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(newest | oldest) View (newer 50 | older 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- 12:07, 7 August 2025 Admin talk contribs created page .MTYxMQ.MTYxMg (Created page with "test")
- 12:03, 7 August 2025 Admin talk contribs created page .MjUwMTI.Mzk1NTM (Created page with "test")
- 12:48, 7 June 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAwNzU.Mzg1ODk (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Dec. 1st 1924 My Dear Miss Taft: - Received your letter and thanks for Joseph's check. It was very kind & thoughtful of you to send it early. It began to storm Friday morning a little & Sat. morning when we got up there was 15 in. of snow & last night 4 inches more fell it is still storming some & blowing a gale pileing the snow up in large drifts. This is the most I ever saw this time of the year. I surely hope it does not stay as there was plenty...")
- 12:47, 7 June 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAwNzQ.Mzg1ODg (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Nov. 17th 1924 My Dear Miss Taft: - I have waited a few days before answering your letter but did not intend to do so. But have been quite busy. Is there any of your rug material that I could find & send to you? If so I would be very glad to do it. Would like to see your rug now it must be growing quite fast. I can't seem to get settled down to work this fall. Mr. Bee inspector destroyed every bee hive around he could find. There were only a few esca...")
- 12:46, 7 June 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAwNzc.Mzg1OTE (Created page with "Dec. 22nd 1924 My Dear Miss. Taft: - We received your letter before this could get to the mail box. And thanks a doz. times for your kindness of sending the check early. Now I can get to T.C. during vacation time. You are so thoughtful & kind sometimes I feel as though I do so little for you in return. My the weather is dreadful cold & snowing every day. People said we were going to have a green Xmas but I think it will be a good white one. Please be careful Miss Taft...")
- 12:45, 7 June 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAwNzY.Mzg1OTA (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Dec. 15th 1924 My Dear Miss Taft: - It is about time I wrote to you again so thought that I would get busy tonight & say a few words. There is not any news to tell so don't know what to write about. Joseph set the currant bushes also the quince as you wished him to. The weather is cold & very little snow falling. It rained most all of our first snow off so the cars are going the same as in the summer time. The snow was gone by the time we rec'd your...")
- 12:44, 7 June 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAwNzM.Mzg1ODc (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Nov. 9th 1924 My Dear Miss Taft: - I did not intend to write for another week as there has been no news to write about. But today we were going over to Charlie Cooper's to spend the afternoon & took a short cut through the corn field and found the bee inspector had come through & broken into Stutsmans wood shed door & took your bee hives & all the racks & frames out into the field & burned them partly up so you can never use them again. He came here a...")
- 13:31, 6 June 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAwNzI.Mzg1ODY (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Oct. 31st 1924 My Dear Miss Taft: - You don't know how grateful I feel to you for sending that check one day early. We had the opportunity to go to Traverse City this afternoon & it was a lovely warm day. And I had all afternoon to do my errands. If it had not of come until tomorrow I could have stayed at home or gone on Lardie's truck. And that makes me feel miserable for about a week. And then I have so little time. First I went to Mr. Perketts off...")
- 13:31, 6 June 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAwNzE.Mzg1ODU (Created page with "My Dear Miss. Taft: - I have the other slip from Joe Perkett for the other apples which was 27 bushels so he can't help but pay you for them. And Mr. Brieden said he never saw apples sorted & put up any nicer than those were. He said nicer than they needed to be. I intend to go to ( ) as soon as Joseph's next check comes & make a day of it. I have to pay to go up with some one or go up on the truck so don't feel as though can go very often. Nina left Charlie & took the...")
- 13:30, 6 June 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAwNzA.Mzg1ODQ (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Oct. 19th 1924 My Dear Miss Taft: - I think it is about time for me to write you another letter so here goes. The weather has been beautiful but no rain for some time. New Alfalfa needs rain very bad or it will never have roots enough to stand the long cold winter that is before us. There was 43 bu. of Wealthy apples & 3130 cider at .35 they would bring again as much now as they did then. The horses have not been shod but Joseph intended to have the...")
- 13:29, 6 June 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAwNjk.Mzg1ODM (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Oct. 5th 1924 My Dear Miss Taft: - Am going to try & write you a few lines today as it is Sun. I have been very busy most every day even to Sunday's trying to get my work caught up. Had the Ladies Aid last Wed so that took considerable time to prepare for it. There were 14 grownups besides some children. I never told you that Mr. Seth Tompkins died the same afternoon you left. Ledger's wife has a new son and Mrs. Holmes Willobee has a new daughter. Or...")
- 13:29, 6 June 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAwNjg.Mzg1ODI (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Sept. 21st 1924 My Dear Miss Taft: - Am going to write a few lines to let you know every thing is fine. So far have had no frost corn will soon be ready to cut if the weather remains good for a few more days. It is so hot tonight I am all most cooked looks like rain. Alfalfa is coming along some of it has 4 leaves now. Dutchess apples have gone to market. And the hay is taken care of. Jos. hired a man for 1 day to help with the hay & wages is $3.00 p...")
- 13:28, 6 June 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAwNjc.Mzg1ODE (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich June 4th 1924 My Dear Miss Taft: - Received your dear letter & was glad to know you are well & best of all that you will be here soon. I always feel anxious to hear from you and when you don't write I fear you are ill. The frost did not injure the seeding but Jos. will have to order 5 bales of hay in order to get through. He will try to get the new land plowed this week. Most everyone is just planting even now but ours is up. The Ohemes look beautifu...")
- 11:45, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNTY.Mzg3NzA (Created page with "Dear Miss Taft I want to thank you very much for the Christmas present of the Ladie's home journal. we enjoy it very much. Are weather is very mild. we have a little snow but it raining to-day. Mrs Ida Lardie isent very much improved yet. mr Charlie Lardie was to see her last week and said there wasent any chance in her for the better he could see. Dr Swartz said it was up to her to get better if she worried she wouldn't get. better. It sure must be hard noto to. Mrs...")
- 11:44, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyODA.Mzg3OTQ (Created page with "Friday nite Dec 30 To Miss Taft We are glad you liked your Xmas present which I though would be useful. Ronald is enjoying his very much. Want me to read to him ever nite. Thanking you very much for both present's I got my first copy to-day. Yes one dont know what to think of the weather. we had and all day rain last Saturday Dec 23. and is raining to-day and a storm of some kind coming. Max got thru buzzing wood to-day he cleaned up all the apple trees that were to...")
- 11:42, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNzk.Mzg3OTM (Created page with "Tuesday nite To Miss Taft Are winter has came at last with a steady storm. No Max diden't get to finish the plowing It started snow the very next day. But he was wishing he could finish it We will have to have the snow plow come down and visit us before we would be able to get out with the car. Here the thing that were bought with $195 [$].5 came from the lumber dollar. Batteries [$].75 for engine. Bert Haywood [$].50 for building corn stack. 2 gallon gas for engine...")
- 11:41, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNzg.Mzg3OTI (Created page with "To Miss Taft We are very sorry to here of your lost. One hear so much of bank swindling now a day's. It sure is a crime. to loose money after one work to earn it. money don't seem be any to save in bank know. we have indian summer again for three day don't know if it will continue or not. we are prepared for cold weather any way. Max got a ton of coal the other day. The horses & cow are enjoying the yard ever day. we milk the cow this month. and give her a month rest....")
- 11:39, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNzc.Mzg3OTE (Created page with "To Miss Taft We are enjoying a mild snow storm to-nite But has been beautiful all day. I had kitchen door open quite a lot of day. Max has a corn stock made nearly a high as the barn. Bert Haywood a man that staying over to Mr Richards helped him make it Max got him to come over and help. he worked 8 hours Max payed him [$].50 Max diden't understand how to make it. I hope you would think we would have more common sense then to have a barn dance in full barn of hay. J...")
- 11:38, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNzY.Mzg3OTA (Created page with "Monday 7. 1932 Dear Miss Taft Just got the evening work done and Ronald to bed. So will try and write the new's. Are weather is trying to work up a storm fine mist most all day. I was in bed seven day with quinzy last week. I havent had it for three year's. The both side broke the four day. But closed right up again on left side and gethered over again. I do not feel anything extry yet It still stay a little sore. I have had my tonsils out for 14 years. Max has the...")
- 11:37, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNzU.Mzg3ODk (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Oct. 31st 1932 My dear Miss Taft:- I waited for a letter from you for quite a while and I should have written just the same. Its so hard to know what to do these days it seems as tho' Mr. Lardie would like to have a few friends & customers left. If he doesn't treat the Christopher's on the square he is simply done there and that means about 7 or 8 thousand crates or more right there also Homer Willobee. I tried to tell Clayton that our contract call...")
- 11:36, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNzQ.Mzg3ODg (Created page with "Dear Miss Taft:- In reply to your letter of yesterday in regards to Lardie: He sent us a statement too so went in to see him I told him he did you a dirty rotten trick after you was so loyal to him & his Co. He felt pretty cheap & said he would talk things over with you in the Spring. He told us we would have to pay him later on so let him get it. If I were you I wouldn't hurry us I know he won't do you any harm. Will write now as Roger is in a hurry he has to see the...")
- 11:35, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNzM.Mzg3ODc (Created page with "Dear Miss Taft I am sorry to be so late in writing. But have been helping Max with the corn. He has 200 of good corn and 35 bushel soft & nubins. and more to haul. and more to husk. He hasen't got the big piece done yet. wondering where to put it all. Crib is nearly full. He wont be able to get all the good corn in crib. There a few cider apple thay are only .15 per hundred. Max figure there worth more than that for feed what do you think. The new mail man come early...")
- 11:23, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNzI.Mzg3ODY (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Oct. 11th 1932 My dear Miss Taft: Your letter came today so will hasten to reply as I know how very anxious you must feel. I'm not at all surprised at Clayton Lardie because he isn't fair with any of us. Last Tuesday Jos. was called to Traverse City as a witness for Jim Griffin as you know Jim got $200 from Lardies on his cherries last Summer and this year after Clayton told him he would take it out of the 1932 crop Jim sold to M.C.G. So Clayton su...")
- 11:20, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNzE.Mzg3ODU (Created page with "Oct. 4, 1933 Dear Miss Taft As it is raining and no day to wash will try and tell you the new's. Max is husking corn know. was sick with grippe & heavy cold. was in bed four day's. Max got ninty-five cents worth of lumber. But dident you's it all on shed made a corn horse to husk corn with. The weather has been nice right up till this week. had a couple heavy frost. Are address know is Traverse City Mich R.#1. We get are mail about. 4 ocloak. Ever one is kind feel...")
- 11:19, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNzA.Mzg3ODQ (Created page with "To Miss Taft We recieved your card and letter Glad to hear that you made the trip save. and have enjoyed an other The weather is real fall weather Its cowdy & look like rain and quite hot. Yes your corn was finished last Sat. Max & Curt Brother There faces was so sore and cut with stalk's and dead tired every nite. The corn was so big and heavy. Max cut the string a foot longer then last year and had splice them all nearly to get the around shock's. Max picked pears...")
- 11:17, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNjk.Mzg3ODM (Created page with "Dear Miss Taft The weather stay very cold warm up a little thru day time but cold at nite. Last nite Sunday nite we had a quite a heavy white frost. I was about to set out my tomatoes plant I am glad I did not have them out. The garden's have been in over a week. Ever thing is in blossom know. Max is going to plant both piecies of corn this week. Havent heard what thay are going to pay for cherries thay don't seem to know. Picking is [$].10 - [$].12 per crate. I was...")
- 11:16, 24 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNjc.Mzg3ODE (Created blank page)
- 14:36, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNzA.Mzg4ODQ (Created page with "To miss Taft We were snowed in for week last week it stormed all week. yes I have forgot to tell you all the time Max went for oats the day before your check came for oats. But no straw yet Mr Gore expect a load in soon. and max is going to haul it from Leslie Gore with the sleighs. + horses. oh yes Daisy cow had a heifer calf Dec 1. the week before she freshened a large soft bunch came by the navel. so max did know about so when to Dr Scott. he said it was natural w...")
- 14:35, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNjk.Mzg4ODM (Created page with "To Miss Taft We have lost all are snow. which I dident expect to see. When it snowed so hard for a week. and the Gilmore are feeling better of cold + Grippe. I sure was suprised to hear of Rebecca marriage. She seems so small. I hope thay are happy. I am going to get her a little gift soon. oh yes I am coming swell with the knitting I am working up were you narrow of for shoulder front. It sure looked like a big job before I started it. I run out of yarn. So sent in...")
- 14:35, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNjg.Mzg4ODI (Created page with "To Miss Taft we have had a beautiful day to-day. sunday. Suprise is coming back to good health again slowly. Max don't let her out only for excercise know she has got be such fence breakere. yes the murder + sucide had ever one worked up to high pitch. the love afair had been going on for two year and more. So there had to be a climax sometime. Ronald letter is in mail to alberta. max is starting the work on cottage this week men have been very scarce. So many app...")
- 14:34, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNjc.Mzg4ODE (Created page with "To Miss Taft We are hopeing to get some good weathere this week. We sure have had snow + rain enough. Are neighborhood have been quite upset with death of mr Helfrich + Mr Colerick. Ronald ricieved letter from Alberta saying she recieved the apple. Ronald has started a lettere to her But get tired after one line. Suprise had an othere set back. Saturday Nite she only gave about a cup of milk and Sunday morning about 2 cups. So we called Dr Scott and told him the sim...")
- 14:34, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNjY.Mzg4ODA (Created page with "To Miss Taft Are weathere is beautiful aftere so much rain. Max picked 72 bushel of wealthys and Levi took them in. The packing Co started sorting them out of five bushel there was 1 peck they dident take anything a little blemish on it. So max told him to stop as he would like enough out of them to pay truck driver. So he took them to packing Co. for cider, and has an other load ready. to go. In close is slip's on pears + crab apple. and also the slip were deposited...")
- 14:33, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNjU.Mzg4Nzk (Created page with "To Miss Taft Are weather is warming up some. but still cold at nite. The trucker charged $3.00 for trip not by ton. Cherrys sweet don't seem to be hurt but dident blossom very heavy like ever body else. Sour cherry. good heavy blossom. in low spot are hit pretty bad with frost. The seeding is coming very good so far. with a good rain Friday. but turned So cold aftere the rain. The Gardens are in. Thank a lot for phlox. I haveing been for getting to thank you. And...")
- 14:33, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNjQ.Mzg4Nzg (Created page with "To Miss Taft Are weathere stay cold-very cold wind's one hardly feels like going out side to work. But are putting in gardens to-day. Well the old cow was sold at auction sale last Tuesday May 11. for $54.00 and Max put $50.00 in bank Saturday. There were $4.00 expence. $1.80 for putting her thru the sale + Fire insurance. Mrs Colerick gave me the Keys the othere day. So I put them away for you. till you come. Ronald is enjoying the papers very much. Thanking you kin...")
- 14:27, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNjM.Mzg4Nzc (Created page with "To Miss Taft: Are weather stay cold. it froze ice in water tubs sunday nite may 9. and very high winds. Needing a good rain to. Max had a bad time drilling in the lime the wind was so high. But had to take the drill when his turn came. He inhaled so much lime it made him sick. he went to Dr Saturday. Yes the spray is on. Bill Dohm truck hauled the 2 ton of lime. at 1 load. But we hauled the gates as the truck was unable to go that day. we charged you $1.00. Mrs Col...")
- 14:27, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNjI.Mzg4NzY (Created page with "To Miss Taft: yes we been have just such weather + cold. we had snow last Friday great big flakes. + wet. Mrs Colerick say you have purchased the upton place. and is turning the keys over to me. will I keep them till you come or send them. Max was over there the other nite and nothing seemed to be broken into max has orchards [??ise] both ways. and waiting for lime drill. ever one is in use. and Archie Helfrich is so greatly in demand. But max expect it get one this w...")
- 14:26, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNjE.Mzg4NzU (Created page with "To miss Taft We had a very heavy white frost last nite. The Frogs began to sing but are frozen under. know Essie + Joe have a New Dodge pick up truck. As I hear Tom Richard would not of haul Kitchen cherries this year. any way. he pulled a dirty trick on them last year. max is waiting for Russell Gove to get manure spreader fixed. I must tell you Mrs Lardie has gone blind. and very ill at her siser at Northport and crying ever day to come to her home. So May Mills h...")
- 14:26, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNjA.Mzg4NzQ (Created page with "To Miss Taft We recieved your seed order by mail am sending a slip to. that came with seed. the order is ok. Max is burning brush - and is going to spread manure this week. I guess we can travel the old road this week. the water is nearly gone except on the side. Yes the Dohm truck will do the other trucking. the lime + gates. Max want to know if your plan's are to put oats + seeeded in the north end of corn field. Max has not seen A.M. willobee yet about post. Mr...")
- 14:26, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNTk.Mzg4NzM (Created page with "To Miss Taft It looks like to-day we are haveing a little spring weather. Make's you feel urge of spring cleaning. I am sorry to tell you but house has settled more this spring. Max has the manure hauled by. Bill Dohm truck at $1.25 per ton. inclose weight for same. To Mr Francis Yon. City #4. Max say to send Mr Yon back the weight bill. Ronald is very well again with and other scar added to the other three on his forehead. I am just up from and attack of quinsy. wh...")
- 14:25, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNTg.Mzg4NzI (Created page with "To Miss Taft Are weather caught cold the water was running like mad. yesterday But its white with snow this morning. about Levi. he's not shaved for three month. you can hardly tell him from andy Brimmer, and he's gone to trapping. No license for truck. Tom went away and left a Debt on both truck + tractor. if he don't watch out he will loose them both. We recieved the booklets from Lansing mostly about bang's disease. We dried Suprise cow up after that. So hopeing s...")
- 14:24, 21 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNTc.Mzg4NzE (Created page with "Feb.18, 1937 To Miss Taft. we had a very heavy fall of snow last nite covering up the ice. So it not so much of a worry where the ice is. oh yes I recieve the Ladies Home journel. doing double duty again. to my sisters yes max thought aftere suprise cow came fresh + little Daisy heifer is not breed yet. it was so icy the last time max knew he would never make it to Tompkins as you couldn't hardly get the animals to move out of there tracks. Ronald was very happy to...")
- 16:08, 5 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAxMjM.Mzg2Mzc (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Dec. 30th 1926 My Dear Miss. Taft:- We all wish to thank you for our gift am sure we will enjoy it. The Children have been very busy reading those papers. I dearly love to read but have to steal the time and let other things go a little. Sometimes I think it pays not to keep too busy. We got a lot of nice presents & all useful ones too. It is colder & snowing again. I hope we don't get snowed in again like we was a while back. The Record Eagle...")
- 16:06, 5 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAxMjI.Mzg2MzY (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Dec. 15th 1926 My Dear Miss Taft:- There isn't much news to write about only cold weather. It was 2 below zero this morning & will be still colder tomorrow. The stock is comfortable this cold weather that is some consolation. Joseph went to Traverse last Friday & got the grain also brought Mrs. Stutsman's apples in. They have been packed all fall & waiting so at last they have gone. It saved paying some one else. He and Charlie Lannin went toget...")
- 16:05, 5 April 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAxMjE.Mzg2MzU (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Dec. 1st 1926 My Dear Miss. Taft:- I was very glad to hear about cherries it sounds good to me. I found out whose large trucks came in here from out side to buy cherries this Summer. It was the Wolverine canning company. Thankgs look very intereting now for next year I hope so any way. Of course we won't have many cherries like you but maybe a few. But it all counts up a little. I don't blame you about feeling as you do about your farm it does...")
- 16:13, 20 March 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNTY.Mzg4NzA (Created page with "To Miss Taft Everthing is covered with sleet again. We surely do use all the ashes. that we get. with so many slopes. or we would get any where. I heard over the radio Feb 4 at 9 oloak. a song by Lullebell + Scoty over W.L.S. Dectated to a little deaf + dum. girl in Jacksonville Ill. The song was whip or will Max want know if you like to have the two cows with horn's Dehorned - before thay have to be sew up. or he has eye put out. thay are wicked with there horn's. a...")
- 16:12, 20 March 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAzNTU.Mzg4Njk (Created page with "To Miss Taft we had nearly a green xmas as near green as we will ever expect to. see But to-day the weather is some what changed. it rained all day yesterday + froze over nite. and it terrible slippery max lost the milk coming to house. max said he dident know how to get water to animals.-to - day we have all been sick with flu. I had very bad nose bleed's. But are all feeling bettere since the weather has been colder. we had a nice Xmas. Ronald was overjoyed with hi...")
- 16:11, 20 March 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNjg.Mzg3ODI (Created page with "Dear Miss Taft We recieved your letter yesterday yes the barrellfull of lime & sulphur is here under shelter and dry lime & sulphur is here to in good shape. Max though he would tell you he diden't know how much was used last year as he wasent here the full season. The spray oil is in under shelter and there about one quarter of a barrel left. Barrel will have to hold oil yet. The things was put in a directed and was drilled with the Tompkins drill. Max was the first...")
- 16:11, 20 March 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNjY.Mzg3ODA (Created page with "May 3, 1932 Dear Miss Taft Recieved check ok. The weather stay cold. It was very dry. But have got a little rain and trying to rain to-nite. I got some raspberries plant. and expecting to get some more as soon as thay grow a little My uncle Will Wilson is selling straw berries plant for [$].25 per hundred. If you would like to go in we will go fifty & fifty on them. The fertlizer came last Friday and is all on. and oats in Corn ground all disc & draged waiting fo...")
- 16:10, 20 March 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNjU.Mzg3Nzk (Created page with "Dear Miss Taft The weather is fine But have very cold winds in the afternoon. The oil spray is all on. Max hired a man He was Oril Haywood. Mr Kitchen nephew. He was close by and Max says a very good worker. Max paid him $1.63 for 13 1/2 work. out of ten dollars you sent. Max want to know if you know any thing about the cut way. There suppose to be a set of truck for front of it Max took it out the other day and the front end dug in and behind was jumping in air. He...")
- 16:09, 20 March 2023 Admin talk contribs created page .MzAyNjQ.Mzg3Nzg (Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Apr. 17th 1932 Dear Miss Taft I should have answered your letter some time ago but have been very busy. Cooked for the school children for 4 months had some sewing to do besides. And about two weeks ago a resort lady to whom I had sold a bed spread four or five years ago wished me to make another one for her mother. I realy didn't care for the job but couldn't turn her down so with house cleaning and garden soon to plant I've been one busy lady. W...")