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limbs. & then got the Drakes grand child to get them up in the tree. they are too sour for my eating. but good in a pie or to put up. they are usually ripe around the 4th then I used to make cherry pie for dinner.

The Ballentines [[Ballentine's]] are making a rock mound around the old stump near the line there by the seringa [[syringa]] bush. Gertrude was trying to dig up the ground but found it too hard, she finally stuck in a few plants but they wont [[won't]] ammount [[amount]] to much I am afraid.

they dont understand farming much. I like them they are nice girls. & their mother is very social. they all seemed to take to Lena last summer & often inquire after her. I am glad Mrs butting is losing weight hope she may continue. The roses are coming on they will be in their prime in the course of an other week or so. these occasional showers are good & keep their buds swelling. I have a lot of old fashioned white rosebushes scattered around in different places they are all blossoming. they have the sweetest perfume of any rose. so they wont run out their are 6 different bushes all in bloom. Ma