MARY STADNYK: AUG 11 HAILED OUT . . . and RASPBERRY PIE

                              L to R:  Florence, Nellie, Mary (Mom) in 1974

From Shoal Lake: 

August 11, 1975

My dearest Eleanor & Bryan.

        I thought I would write today as its not that I caught up with work I got the beans to pickle and cucumbers what I have pick yesterday to day is a weary day as every thing in the garden is hailed out everything looks very sad But I will have enough of cucumbers not to many but enough

        I didn’t even seen the beets will likely take a look at them Friday as tomorrow I will have enough to do with what I have in Thursday I am going for full check up Today I been feeling well like myself but I been under the wethere a long while Stasia Carl and children were here two days last week they came on Wed. and left Friday all day Friday I stayed in bed I had no one for meals so I could take of Donald will have his house on Sat or Monday it will be good Karen will have them for meals from now on

company is one thing when they leave I can go to bed when they leave but having men all the time is anthere thing its like company all the time. 

Stasia and me went to see the twins on Thursday they look very small to me I don’t know what I expected there is two of them.  

  When you asked about purple slipperets you should have told me to sew them up I have one finished in Black when I get the othere one done I will send them to you poor Bryan has to bear with me as I only knit when I get some time. 

I froze yesterday 7 bags of squash you know what I mean I cant spell the othere name for it 

Aline is still not better and likely will not be for a long while Lornie is helping her with pickling and canning he dose the most of it only its better when shes there to tell him what to do.*

Oh I rattled about my garden but forgot to tell you that Matt has 100 acres of wheat all hailed out only left him 80 acres not hailed but its better than notting he will at least have his own seed and some for expeces he does have crop insurance but don’t have hail insurance but he will get some insurance as it’s a total lose I will close for now as I don’t seem to know what to write 

May god bess you both and wishing you Eleanor a nice job.**

Oh I baked a raspberry pie when Stasia was down they could not get over how good it is so I froze some to have to bake one again when you come  

                                                Love Mother

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P.S. Lornie was not quite 11 when he was helping with pickling and canning.

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P.P.S.  I went back to the University of Saskatchewan in the fall and got a Bachelor of Education degree which led to employment the next fall as a teacher-librarian.