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To "LEAF" sonb +++++ SCARF DONE!!!!!!!!!!!! DESKAIDE ★ THE SILENT SECRETARY ★ 1942 March 7 Saturday [[image of calendar months for February through April 1942]] ToDAY is the Birthday of Mother saw the first grackel up to 60° warmer Fair. The "Leaf" a ship was sunk off the Atlantic coast. I did my other fringe at other end of scarf at Carolyn's without any help—yesterday Carolyn's mother did about 2 tufts to show me how. 8 tufts of 6 yarn pieces in each tuft at each end. It is beautiful my scarf is done it is beautiful [[image of scarf with lots of !!!!]] I changed the bunny's cage—put excelsior in his box & bag instead of grass from a box of dishes - cups & saucers - 2 blue 2 pink 2 yellow 2 green — 8 is all we got today. Dad got a new suit today. I went to a piano recital at my teacher's—Mrs. Richmond's house & played my pieces very well We had popcorn & white raisins. [[left margin]] My box looks like this on 3 sides[[image of decorated box]] 2 rows [[arrow points to decoration of box]] 1 row [[arrow points to decoration of box]] 1 more small side to do [[/left margin]] DESKAIDE ★ THE SILENT SECRETARY ★ 1942 [[image of calendar months for February through April 1942]] March 8 Sunday Fair. I let go 7 sea anemones the smallest. I kept 5 bigest. 1 of 7 was dead I think it was very little [[crossed out]] 1 is missing [[/crossed out] Dad heard the first robin & frogs. We went to Plum Point. Mother & I didn't go down the beach because it was too windy. I got a lot of little modern bivalves on the beach. I got about 8 gallons of water (salt) in 10 buckets {honey—each holding 1 3/4 qts.) + 4 gallon jars. On the way home we stopped at a woods + I got some moss. I put some in the Japanese garden + rest in cement fish pond. At upper Malboro we stopped for fossils + heard frogs. I changed the 5 sea anemones — new water [[right margin] is cloudy[[/right margin]].