30th November 1927, Wellington, Colorado. U.S.A. My dearest Mother, I have been wanting to write you for quite a long time now but have been so busy all the time that I've been home. I have been away quite a bit during the last few weeks. It's nearly seven p.m. now. I have just got thru dish-washing etc; and the children will soon be going to bed. They had got such dreadful coughs, especiallY Ed. He coughs an awful lot at night. I really don't believe he is very well. The poor kid has had a very sore toe (big) for two or three weeks too. He pulled some of the nail down into the quick and it has been festering all the time. Thanks for the postcard. I like the picture of both you and Annie you look happy. Elsie Brown is a big girl is'nt she. I forgot to enquire about her when I wrote Annie. I had;nt heard any-thing of her for a long time. You know, the weather has been great until yesterday. It snowed all day and today it has been pretty cold. It's a pretty night but oh, so cold. I think it will go below zero tonight. You asked me what noodle soup is mother but I hardly know how to explain it. Noodles are made of flour eggs and milk (I guess). You let the stuff dry good after it is rolled out and then cut it into fine strings. A little while before serving your soup (chicken generally' I guess) you drop the noodles in and cook a few minutes. I will tell you now how I have been spending my time this week so you will see just how it goes. On Monday I washed, sprinkled and folded the clothes, did all the work around the house and baked and iced a cake. At night we went up home for supper. Eliza was married in the afternoon and so we had a wedding supper. There were thirty-four of us there altogether. We had a dandy supper (three sittings down) to which I contributed my cake. Liza married a widower who has six children, the eldest being twenty-one. He is fourty-four and she is twenty-five. Please do not remark about this. They are living on a farm just south of Wellington. We did not get home that night until eleven or later. Believe me, I sure was tired. Yesterday, I ironed in the morning, went up home for a little while after dinner. made a two-piece set of underwear and after supper I dressed a chicken. I cooked it today and took it down for the Ladies Aid supper. We had our bazaar today, a Mrs Piatt and I had charge of the candy and cooked food table. (I made a batch of candy, divinity fudge). We made six dollars and a half so did pretty good I think. Well mother dear, how are you getting along now-a-days? I'd sure like to pay you a visit. I am just as well as ever I was and am gaining a little. weighing 117 and a half pounds now. That's a lot for me. Walt has had a cold and bad cough for weeks now but he's feeling pretty good right now. The other day he bought a carload (28) of range cows, two have calves, and two milk cows. One cow came fresh on Monday and we are expecting the other and our own bossy almost any time, so you see we will have three fresh milk cows. December 1st - Gee! It will soon be Christmas, won't it? Mary wants Santa to bring her a new dolly and Edward wants almost everything. He brought his report card home some time ago, he did pretty fair for a start. Last Thursday was Thanksgiving Day. We were all at Rose's for dinner. There was quite a crowd. I got a pretty pair of new patent leather slippers yesterday, they are trimmed with pretty tan leather. I have been buying a pair of wool blankets, dress goods for Mary, besides a new best dress and bloomers and patent leather shoes trimmed with tan. Walt and Ed got new shoes, shirts and overalls. I also bought silk stockings, flannel night gowns, vests and bloomer materials for myself besides outing flannel for the childrens night gowns etc. I got a hundred pound sack each of sugar and flour and a fifty pound can of lard. We have our cellar all fixed up now so I keep my fruit and potatoes down there. There is quite a shortage of coal around here, all the miners having gone on strike. There are lots of coal mines further south on the way to Denver. Well mother, its nearly time for the mail-man and I want to get my work done so that I can start on the kids night gowns. I hope you are all well, give my love to all and keep lots for yourself from "us four" I remain Your loving daughter XXXXX Dolly XXXXX