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Stoughton January 3rd 1937 Dear Folks It is clearing to night after two days of rain. it poured all night. having a promise of pleasant weather for tomorrow I have washed out my under clothes & have just put them on the line. I have just finished my table scarf have used up my flower garden & also my cloth & we have our radio decorated. it looks fine & brightens up our room. Addie says we have a very homey siting room. she used to take painting lessons of Mort Lamb & paints some lovely pictures she has great talent in dress making & fancy work she makes most of Gertrudes clothes coats & even her hats. they are both very smart girls. Gertrudes talent is writing. lots of her stories have been published. she let us read her book of little articles she had written from time to time when she was young. before she went to work, now she never gets time. they have nothing to do with the Toomey family. it was at their party that young Frank insulted one of Gertrudes guests. at her party by taking her out in a room by themselves & trying to make a date with her, he got the devil for it. Mrs Ballentine gave him an ear ache which made the whole family mad. he has been refused to hang around the Gebhart house & barets lets him nock at her door till he gets sick of it. his disease is such that he wants a woman