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applause her singing created. everyone in the church even the minister came to praise her as I told you they had a large congregation. they felt it such a treat to hear such music she sang. it was a very hard piece (opera) such as we get over the radio. Laura & Careta both said the piece was hard to sing, but they knew she could do it justice. she should have made that her life work. she studied it from her youth, but her father would not let her go on the stage, a great mistake. her only regret was that I was not there to hear her. she said I was in her thoughts all the time she sang. I think its growing warmer 30° above now. the sun is very bright & its thawing in the sun some. I am sorry for the birds. I tried to feed them but every thing that you put out, the dogs eat up. if we could tie suet on the trees, they could get it but that I cannot do. too much snow around. she has just call up Bill & find he is better, he wants to come over in his truck to night she told him to soak it in [[underline starts]] hot [[underline ends]] sulphur naphthol which he did & it took the soreness out of them. Mrs Barry is going down to see Mamie now. she called up last night to see if I hurt me when I fell & I told her [[underline starts]] no [[underline ends]] not a [[underline starts]] bit [[underline ends]] went out to feed the birds & slipt on the ice went down easy. so did not try it again. Lottie has just called up to ask me if I knew James Ansel was dead only sick two days died of Pneumonia. now Ruby can get married. she said she would not marry as long as her father lived Ma