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29 October 1862. & November. [[underlined]] Monday 27. [[/underlined]] It has been rather unpleasant today it rained in the night and all this morning which kept me in doors. E. got an elbow & zinc for kitchen stove. 41°. n e 2 clo 10 n e. 47°. w 2 clo 5 n w. 40° n w, clear. [[underlined]] Tuesday 28. [[/underlined]] I put 2 pans of glass in kitchen window with other repairs etc. Edward and Louesia went to Reading in the Buggy soon after breakefast. Mary & Alfred went at noon to Potte. and returned to supper. I fixed the stove pipe in Marys studio this morning & made a fire. 32°. calm clear. 49° calm s w clear. 44° calm e clear. [[underlined]] Wednesday 29. [[/underlined]] I potted the remainder of the Verbenas went with Mary & Albert to S. Haven this afternoon called to see how Mrs. Lattimer & Mrs. Levan, both are a little better today. Got from the Express office the canvas that Mary sent for a few days ago. 40° calm clo 10. 60° calm s w clo 2 s w. 50° calm w clear. [[underlined]] Thursday 30. [[/underlined]] I traced the greater part of the coppey of Matildas Fruit piece this morning, but I was so unwell that I had to give it up to Mary, she commenced her coppey of it. I have been several days labouring with a bilious attack. 33°. calm fog clear. 62°. s w clear. 55°. calm. clo 5. [[underlined]] Friday 31. [[/underlined]] I was too unwell all day to do anything. Albert went this afternoon to Ashland in the carrs. Mary took him to S. Haven. 34°. calm fog clear. 67°. s w clear. 51°. calm s w clear. [[double underlined]] Saturday November 1st. 1862. [[/ double underlined]] I painted a good part of the day, commenced a large Fruit Piece, a coppey of Matildas which was painted by my Uncle James N. 85 Mary has been all the afternoon fixing moss, bark & ferns in her green-room etc. 34°. calm clear. 69°. s w clo 3 s w. 54° thin cloud n e. [[underlined]] Sunday 2. [[/underlined]] I am rather better today by the use of the Flax-seed tea and this evening Mary has made me some onion syrup to take when I get to bed. James Patterson and all his family spent the afternoon here. 39°. calm fog clear. 72°. calm s w clear. 61°. calm s w [[?]] clouds 5. s w. [[underlined]] Monday 3.[[/underlined]] I soldered the lid of the teapot & rep the lantern, and attended to various matters although quite unwell. 46°. n w 2, clear. 53°. w. clo 3 w 45°. w. clear.