Dear Janice

I'm glad to hear that Bert has adjusted to the prosthetic leg. Who would have thought you could get gangrene from a yard stick? Where did you get it, Acme Chemical Company?

Sorry to hear about your cat. This time they couldn't retrieve your brooch without harming him. So sad. I have more kittens if you want me to bring you one when I visit. The only one not available is the two tailed cat.

Telephone lines are down again. This time some government people came in with heavy equipment to take out our neighbor's little "crop". Elrod kept talking about some kind of weed or something. Elrod did get a good price when he offered to buy the place. They had to warn him about some land mines they weren't able to clear.

Oh goodness, there goes the washing machine. Elrod must have left something in his overalls pocket again.

Sincerely
Beatrice