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9/2/06.
That & the lot are right on top of the highest hill of all (& Troy is high & I guess on about seven hills - like Rome!) We had a nice evening - I saw Frank's charming photographs of old houses &c. (in New England & the Hudson Valley - ones among them also many other beauties - He promised me some. We plan to drive out to the old house tomorrow. Sept. 3 Mon. Labor day, & pouring rain! Who ever heard of such a thing!! The result was I had a fine nice long visit with Eo, after breakfast, on the dining room window seat- watching the trees, & fields & the rain. About 11 it suddenly stopped & there was a suggestion of blue & Eo announced it wd. clear off & hustled up dinner & sure enough, by 12 the sun was shining brightly! I packed my bag & put on my raincoat & we started in 12:30 - walked over to the stable & got in - all ready for the train - just a run about & Eva & I went out the "Brunswick Road" to the lane & turned up to the old old house - tied the horse & found Maria Howes in. She was very glad to see me and took us in the old End room (Mother says "grandma's bedroom) with a beautiful mahogany sideboard & one old dishes - a desk - a

9/2/06.
That & the lot are right on top of the highest hill of all (& Troy is high & I guess on about seven hills - like Rome!) We had a nice evening - I saw Frank's charming photographs of old houses &c. (in New England & the Hudson Valley - ones among them also many other beauties - He promised me some. We plan to drive out to the old house tomorrow. Sept. 3 Mon. Labor day, & pouring rain! Who ever heard of such a thing!! The result was I had a fine nice long visit with Eo, after breakfast, on the dining room window seat- watching the trees, & fields & the rain. About 11 it suddenly stopped & there was a suggestion of blue & Eo announced it wd. clear off & hustled up dinner & sure enough, by 12 the sun was shining brightly! I packed my bag & put on my raincoat & we started in 12:30 - walked over to the stable & got in - all ready for the train - just a run about & Eva & I went out the "Brunswick Road" to the lane & turned up to the old old house - tied the horse & found Maria Howes in. She was very glad to see me and took us in the old End room (Mother says "grandma's bedroom) with a beautiful mahogany sideboard & one old dishes - a desk - a

9/2/06.
That & the lot are right on top of the highest hill of all (& Troy is high & I guess on about seven hills - like Rome!) We had a nice evening - I saw Frank's charming photographs of old houses &c. (in New England & the Hudson Valley - ones among them also many other beauties - He promised me some. We plan to drive out to the old house tomorrow. Sept. 3 Mon. Labor day, & pouring rain! Who ever heard of such a thing!! The result was I had a fine nice long visit with Eo, after breakfast, on the dining room window seat- watching the trees, & fields & the rain. About 11 it suddenly stopped & there was a suggestion of blue & Eo announced it wd. clear off & hustled up dinner & sure enough, by 12 the sun was shining brightly! I packed my bag & put on my raincoat & we started in 12:30 - walked over to the stable & got in - all ready for the train - just a run about & Eva & I went out the "Brunswick Road" to the lane & turned up to the old old house - tied the horse & found Maria Howes in. She was very glad to see me and took us in the old End room (Mother says "grandma's bedroom) with a beautiful mahogany sideboard & one old dishes - a desk - a
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