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[black ink]   Dear Aunt Grace 
    
[blue ink]                                  Aug 20 

[red ink]     This paper has been lying around for a long 
time.
    
[blue ink]    Red writes slow.  It was so nice you came & I 
enjoyed every minute of your visti here even the slipped & 
out gear thing.
    I've got all the stuff ready for S.Lee to pick up to 
wash this a.m.  Had eggs like you fix em for breakfast.
    Plan to get a hair do -- shampoo & set is best I can 
hope for -- this a.m.  Then get a set about Fri next wk, for 
the wedding.  I'm highly insensed -- is that spelled right? 
-- I sent Janet her wedding money & got a letter yest. 
saying she's paying for her flowers for wedding c it!  I 
hate those ostentatious weddings and to help pay for it!  
grrrrrrrrr & double gr.  
    Nan says Ann will be married in back yard.  I hope she 
will.  We've a problem getting everyone there who wants to 
go.  That is to this one.  
    Kathy plans to be here on the date I planned to go to 
Nans & take Donnie & Ruth, so that's out.  K. & Jake are 
planning to come to Nans on Tue to "Help."  Nan is too 
lenient.  Egad Jacob is never out from under foot.  And Egad 
again.  
    I've not talked to Jan.  I must get down there.  I dread 
as I always have to go to Beccys but must do so.
    Well we'll just have to look forward to Next Aug now and 
the way time flies for me it won't be long. 
    I dread Kathy's visit.  They plan to sleep here I guess.  
Nan told them they had to go to Mother but I reckon I can 
keep up 48 hours.
    
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    I guess I'm just too old to be around the younger 
generation let alone the next one.  Even Nan gets outdone c 
Kathy & Chris's permissiveness. 
    Jake (Nan won't hear to hem being called that) does not 
even have a play pen!
    Alice was here for supper last nite and we had fried 
liver & onions & a big salad with one of the tomatoes Mrs. 
B. sent home.  David picked me a little yellow one and I had 
it for breakfast with my eggs (oh oh) I know that's wrong 
but so what.  Only I had egg not eggs.  And after I stirred 
it up I let it go to a cake & made a sandwich.
    _I guess_
    Kids came in for clothes just then so I don't know what 
I guess. 
    Reckon you'll tell of your overnite bike trip in your 
next letter.  
    Sincerely
    P.B.L.
    give me your box # I forgot