Mon. Aug.4 Sept. 1
Labor Day
, but you wouldn't know it except for the heat - But there was a
gentle breeze, which made the piazza delightful and after a walk
over to the "Shantie" with
Alice & "Nan" We sat there all the morning -
reading, talking and finally playing "Bridge" till dinner - a
dinner which was bought from the Methodist Church,
where they had a Celebration. The ice cream was particularly fine!
After dinner we sat on the piazza awhile but then it clouded over and
Ali
Edith and Nan played tennis & Alice & I played Tetherball with
Gurdon &c. and watched Barbara
and her friend Agnes
& the soap-cart and "Hansy" the dachshund - Afterward
we gave the tennis players a bath with the hose, out in front of the
barn - while "Clarence" had gone for the cow and "Ben" and Gurdon
were safely in the river - swimming. It is lovely and restful and
the only signs of "Labor Day" are the big excursion
steamers going past now and then we graced the piazza again all the
evening and it was quite warm and a few
Mon. Aug.4 Sept. 1
Labor Day
, but you wouldn't know it except for the heat - But there was a
gentle breeze, which made the piazza delightful and after a walk
over to the "Shantie" with
Alice & "Nan" We sat there all the morning -
reading, talking and finally playing "Bridge" till dinner - a
dinner which was bought from the Methodist Church,
where they had a Celebration. The ice cream was particularly fine!
After dinner we sat on the piazza awhile but then it clouded over and
Ali
Edith and Nan played tennis & Alice & I played Tetherball with
Gurdon &c. and watched Barbara
and her friend Agnes
& the soap-cart and "Hansy" the dachshund - Afterward
we gave the tennis players a bath with the hose, out in front of the
barn - while "Clarence" had gone for the cow and "Ben" and Gurdon
were safely in the river - swimming. It is lovely and restful and
the only signs of "Labor Day" are the big excursion
steamers going past now and then we graced the piazza again all the
evening and it was quite warm and a few
Mon. Aug.4 Sept. 1
Labor Day
, but you wouldn't know it except for the heat - But there was a
gentle breeze, which made the piazza delightful and after a walk
over to the "Shantie" with
Alice & "Nan" We sat there all the morning -
reading, talking and finally playing "Bridge" till dinner - a
dinner which was bought from the Methodist Church,
where they had a Celebration. The ice cream was particularly fine!
After dinner we sat on the piazza awhile but then it clouded over and
Ali
Edith and Nan played tennis & Alice & I played Tetherball with
Gurdon &c. and watched Barbara
and her friend Agnes
& the soap-cart and "Hansy" the dachshund - Afterward
we gave the tennis players a bath with the hose, out in front of the
barn - while "Clarence" had gone for the cow and "Ben" and Gurdon
were safely in the river - swimming. It is lovely and restful and
the only signs of "Labor Day" are the big excursion
steamers going past now and then we graced the piazza again all the
evening and it was quite warm and a few
