dressed, tea, shaved & washed, ready, KR, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers
in, talked, got trips way, city & country orders all morning, left to café, lunch, back, orders & stock til 2:30, talked, stocktaking til 9pm, with Bob M, to Oxford Hotel, 4 beers, to Princess St streetcar, home, Norma here, picked some strawberries, in, talked, read, bed.

June 30, 1944 Friday Weather: fair, warm, temp at noon +68Fup at 6:50 am, dressed, tea, shaved, got all the wash water for Rhoda, KR, left to corner streetcar to Erz, in, orders & stock after getting trips away, I brought some strawberries for the girls, orders til 11:30, out to café, lunch, talked to Roy H. Back, orders all afternoon, locked up, left to Donald st streetcar, home, talked, supper, went around fixing this and that, sat on front verandah. Mrs Dow came over and asked if we would play whist, so we did, my score 122, no prize, ate, had a drink, talked, came home about 12:30, bed.

Max Temp this month +85F
Min Temp this month +36F
My weight 159 lbs
Married 6 years 10 months
earned for the month $100.30
Spent for the month $100.90

March 10, 1953 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, mild temp at noon +30F

up 7am, dressed, tea, washed, fixed fire, ready, KR, out to pick-up Eve, but no go, sick, to work and parked car - in- talked-orders - counted conf. Stock most of morning, tea at ten, out for lunch at 12:30pm, in car, home, talked, Rhoda better but I whish she would go and see Dr. So we know whats wrong instead of guessing - left in car & back to work - same as morning - tea at 3 - the same til 5:15pm - out in car - home - in and talked, read paper, supper - dozed - washed, shaved, ready, out in car with Rhoda and I took her to Mum’s, uptown to go bowling, parked car, beer parlour, 2 beers, to bowling alley, bowled poor - 566, out in car to Lennox’s, talked had something to ead, drink, home by 12:30am, talked, bed.

March 11, 1953 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, mild temp at noon +24F

up at 7am, dressed, tea, washed, ready, KR, out to E. Kildonan, picked up EVE - to work, parked car, talked, orders and fixing, on & off til 10, tea- the same til 12:45, out in car, home, lunch, read, then in car and back to work - same as morning. 3pm had tea, orders til 5:15pm in car, home, read paper, supper, dozed, did some work on cupboard, needs to be painted now. Read different things til 11:30pm, out in car downtown, picked up Rhoda and home, bed.

March 12, 1953 Thursday Weather: cloudy, snow, temp at noon +10F

up 7:10 am, dressed, shaved, washed, tea, read, KR, in car, picked up Eve, stock til 10, tea, then same til 12:45pm, out in car, home, to store first for butter, lunch, talked, in car back to work, orders and stock til 3, tea, the same til 5:15pm, to Mall bowling alley, bowled fair, home by 7:15pm, Jack out and Bett & Linda at show, fixed fire, slept til 8, did bowling scores & writing, read and dozed til 12, out, got Rhoda, home, fixed fire and to bed.

March 13, 1953 Friday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +24F

up at 7 - dressed - tea, KR, out in car and down to work after picking up Eve - talked - orders til 10, tea, the same til 12:45, out in car & home, lunch, left back to work, same as morning, had tea at 3, ready & left at 5:15pm, to Empire Hotel with Dave & Marcel & Howie, had too many, out in car and got home, how I didn’t know - was very woozy, slept, vomitted, got ready, left to downtown, parked at bowling alley, bowled poor, home by 11:30, dozed, phone rang, out in car, picked up Jessie & Rhoda, took Jessie home, in, talked, bed.

March 14, 1953 Saturday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +20F

up at 10am, dressed, fixed fire, breakfast, talked, then out, sifted ashes, then cleaned walks of snow, in, talked, lunch, then to ShopEasy, got groc’s, home put stuff in, talked, ready, out and downtown - Chris with us, took Rhoda to work, the home, read paper, ate, slept til 6, read most of evening, on & off til 11:50, out in car to downtown, is it every slippery driving, snowing again, got Rhoda & Jessie, home, talked and so to bed.

March 15, 1953 Sunday Weather: partly cloudy, cool, temp at noon +18F

up about 9:30 am dressed - breakfast - got fires going - up fooled around, straightening up bench downstairs & helping Rhoda, emptied washer, washed kitchen floor, then talked about getting a mattress for our bed, decided to move things anyway so took sides off the davenport and moved it to dining room and put it together again - talked - lunch read - laid down til 4:30pm listened to radio, then in basement got springs down from where we had it died on roof, brought it up and put legs on it, talked, read, then put Chris & Linda to bed, Bett & Jack out, sat on chesterfield for an hour or so, then did writing while Rhoda ironed, Jack in, ate, talked, Bett in at 11:45pm bed, slept.

March 16, 1953 Monday Weather: partly cloudy mild, temp at noon +22F

up at 7:15am, dressed, tea, washed, KR, left in car & picked up Jessie & Eve, took them to work, parked car, talked, stock orders til 10 - tea and then the same til 12:45, out in car, home - in - read & had lunch, talked, KR, in car - back to work, the same as morning til 3pm - tea - Herb went home early - the same til 5:15pm, out in car, to barber shop in E. Kildonan, haircut, home supper, read paper, Chris & Linda to bed, Gail here, stayed til about 10 then left, fixed fires, read til 11:50, then out in car to downtown, got Rhoda, home, talked, bed

March 17, 1953 Tuesday Weather: fair, mild, temp at noon +33F

St. Patrick’s Day

up 7am, dressed, tea, washed, ready, KR, out in car, picked up Eve, Jessie, took them to work, then to work and parked car, talked, Herb still away, orders and stuff til 10, tea, same til 12:45, in car and home, lunch, read, talked til 1:20, out in car and bac to work, same as morning, tea at 3, orders til 5:15 out in car and home. Supper, Jessie here to get her hair done, dozed til 8, got ready, out in car & downtown, parked car, to beer parlour, had 3, to bowling alleys, bowled fair, talked, out in car, home, Jessie still here, read & listened to radio, tea & cake, Jessie gone, locked up, bed.

March 18, 1953 Wednesday Weather: cloudy & snow & rain, temp at noon +22F

up 7:10am, snowing out, dressed, washed, talked, ready, KR, out in car, Roads are rough from the thaw - picked up Eve & Jessie, took them to work, to work, parked car, Herb STILL away, orders, stock all morning, had tea at 10, phoned home at 12:30 - ready 12:45, out in car, home, lunch, talked read, til 1:25, out in car and back to work, same as morning, no tea, orders & stock til 5:15, out in car, took Eve home, then home, supper, read paper - dozed, took Rhoda & Jessie to Rebeka Lodge do at Malborough Hotel, Chris and Linda with us, home by 7:45, played records til 8:30, put kids to bed, read, dozed, did writing, went to be about 12.

March 19, 1953 Thursday Weather: clear, mild, temp at noon +28F

up 7:30 dressed, very tired on acct of Chris waking us up so much in night, washed, in car, picked up Eve, down to work, parked car, talked, Herb back at work, talked, orders, & stuff til 10 - tea- stock til 12:45, out in car, home, lunch, read, left, back to work, the same as morning til 3, tea - & again til 5:15, out in car to Mall Bowling alley, bowled good, out and home by 7:15, talked to Rhoda on phone, Bett & Linda gone to show, read, dozed, did writing & bowling scores, til 11:50, out in car to downtown, pretty slippery out, picked up Rhoda, home talked, read, bed.

March 20, 1953 Friday Weather: mild, temp at noon +32F

up 7am, dressed, tea, washed, talked, KR, left in car, picked up Eve & Jessie, took her to work, to work, in - talked about cig price war & such, orders all morning, had tea at 10, out at 12:45 in car, lots of water from thaw around, home, in, talked, lunch left paid bank & phone bill, then back to work, same as morning - tea at 3 - read to leave at 5:15, out in car, took Eve & ?Bender? Home, home, read paper, supper, dozed til 7:30, put chris to bed, got ready, saw that Linda was in bed, in car downtown & parked, to bowling alley, bowled good, out to chocolate shop, coffee with Phyll, then took her home, then home, in fooled at fire, its out, read til 12, left to downtown picked up Rhoda, home, in read, talked, bed.

March 21, 1953 Saturday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +38F

up at 9:30 dressed Spring Begins, breakfast, talked, light fire got ready by 12:30, out in car, won’t go, got a push, after making Jack stay in because of misbehaviour, left, picked up friend of Betts, to Hbay store via Salter St. Parked car there til 2, to Safeway on Salter, did grocery shopping, then home by 3, read, fixed fire, lunch, laid down, Rhoda came & woke me up by fooling around, so we petted a bit & then she says later - Bett home, out, sifted & emptied ashes, Chris in, fooled around, cleaning front sidewalk til 6, read paper, ate, got kinda peeved at Rhoda because of the remarks she made, phoned Rita, can’t bowl, radio, wiped dishes, cleaned kettle, Rhoda peeved & so am I, I wish I had gone bowling now - diary - read - bed..

March 22, 1953 Sunday Weather: snow, rain, temp at noon +32F

up at 9:30 dressed, breakfast, read, downstairs, lit fire, and swept basement floor, did the odd thing, down there til 12:30, dozed & read til 1pm, lunch - read & sat awhile, then out to car and it started so asked Rhoda if she wanted to go for a ride, even though she’s mad at me, ready, left at 2pm, out to city park via Wellington Cres, rode around park, then over bridge to Portage, to Arlington - north to Burrows to Main to bridge and out Henderson Hwy and back home by 3pm. Talked, did this & that, read, supper, talked, ate, read, then bed at 12.

March 23, 1953 Monday Weather: cloudy, colder, temp at noon +20F

up at 7:05am, dressed, tea, talked, Chris up, ready, KR, out in car, picked up Eve, down to work - parked car, talked, straightened up stock, put pipe stock away, then counted conf. Stock til 10, upstairs- tea, talked, the same til 12:45, out in car to home, lunch KR, to Hydro, paid last month’s bill, so back to work, counted conf stock til 3pm, between interruptions. Tea, talked, the same til 5:15, out in car, took Eve home, then home, read paper, supped, dozed, lit fire, finished writing & bowling scores, 9:25, read the rest of the night til 11:50, out in car, snowing & blowing bad, picked up Rhoda & Jessie, home, then home ourselves, talked & argued a bit about things, then to bed, slept.

March 24, 1953 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +22F

up at 7, dressed, still peeved, washed & shaved, tea, ready, KR, picked up Eve, to work, talked, making up orders most of the time - tea at 10 - phoned Rhoda, stock til 11:50 out in car home, lunch, read, talked, left, back to work, practically the same as morning, at 3 went and played poker, broke even, orders & packing & checking rest of pm til 5:15, out in car to home, talked, read paper, supper, laid down for awhile, talked, shaved, & washed, go ready, asked Rhoda if she would like to come, she did, downtown, parked car, to bowling alley, bowled poor, talked in car, home, ate, read, bed.

March 25, 1953 Wednesday Weather: cool, temp at noon +27F

up at 7 dressed, tea & a bun, washed, ready, KR, left in car, picked up Eve, to work parked car, stock & stuff til 10, tea, the same til 11:50, out in car, home, lunch, read, talked out in car, back to work, orders & checking order all afternoon, tea at 3, left at 5:20, took Eve home, then home, talked slept, lit fire, supper - put Chris to bed, then read til 9:30, writing til 10:05, read til 11 or so, out in car at 11:50, downtown, picked up Rhoda & Jessie, home, and so to bed.

March 26, 1953 Thursday Weather: cloudy, milder, temp at noon +30F

up at 7, dressed, tea, talked, shaved & washed, ready, KR, out in car, picked up Eve, downtown, parked car, to work, talked, stock & some orders, tea at 10, 12:45 in car, home for lunch, read and talked, ready, KR, downtown, parked in practically same spot as in morning, til 3, then orders til 5:15, out in car, took Bob, Dale & Ernie Grant with me to Mall Bowling alley, bolwe good, out at 6:50 in car for home, but met Rhoda & Bett at Martin & Brazier & took them to Capitol Theatre, then home, talked to Jack, ate, read to Chris, put Chris to bed, dozed on & off til 10, Rhoda & Bett home 10:30pm, talked, bed, nothing doing, so slept

Queen Mary, Grandmother of Present Queen Elizabeth died - aged 85March 27, 1953 Friday Weather: fair & milder, temp at noon +32F

up 7am, dressed & washed & half shaved, ready, tea, talked KR, out in car, picked up Eve, parked car, talked, did a few orders, checked stock til 10, tea, make out orders til 12:45, read a bit, too, out in car, home, talked, lunch, read til 1:20, KR, out in car and back to work, parked, talked, not much doing, orders very light, 3pm tea, talked, back to work, same as before, til 5, they made a presentation to HB who is leaving, also to Gary Keats, finished, out to car, took Bender & Eve home, then home, read paper, supper, Jack gone out, lit fire, shaved washed changed, got Chris to bed, got ready, left in car, downtown, parked, to beer parlor, 3 beers, to bowling alley, bowled good, out with Phyll for coffee, took her home, then home, read til 12:05, out in car, picked up Rhoda, no Jessie, home, talked, bed.

March 28, 1953 Saturday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +46F

up 9, dressed, upstairs, water tank bust, Rhoda says. turned heater off & water, phoned a plumber, then breakfast. Art & Eleanor here, left kids, theyre gone, ate, drove car around the front and washed it, took me til 11am, tea & bread, Art & Eleanor are back, told us they were taking Double Mortgage to buy Lil’s share of Property on Chalmers, talked about different this for quite awhile, they’re gone, plumber here to fix tan, left and downdown, to bowl, did a poor job, out and took Van and Ken home, down to Whitey’s S. Stn. Got gas & oil & car checked, then home, in ate, talked, dozed for awhile, in car, Linda Chris & BA, did shopping then went for a ride, then took Rhoda to work, home, read paper, dozed, supper, lit fire, got kids in, read til 7:45, put Chris to bed, read til 9, writing and reading and dozing til 11:50, out in car, picked up Rhoda & Jessie, home, ate, bed.

March 29, 1953 Sunday Weather: fair, warm, temp at noon +42F

up about 9, dressed, talked, breakfast, read, sifted ashes, too windy, so quit, talked, read, lunch, dozed, took Rhoda over to Lil’s then back, sawed some wood, lit fire, read, over to Lil’s got Rhoda, home, supper, read, fooled around most of evening, reading and such, Rhoda’s never in the mood for loving anymore, its sortve hopeless & one sided trying, Ill just have to give it up then, bed.

March 30, 1953 Monday Weather: fair, mild, temp at noon +40F

up at 7, dressed, tea, shaved & washed, ready, KR, out in car, picked up Eve & Jessie, parked car, in, talked, orders and a few other things, 10 am tea, talked, back to working til 11:45, out in car, home, lunch, talked, read, out in car back to work, in same as morning, got a woman working in cigarette room now, tea at 3, then back to work on orders & stock in cigarette room til 5:15, out in car and home by 6, supper, dozed, read, put chris and linda to bed, read til 9:30, then washed kitchen floor, hall and basement stairs, waxed kitchen floor, dozed til 11, made bed ready, out at 12 downtown and picked up Rhoda, home, she never noticed til I pointed out to her all the cleaning I did, talked, bed.

March 31, 1953 Tuesday Weather: mild, temp at noon +45F

up at 7, dressed, tea, washed, ready, KR, out in car, got Jessie & Eve, to work, in talked, so to work in cigarette room most of the morning, tea at 10, out in car at 11:45, home, in talked, lunch, read, so back to work, parked car, same as morning, mostly orders & some stock, tea at 3, ready at 5:15, out in car, out to Lil’s on Melrose, got chris, home, supper, shaved, washed, changed in a hurry, out at 6:50, Rhoda & I in car to Melborne, got Randolph at CNR station, fount the Aunts from the east, out to Lil’s, talked there til 8:30, out in car, downtown parked car, to bowling alley, bowled good but too much fooling around, out at 10:50, to Lil’s by 11pm, talked for awhile, then home, talked & read, til 12:15, fixed bed, then to bed.