Dear Janice

Sorry to hear about Bert's surgery. Did I forget to mention that the yard stick should be metal? I'm sure they can remove that piece of wood without much scarring.

Last week Elrod had a tiny accident with the chipper/shredder. Poor old Rerun, his pet hog, will be sorely missed. But, on the bright side, we were able to provide the sausage for the men's breakfast at the church.

Well, I have to go retrieve the quilts from the clothes line, looks like a toad strangler coming in. Guess next week is out, you know, the creek and all.

Yours truly
Beatrice