Dear James,,
It is Sunday afternoon again. It is raining, started about an hour ago. There was one flash of lightning and a crash of thunder that made us all jump it sounded so close. We wished you were here to eat dinner with us. We had mashed potatoes, creamed cabbage, baked beans and apricot pie.
The children look so nice in their new raincoats. I gave the old boots and overcoat to Darold. He was stung between the eyes by a bee and both eyes swelled shut so he missed the second day of school. The children don’t mind the walk at all but are ready to tumble in early. We need a lamp. It starts to get dark at 7 O’clock. I cooked some of the beets for greens and they tasted real good.
The man who bought out Jenson’s son is from North Dakota. The church on the map is Norwegian Lutheran and every other Sunday the service is Norwegian. They have Sunday school at 9 A.M. and the church is 4 miles away but with the Park Rapids road torn up we can hardly walk it.
It is easier having the dry wood even if we do have to saw a piece off most of it. A half hour’s work gets enough for a day. John is calling for food so I guess I’ll have to get lunch. The County fair is at Nevis for 3 days beginning tomorrow.
Goodby until we see you, lots of love,
Martha