Fair + mild as Spring

We had breakfast by lamplight and Robbie was off sail to Chemanius River in the 'Mary' d? Percy shot a mallard in our stream. He expected some of "Thetisonians" down to go with him to the river. They did not come, so he stayed at home. A ewe of L's lambed (alive) Bill Curran accompanied by his wife and daughter Edith arrived about 2 pm - asking me to marry Julia Curran next Saturday to halfbreed (Italian and Indian) named Nicholas Basso - L gave them dinner then they went to Warnock's on Galiano. Andw Wilson and Levi came in ? and got medicine for themselves and for Ida Robbie returned as we were at tea - with only one duck - a better ball. He laid the blame on ? son? (my old one). Up at dawn, Another drink? this morning. (mine a rum) Terry and I did some cleaning back of barn and he part up a shelter shed for the lambs. A.Wilson M Wilson and Don? helped O. R. and me to carry the "roof" (an old affair lying agst the fence) I gave Andrew a dose of medicine - Janis? washing chez nous After that Terry went to "Thetis" to help commemorate the Burchells' wedding Tonight I wrote to "Hoddie & Stoughte" wrote tonight to Laura Wadhams