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8/5/06
shower down Lakeville way early in the pm & we watched a magnificent sunset (in a bank of cloud) over a perfectly still lake. Chas.
& I were just going to row down for the mail when Mate called us to supper (hasty pudding &c.) and we had hardly finished when that Groveland storm began to strike us and twas really quite terrific while it lasted. I stood on the piazza & watched it till it got too wet then went in by the south door. One bolt struck a tree, not half a mile down the road (we saw it next morning) but it was over reasonably soon - & cooler - and I sat in the door to cool off while the others lit up inside. Had a nice chat with Mr. Willard out there. He is having neuralgia - just as I did - & thinks it is in hot weather at the least breeze that he feels worst (as for example this afternoon) The last thing before going to bed we ate up what remained of the lemon sherbet & Trudy & "big Charles"
continued their jokes on me! (begun at supper.) It is always cool at night here, & we slept well. Aug 6. Mon. A little breezier but still pretty warm. Mate & Mr. W. & Chas. all went up to Barrett's dock with us (Mr .H. went too) & Mate took our pictures just before the boat came in sight (The "Alice M" again - We had the new "Ritz" Sat.)

8/5/06
shower down Lakeville way early in the pm & we watched a magnificent sunset (in a bank of cloud) over a perfectly still lake. Chas.
& I were just going to row down for the mail when Mate called us to supper (hasty pudding &c.) and we had hardly finished when that Groveland storm began to strike us and twas really quite terrific while it lasted. I stood on the piazza & watched it till it got too wet then went in by the south door. One bolt struck a tree, not half a mile down the road (we saw it next morning) but it was over reasonably soon - & cooler - and I sat in the door to cool off while the others lit up inside. Had a nice chat with Mr. Willard out there. He is having neuralgia - just as I did - & thinks it is in hot weather at the least breeze that he feels worst (as for example this afternoon) The last thing before going to bed we ate up what remained of the lemon sherbet & Trudy & "big Charles"
continued their jokes on me! (begun at supper.) It is always cool at night here, & we slept well. Aug 6. Mon. A little breezier but still pretty warm. Mate & Mr. W. & Chas. all went up to Barrett's dock with us (Mr .H. went too) & Mate took our pictures just before the boat came in sight (The "Alice M" again - We had the new "Ritz" Sat.)

8/5/06
shower down Lakeville way early in the pm & we watched a magnificent sunset (in a bank of cloud) over a perfectly still lake. Chas.
& I were just going to row down for the mail when Mate called us to supper (hasty pudding &c.) and we had hardly finished when that Groveland storm began to strike us and twas really quite terrific while it lasted. I stood on the piazza & watched it till it got too wet then went in by the south door. One bolt struck a tree, not half a mile down the road (we saw it next morning) but it was over reasonably soon - & cooler - and I sat in the door to cool off while the others lit up inside. Had a nice chat with Mr. Willard out there. He is having neuralgia - just as I did - & thinks it is in hot weather at the least breeze that he feels worst (as for example this afternoon) The last thing before going to bed we ate up what remained of the lemon sherbet & Trudy & "big Charles"
continued their jokes on me! (begun at supper.) It is always cool at night here, & we slept well. Aug 6. Mon. A little breezier but still pretty warm. Mate & Mr. W. & Chas. all went up to Barrett's dock with us (Mr .H. went too) & Mate took our pictures just before the boat came in sight (The "Alice M" again - We had the new "Ritz" Sat.)
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