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the time. I guess she makes a good nurse. but its pretty hard after one gets her time of life. some of her children will have to take care of her sooner or later. I don't believe Gladys is working. I made a fish chowder for dinner & I have a baked rice pudding in the oven. Pa likes them. he don't care for vegetables & I don't like to eat them alone I always have spinnage [[spinach]] or Swiss Chard I eat it cold for my supper & like it. its very good for me also. berries are medicine also & keep me in good shape I wish he would eat more of them. I am going to make him a spider cake & put in bran he wont eat bran muffins lately & he is getting bound up again. Mrs Gilzer said she would bring over some of her black figs, they boil them the same as they do prunes. he likes them. well I am glad the affairs in the office are settled at last and things are not as bad as the might be. hope you wont suffer to much with the heat
Ma

Transcription Notes:
Edited several things. Gilzer, not Gilger.