Dear James,
Another week has gone by and here we are on another Sunday evening with the children tucked into bed and me ready to join them as soon as I have written this letter. We got two nice letters from you yesterday.
The sky was gray all day and I won’t be surprised if we get some snow. The road is too icy to walk anywhere so we stayed home and I read “The Last of the Mohicans” to the children. John has read “White Fang” and Ruth the other story, so now they will trade books and be thru with the Library books In time to send them back this week. Two cars went by today. I am getting my back toasted good as I write sitting by the fire.
We have a gal. of kerosene which I am sure will last us this month. We have eaten all the canned fruit but the strawberries, we are saving them for when you come. We’ll have to get potatoes this week from Jensons and I haven’t located any eggs yet so you had better send me a doz. to make John’s birthday cake. I wish I had a lb. of powdered sugar for the frosting. Send his things as early as you can so we will be sure to have them by Sunday.
I must have spring fever, I am sleepy all the time. The children will both write in the morning. We’ll be seeing you.”
Love and kisses from us all, Martha