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. 
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.
