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[[underline]] Feb 25 Sunday. [[/underline]] Another beautiful day. Stayed all day busy with [[strikethrough]] Tax [[/strikethrough]] Income tax return and Gift tax reports, - [[strikethrough]] What [[/strikethrough]] Trust funds etc etc. What a drudge!
[[vertical notation in left margin in red]] Coffee tree [[/left margin]]
My [[red underline]] coffee tree [[/red underline]] which was such a prolific bearer and of which I intend to roast the beans, and drink the coffee thereof, is again [[red underline]] in full bloom, [[/red underline]] while ripe berries are still on it.
[[underline]] Feb 26. [[/underline]] Wrote to George inquiring about taxes, Trust funds etc. [[strikethrough]] income [[/srikethrough]] income & gift taxes Rain all day. So wrote all day [[red underline]] my paper for Madrid meeting etc. [[/red underline]] Celine went to [[red underline]] tea party at Brett. [[/red underline]] I preferred to stay here. Had visit of our new neighbors the [[red underline]] Calverts. [[/red underline]]  Were much interested in my beer and wine brewing
[[underline]] Feb 27 [[/underline]]  Further [[red underline]] writing of my Madrid paper. [[/red underline]]  Finally sent
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[[vertical notation in left margin in red]] El Jardin [[/left margin]]
The roofers & tarrers at [[red underline]] El Jardin bother me with their [[/red underline]] noise.  Rain most of the day. After this long [[strikethrough]] draught [[/strikethrough]] drought this is very welcome.
[[underline]] Feb. 28. [[/underline]] Alternating rains.  All day letter writing & studying.  [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] showed me sketch of her ^[[intended]] [[red underline]] testament, [[/red underline]] leaving 400 share Bakelite Pfd in irrevocable trust for [[red underline]] Germaine Swarts [[/red underline]] Sent telegram to Dayton Engineer's Club, on account of twentieth Anniversary of foundation.
[[vertical notation in left margin in red]] New York Snow storm [[/left margin]]
News from [[red underline]] New York 13" snow  100000 men clearing streets & 100000 more needed. All skis [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] snowshoes available sold out [[/red underline]] and used by commuters to get to the station etc.
[[underline]] March 1 [[/underline]] This afternoon drove Celine to [[red underline]] Flowershow in [[/red underline]] (Miami Beach) in Celine's Station Wagon.