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 15 Keene Street, Stoneham, Mass.,
 Dec. 7, 1934.

Dear Mrs. Holmes,
                  I haven't heard from you for a long time. I hope you are not sick again. I suppose you are busy with your sewing and other work. I think that those bed socks that you said you were knitting are a good idea. They are practical and comfortable and also pretty. I wonder we didn't think of them last summer when we were trying to think of some way to use up the extra yarn you had. 
My plants- especially the foliage ones - are growing well. Mrs. Smith says she never saw anything grow like them. She says I must pull them up or something they shoot up so fast.
I went out to Jimmie's for Thanksgiving and had a good time, as usual. This year, however, there were only eleven for dinner as compared with about twice that number two years ago. They are very hospitable, but have had to go a little easy lately, I guess, owing to Haudschie's cut in wages! This year I went out the day before to help as I usually do, but Jimmie had things pretty much done, so we got to bed in fairly good season and didn't feel all hurried to pieces. She had both Turkey and roast pork for dinner. Of course, I didn't eat any pork, although it looked good. She had mashed