May 7, 1968 Tuesday cloudy, cool, temp at noon +52F
Up at 7:05am dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, sat around til 8, KR, out in car to PO, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car, home, lunch, read, dozed, back still bothering me some, left to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30. Out in car to PO, to CNIB, Rhoda came, left, home at 5:20pm, read paper, supper, laid down and slept til 7:30, up and talked, read, played Crib with Rhoda and Gerry, won 1, read til 10:45, had cereal and teal, watched hockey game, Score Montreal 1, St. Louis 0, bed.
May 8, 1968 Wednesday cloudy and cool, temp at noon +45F
Up at 7:10am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, read, listened to radio, KR, left in car to PO, to work, orders til 9:30, trailer til 10:30, tea, trailer til 12:05, out in car, home, read, lunch, dozed, in car and took Gerry to school, to work, trailer til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car to PO, then to CNIB, got Rhoda, home, read, supper, talked, laid down slept til 7:30, Rhoda came and laid down too, up, did writing, read, ate, talked, Rhoda’s shoulder sore so put rub on her, then bed.
May 9, 1968 Thursday cloudy, milder, temp at noon +44F
Up at 6:50am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, sat around til 8, KR, out in car to PO, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car, home, in, read, lunch, left to bank then work, a few orders til 2, did the odd thing til 3:30, tea, same til 4:30, out in car to PO, to CNIB, got Rhoda, to K-mart, paid $15, never bought anything, out in car and home, read paper, supper, laid down. Rhoda gone in car to lodge, watched hockey game on TV til 9:40, score Montreal 3 St. Louis 2, did writing, had tea and bread, bed - Rhoda home late.
May 10, 1968 Friday mainly clear, temp at noon +42F
Up at 6:50, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, out in garden for awhile, KR, left at 8, in car to PO, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, washed windows on outside til 12, out in car, home, read, lunch, dozed for awhile on chesterfield, out to garden, to work, orders til 3:30, tea, same til 5, out in car to PO, got Rhoda, to IGA, did groc shopping, home, put stuff away, supper, just 3 of us, Rhoda getting hair done, read, laid down, slept til 7, changed, left at 7:35 to Smith and Graham and picked up Rhoda at hairdressers, to Linda and Phil’s in St. Norbert, played with cat while they all looked at the baby, dark hair, women call them cute at that age, but actually they are pretty ugly---talked, had tea and cake, Linda makes nice cake, left at 10:45, home via Waverly to Taylor, to Kingston to Portage Ave, home by 11:30pm, talked, bed.
May 11, 1968 Saturday fair and warm, temp at noon +46F
Up at 7am, dressed, shaved, washed, made breakfast, talked, outside to trim turf around edge of lawn til 9:10am, ready, then left in car to drugstore, took Rhoda to CNIB, KR, left to bakery, home, worked outside on lawn and trimming up the yard, Chris and Gerry both helped, put tools away at 12:10, made and had lunch, laid down and slept til 2, out and in yard again, but back still bothering me so decided to write til 3:45, talked with Gerry and put books away, had a bath, Rhoda phoned, watched the hockey game with the boys, score Montreal 3 St. Louis 2, Montreal wins the Stanley Cup again. Shaved, changed, Gerry polished my shoes, out to CNIB by 5:35, got Rhoda, then downtown, parked car, to Marlborough Hotel, had a beer and chips, sat in foyer waiting for Phil G, found a table and listened to presentations, etc, we received $9.50 each for the team. Had a few dances with Rhoda and others, also butterfly dance with Phil and Winnie, left there at 11:50pm, took Phil home via Mid-town bridge and Osbourne Street, home via Pembina, Grant Kenaston and Portage, in by 12:40, talked, bed.
May 12, 1968 Sunday cloudy and mild, temp at noon +50F
Up at 6am to bathroom, don’t feel so good, brought up, took 2 aspirins, then back to bed, dozed til 9, up, dressed, then had to bring up again, back to bed and dozed til 9:45, up, tea and toast, talked, outside and trimmed front lawn, Chris worked on front lawn edging, then we planted the rest of C.Easter hedge, in and downstairs and swept and mopped basement, checked on Chris cultivating flower beds, good job, came in and had lunch, laid down and slept til 3, up, talked, Dave, Bett & kids here with Mother’s Day gift for Rhoda, a box of chocolates, then Linda came with a flower container and a table covering. Dave left a gun here that shoots pellets - I don’t like it. Rhoda and I in car for a ride to Bird’s Hill, then to a restaurant on Henderson Hwy and met Mum and Randolph there, had dinner, talked, then left to Railway trailer where Randolph works, then via Archibald, Provenche`, Main, Broadway, Osbourne, and Wellington to City Park, rode around the park, then out to Roblin Blvd to Ridleys Bird Sanc, and wandered around there til 9, home via Perimeter. Randolph and Mum left at 10:30pm, they said that Morton and Mary are moving to Vancouver in July. Talked, quite a bit of loving, then slept.
May 13, 1968 Monday cloudy, temp at noon +60F
Up at 6:50, dressed, washed, breakfast, sat around and talked, KR, left in car to PO, into to work, talked, Bryan and I cleaning, in, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car and home, in, read, lunch, talked, left back to work, in very strong south wind, gust to 60mph, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car, Quebec still on strike, trouble brewing there, to PO, then home, talked slept on chesterfield, supper, read paper, talked, out took down front garden wall, Chris wheelbarrowed it around to the back, talked to Rhob Nelson, Chris stacked bricks, Rhoda making another dress, did writing til 10, tea and bread, talked, bed.
May 14, 1968 Tuesday cloudy and warm, temp at noon +61F
Up at 6:50, dressed, shaved, washed, a bit peeved at Rhoda because she said I never do anything for her, but that’s her own fault, breakfast, read, talked, out and looked at garden, KR, left in car to PO and to work, trailer til 10:30, tea, trailer til 12, out in car, home, lunch, read, left in car to bank then to work, orders til 3:30, back still bothering me, tea, the same til 4:30, out in car to PO, to CNIB got Rhoda, raining very hard. Home, in, talked, read paper, supper, laid down, Rhoda too. Slep til 7:20, up, tried to figure out how to connect speakers - I think I have to buy jacks to plug a speaker in, made out a few cheques for bills, did writing til 9:30pm, put books away, read, ate, bed.
May 15, 1968 Wednesday cloudy and cool, temp at noon +44F
Up at 7, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, sat around til 8, KR, out in car to PO, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car, very cold wind and gusty, lunch, dozed, out in car to work, orders til 3, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car, to PO and then CNIB, got Rhoda, then to Economart to get some groc’s, home, put stuff away, read paper, supper, laid down til 7:15, up, changed, Rhoda and I out in car to Airport to see Art and Eleanor leave for England, talked with them, then went up to Observation Deck and watched their plane leave, got real cold up there, so they have gone and left their 5 kids behind, hope everything works out okay. Talked with Norma, Lil, Shirley and Harold, finally we all went to The Black Knight on Ellice and parked, crowded, I had a beer and Rhoda the same, we all talked til 10, then home, had tea and bread, bed.
May 16, 1968 Thursday partly cloudy and cool, temp at noon +37F
Up at 7, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, sat around til 8, KR, out in car to PO, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car, home, in, read, lunch, left in car to service station, gas, to work, orders til 3:30, tea, put up orders til 4:30, out in car to PO, then to CNIB to get Rhoda, home at 5:20, read paper, supper, laid down til 7:15, up, talked, went to work in yard but too cold out, so came in, talked, then recovered two kitchen chair seats, put things away and went out in yard to pick some rhubarb, Rhoda fixing it up, down to do some writing til 10, put books away, read, ate, talked, bed, loved and petted, then slept.
May 17, 1968 Friday cloudy and cold, temp at noon +32F
Up at 5am to bathroom, looked out and it is snowing and everything is white, back to bed, slept til 7am, dressed, shaved, breakfast, out to car to get it started and cleaned snow off of it, in, ready, KR, out in car at 8:05 to PO, to work, in, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out, cleaned fresh snow off car, home, in, read, lunch, out in car to work til 3:30, tea, orders til 5, out in car to PO, to CNIB to get Rhoda, home, read paper, supper, laid down til 7, out, Rhoda and I to Economart, got Groc’s then to Kmart and bought two lamps for the living room, a gift for Linda and pants for me, home, put lamps in living room, they look good, talked, down to do some writing, looked at some slides, talked, read, ate, Rhoda taking a bath, bed.
May 18, 1968 Saturday cloudy, windy, cold, temp at noon +34F
Up at 6am, to bathroom, back to bed and slept til 7:30am, up, dressed, washed, breakfast, talked, listened to radio, started car and cleaned snow from it for Rhoda, she’s gone at 8:50am, laid on chesterfield til 10, up, did writing til 11:30, made and had lunch, laid down and dozed til 3, read, Rhoda phoned, talked, Rhoda home, read paper, supper, can’t do anything outside-- too messy and cold so sat around, played some 78 records on stereo and had beer and chips, talked, read, bed at 11:30pm
May 19, 1968 Sunday cloudy and cool, temp at noon +36F
Up at 7am, to bathroom back to bed, dozed, then petted and Loved Rhoda, dozed, up, washed, breakfast, talked, still very dull weather out, sat around and read, talked, fixed two treads on the basement stairs, put tools away, vacuumed stairs and hall, lunch, laid down and slept, up, talked, wanted to work outside but too cold, talked and read, rest of afternoon, supper, sat around, reading and talking and other things all evening, bed.
May 20, 1968 Monday sunny and warmer, temp at noon +48F
Victoria Day
Up at 7:30, dressed, washed, made & had breakfast, took tea to Rhoda, read for awhile, then worked at changing flower bed at front til 10, then Rhoda and I walked to Sturgeon Rd and saw the parade, took two pictures, home at 10:45, worked on flower bed til 12:30, lunch, over to neighbours and looked at lawnmower and shed, got boys working in yard and did more work in front til about 4:30, put tools away, read paper, sent boys to get hamburgers and drink at A & W, ate, listened to radio, talked to Bett on the phone, Rhoda ironed, talked, bed.
May 21, 1968 Tuesday clear and warm, temp at noon +52F
Up at 6:55, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, sat around awhile, read water meter, KR, left to PO, to work, trailer and orders til 10:30, tea, talked, they are going to build a service station in Topps lot, may interfer with trucks coming to our place, trailer til 12, out in car, home, lunch, left to work, trailer til 3, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car to PO, to CNIB, got Rhoda, home, in, read, supper, laid down til 7:15, Rhoda gone to give blood, changed, did writing til 8, over to neighbour and told him I would buy his lawnmower and shed, talked to Nelson next door, looked at garden, Rhoda back, so we left in the car to Renfrew St and picked up Jessie, then to Linda’s via the usual route, talked, looked at baby -- he is still ugly -- talked, had tea, etc. left at 10:30, took Jessie home, then home by 11:30, in, tea, bed.
May 22, 1968 Wednesday fair, temp at noon +59F
Up at 7am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, sat around til 8, KR, out in car to PO, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car home, un, lunch, read, left back to work and orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, to PO, to Beneficial Finance downtown, after all my trouble to go there, have to have Rhoda come too. Out in car, picked up Rhoda at CNIB, home, in, read paper and did a little on the bring for the garden, but still too cool out. Rhoda out, listened to radio til about 10:30, put books away, had tea and bread, Rhoda home, talked, bed.
May 23, 1968 Thursday cloudy, mild temp at noon +55F
Up at 6:50am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, KR, out in car to PO, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 11;20, out in car to CNIB, got Rhoda, to Beneficial, got money, took Rhoda back to work by 12:30, to work and orders til 3:30, tea, same til 4:30, out in car, to PO and CNIB got Rhoda to stores, home, in, read paper, then supper, slept for awhile, went over and got lawnmower for $50, home and Chris and Gerry cut the grass. Rhoda gone to lodge, Jack and Joan here at 8, then Darell(?), me, Chris and Jack carried shed over ($75) and into the yard, in, had a beer, Jack and Joan left, read, ate, and sat around til 11pm, bed, slept, Rhoda came is at 12:30 she said but I never heard her.
May 24, 1968 Friday clear, warm, temp at noon +55F
Up at 6:50am dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, sat around til 8, KR, out in car to PO, to work, put stock away til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car,home, in lunch, read, left, got gas, to work orders to 3:30, tea, washed windows til 4:30, Quebec stike is over, out in car to PO, to CNIB, got Rhoda, then home, in, read paper, supper, talked, outside and laid bricks with boys help, then we got shed in place, filled the floor with patio blocks, talked, put stuff away, sat outside, Francine from across the street came over and talked, went in at 11pm, tea and cake, bed.
May 25, 1968 Saturday partly cloudy, temp at noon+56F
Up at 5:30 to bathroom, then back to bed and dozed and loved for a while, talked, washed, dressed, breakfast, out in car at 9am, took Rhoda to work, KR, left to IGA and got groc’s, bakery, then home and put stuff away, out and worked around outside til 1pm, made lunch, laid down and slept til 2:30, up and out in yard til 3:30, in, read paper til 4:30, went to CNIB and got Rhoda then to Zeller’s, Rhoda bought slacks and shorts, home, in, talked, read paper, supper, outside and fixed up shed, put new long bolts in to hang tools on, put stuff away, in, read, talked, tea, ate, watched Chiller Movie on tv til 11:30, talked, read, bed.
May 26, 1968 Sunday cloudy, cool, temp at noon +58
Up at 7, to bathroom, to bed, slept til 9, up and dressed washed breakfast and out to finish fixing up new shed, cut grass in back, started to tear down old shed til about 1pm, put tools away, in, lunch, shaved and washed, put stuff in the car, left via Portage Ave, Sturgeon Rd, Perimeter, Hwy 59-44 east, stopped past Beausejour, got 4 bags of earth, kept going east on 44, stopped at Roadside park and waited for other people to leave, dug up a small fir tree, then we left headed east then stopped at a place near West Hawk Lake, ate supper, played catch with Gerry, wind was cold, left at about 6pm, 44 east then south to Falcon Lake Rd to #1 west to 11 and north to 15 at Archibald, Provenche and Portage, at home at 8:40pm, put stuff in, dumped earth in back yard, in, read, did writing, talked, bed, slept.
May 27, 1968 Monday cloudy, temp at noon +62F
Up at 6:50, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, sat around til 8, KR, out in car to PO, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car,home, in, lunch, read, KR, left back to work, orders and stock til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car to PO then home, in, read paper, supper, laid down and slept til 7:30, up, still raining, so no outside work, talked and read til 10:30, had bread and tea, talked, bed.
May 28, 1968 Tuesday cloudy, cool, temp at noon +56F
Up at 6:50am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, sat around til 8, KR, out in car to PO, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car, home, in, lunch, read, left back to work, orders & trailer til 3:30, tea, same til 4:30, out in car to PO to CNIB to get Rhoda, to stores, then home, read paper, supper, laid down, slept til 7:30pm, up talked, out in car to Kmart, bought underwear for boys, and slide holders at Patersons, bought petunias, tomato, snaps and pansy plants, home, put plants in shed, talked, in, put slides in trays, put them away, talked, read, tea, bed.
May 29, 1968 Wednesday cloudy warmer, temp at noon +62F
Up at 7, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, out at 8, KR, out in car to PO, to work, orders & trailer til 10:30, tea, orders & trailer til 12, out in car, home, in, lunch, read, left to work, stopped on the way at the bank, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4;30, out in car to PO and CNIB to get Rhoda, home, tore down more of old shed til supper, read paper, laid down til 7:30pm, up, talked Rhoda left to go to some lodge thing, outside, dug turf up, made a bed for tomato plants and planted them, put tools away, in and did writing til 10:40pm, put books away, had tea and bread, Rhoda home, talked, bed.
May 30, 1968 Thursday partly cloudy, mild, temp at noon +56F
Up at 7am,dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, read and talked, til 8, KR, out in car to PO, to work, trailer til 10:30, tea, trailer til 12, out in car and home, lunch, read, left to bank, to work, in trailer til 2pm, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, out to PO to CNIB got Rhoda, home after going to store, read paper, supper, laid down, slept til 7:30, talked, out in car, Rhoda and I over to Jacks on Government, in, talked, tea and cake, left at 10:40pm, home, 11:10 (22 miles), talked, bed, loving, slept.
May 31, 1968 Friday partly cloudy, temp at noon +60F
Up at 7am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, looked at garden left at 8, KR, out in car to PO, to work, can’t do orders waiting for audit, mopped floor and other things til 10:30, had tea, talked, etc til 12, out in car, home, in and lunch, read, weeded grass a bit, left in car to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 4:30, out in car to PO to CNIB got Rhoda, home, weeded lawn for awhile, supper, talked, Rhoda’s foot bothering her today, can hardly walk on it, read paper, finished taking old shed down got in just as the rain started, talked, went out and weeded some more lawn and raked it after rain, put tools away, talked about our crummy neighbours on the north side of us, apparently oldest girl is pregnant again, I am peeved, who wouldn’t be, with that tribe around here. Rhoda talking on the phone so I went to do writing, talked, bed.