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Stoughton June 22nd 1929

Dear Doris

The temperature is cool & cloudy this morning, but it may change when the sun makes its appearance later on in the day. Our showers go around us & we are in great need of moisture for everything is drying up in the garden. I lug water at night, but in spite of that, every time I say well, I guess the shower will come before morning. there is no loss without some gain, we dont have the grass to cut in the front lawn. & Pa is thankful for that, for this year he has had it all to do. I got used up early trying to mow to save him & so had to quit. awful hard grass - it was too much for him to mow it.

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much more to drive her crazy. Alice has barred him out of going to the bath room, he acts so bad. he grabbed her by the hair of her head and made her neck lame, she does not leave him for a minute now. its a pity he has to live &  make every one so uncomfortable around him. he was ever a care & also a neusance, from his earliest days. & Charles just the reverse. Pa brought home a big lot of strawberries for to days & I must make him a short cake for supper. I have not had one this season yet. we are going to have lots of raspberries. hope you will be here to get some. I hope to get some berries to can if I dare go up to Athertons field alone. the most I fear is snakes, would like to see the baby these days. Ma

PS Little Betty is at her cunningest peak, & its a shame I cant witness it. tell me all the cunning tricks you see her do. she will soon run around of her own accord, & then be into things. guess you will be busy you were both muddlers Ma