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Stoughton January 5th 1947

Dear Doris 

Though very cold, we are lucky to have seen was one of our coldest mornings, when the thermometers went down around 10°. Taking my warm stone to bed kept me from being cold through the nite.

Mrs. Barry she went off to church in spite of the slippery walking. Coasting down the hill makes the street most dangerous. Althoug the streets are sanded the sleet and freeze afterwards make it still bad. I notice autoes go slow they are afraid of getting out of control.

I find the books you sent very entertaining. They are nice stories, if the are children's books. Those pillow case you wound around them, I have monded and put them on my pillows this morning and have done my weekly wash and put out my clothes to freeze on the medr line where the ground was not icy.

Shall be glad when this icey going is past. And I can step my foot outside and feel soft. Hasn't been out for over two weeks sift all my ashes on the backroom in from of the coal bin. I have no inclination to go anywhere riding or walking as long as the ice lasts. I worried as long as she was off today for fear she would slip in going to church she