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Thurs Sept 6th. Called up A and was Soft bright day and worked in parlor over ht eD pic by window . No good . I cannot do this kind of t thing . Cecil doing sketch in the garden phlox . Good color. and spent the day . So nice to have him Kath in town. Rest and at four 30 the two boys with Mary Stanley from th Moorland . had begged to come
One Italian one Swede. working their way as bell boys Swede brought many studies to show. and It paper cuttiing . Too much of this for a beginner. but would like to see more of his things. .. Leila Mechlin with Mr Barnes and no one ever was more app. He felt the place tremendously . Took him all over. and even upstairs. Were out by the wattle gate when Mrs Hall arrived in her car and called that she had some thing for me from her mother. Large box proved to contain enormous lillies and lotus. pink colossal . Mr B T.O. and we all proceeded to put them in upper pool where they looked wonderful held in place by string and stones. .. Very sultry eve very warm for this month . Quiet eve reading to T.O.and May. ..
Fri. Sept 7th. thanked f r bouquet
Got something ready for Mrs Conants birthday with Anna 's help. . Went out at once to look at pool marvelous morning . all buds and blossoma floating extraordinary. Cecil came early but was not very fit. Mrs Ripley and Miss K at ten and did well only had t stop too soon . Bath and glorying in the day every minute. never saw such .  .After lunch gay time with D and T.O. in studio and all around. Kath came for him . and then rest . till pretty late Heard people down stairs but did not get up. The Sp Jones Tita and we had tea in upper loggia drinking in the beauty . Then walked down a way with Tita and T.O. and I to Point . Lighthouse looking marv and all delic ous eve so warm. Read in eve and Gano Dunncalled at ten.30 while I was writing from N.Y. Wants to come on the I4th. Sl still gone . Nothing from R.R today.
A said yest we must remember it is a decade.
Note from Mr Birckhea . fr Newport.
and H.S.D sent me copy of a letter he has written to the Ledger about T.R. and Napoleon . Strong.