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00:00 Monday. Washed and did the work. Father has five or six men hang. I have worked quite too hard and I'm about sick tonight.
00:10 Wednesday. Susan and I did the housework.
00:23 Friday. Worked about the house, knit some, Susan spun. Mother is quite unwell again and Susan assisted me about the work.
00:31 Father finished hang.
00:35 Made a cheese and baked with Susan's help. It is town meeting day and we have had a house full all the afternoon.
00:52 I'm going to come and hold it.
00:54 I'm going to come and hold it.
00:56 I'm going to come and hold it.
00:59 Pull on it.
01:01 I'm going to come and hold it.
01:19 I'm going to come and hold it.
01:21 Thursday, August 7th. Mother and I made a cheese and did the wash.
01:39 [Water pouring]
02:01 Making cheese was good economy. It not only preserved milk and cream, which were plentiful in summer time and hard to keep, but it gave the family an important item for trade.
02:13 [Water pouring]