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more than I have ever seen it since it was set out. I like the flavor of that grape & it comes the earliest. your  coming & staying into October, you may get some while you are here. I am longing to see how much the baby has changed. she may be walking befor long now, & her teeth will prick through any old time, the Conlan baby was born in May, before your kid, M.C. came over to see our flowers last night, & he was much interested in your babies pictures. the big lad came over with him, he is four & full of ginger, but nicely brought up, he is the one over in Franks tenement. Superintendent 

down to the shoddy mills, I think Pa said.  I wish you could see my fairy lillies, since the rain the buds shot up in just a night & we counted 40 buds & blossoms. I never saw anything like it in the world. our little French poppies are everywhere. early this morning the buds came out, while I set looking at them into flowers. Yesterday I was busy staking my tomatoes I cut the stakes over in the field, it was quite a job, & it made me sweat before I got it all done. Mrs. Dykeman came up afterwards she wanted some vegitables , beet greens. they dont have any vegitable garden this year and she feels lost.