Dear Martha, John and Ruth,
I was marked off again today and I have spent the whole day at the house working. Jack left for home last night and won’t be back until Sun. night so I am alone. This morning I slept till about 8 o’clock then got up and had an orange and toast and coffee for breakfast. After I did the dishes I went to the store and got 5 wooden boxes and I took down the big books from the shelf in the closet and packed them all away nice. I took all the mittens, mufflers, wool stockings, underwear, my winter cap and all the overshoes and after brushing the things I packed them in a clean wood box and I sprinkled smoking tobacco thru them so the moths would not bother. Then I went thru the things in the trunk and found them O.K. Next I swept the floor and got myself some dinner which was warmed potatoes, sausage, radishes, coffee, bread and honey. After that I washed up the floor, made up my bed, and washed dishes again. Then my package of clean clothes came so I took out part of them and put the rest away nice in the chiffonier and took a bath and put on all clean clothes and here I am now writing to you folks and its 5 o’clock and about 80 in the shade.
I thought this morning we would get a nice shower but only got a few drops and its cleared up again. Oh say, I also straightened up our things in the basement and gave the gas stove a genuine cleaning so now everything is in order. I needed more towels so I bought 3 yds. of toweling and cut it in the middle but guess you will have to hem them as I don’t know how to work your sewing machine. I sure hope you have rain so we will have a lot of garden things, for my work looks pretty punk but there are lots of others in the same fix.
I found our two big flags so I’ll bring them along for the 4th. My but I can hardly wait till I can see you and the children. Are the children tanned and how’s John’s freckles. Do they show on his nose? Tell him if they do I am gong to kiss every one of them. I have quite a few mosquito bites on my arms and neck from my fishing trip and also some sun burn.
(7:15 o clock)
I have just been to the Station and have a nice 2-piece day run on Selby tomorrow and I have been to the Bus depot. The bus leaves here at 12:10 noon and gets there at 6:30 evening, fare $4.15. I was to the hotel and I am going to see Ed Taig. He was out for supper, and I will try and see him when he gets back. I want to see about riding with him.
Well I don’t know of any more news so night-night to all and lots of love,
From Daddy Jim