Dear James,
It doesn’t seem possible that almost half of August is gone. It was so cold when we got up this morning we hurried around to put in windows and get a good fire started. We had a little shower last night but hardly enough to settle the dust. I did most of my house cleaning yesterday and today I shall bake and try to get to town this afternoon. I haven’t had the car out since last Sat.
I broke my glasses yesterday cleaning them so I sent them to you. I insured them for $15.00. The children hauled away the logs in the yard and I raked up the scraps and mowed where the grass was the longest and it looks pretty nice. I wish we could buy paint and oil and give the house
a couple of coats. It would look quite nice. What are you doing about the mortgage payments? Divide the money as you think best but I’d like to pay this up as soon as possible. But get your new shoes first. That is an order. I like the note book you sent and shall mark everything down as you do. I am waiting so anxiously to find out what the company will do for you boys. I made another quart of bean pickles yesterday and cooked some rhubarb sauce and canned one pint. I think I’ll can a few more cans of sauce and then make some jam. We have most of the pint jars filled now.
I am out of face cream. Will you get a tube of the new kind the Pepsodent people put out if it isn’t too expensive? And another package of absorbent cotton. Have your hands healed? The children each have $1.30 saved. I wonder about buying stockings now or waiting a while. Maybe you could get them cheaper now. Just cotton ones but good weight for the children. Ruth wants 9¬Ω and John 8¬Ω and I take 9¬Ω too. If you see anklets real cheap you might get Ruth 2 or 3 pairs. I believe you can get them for 10 cents a pair or maybe less that is if you have time to look around. I’m looking for an early fall anyhow.
John picked us another mess of corn last night for supper. The ears are awfully small but taste good. We won’t have any for canning unless I can buy from someone. We are using our own potatoes. John digs us a supply each day. Most of the hills are green yet and if we had a good rain they would grow much larger.
I am sending the Library card and we surely appreciate the books only the children could read many more. One book lasts them a day. I can’t think of any more news. I wish you were here and I wish we were caught up on taxes and mortgage and had enough ahead to pay all expenses for a year. After you pay the last on the bank loan let’s put $10.00 in the bank each month (not counting the regular savings) and have that to meet these big bills.
Well I must close now. Lots of love from us all, Martha