19th March 1924, Wellington, Colorado, U.S.A. My dear Mother,    Very many thanks for your nice long letter received a few days ago.  I was sure glad to have it, with the newspaper cuttings too.  I must also thank you for the "Home Come's", we got two last week and four the week before.  Everybody enjoys read them.    We have all had such bad colds, well I really believe it has been a touch of the flu".  I had it pretty bad too, my lips were just covered with cold sores and were very much swollen, they were very painful.    We had had lots of nice warm weather this winter but for the last three weeks or so we have had nothing but snow and cold weather.  We have drifts in our yard that would come about up to my neck.  I had to shovel paths through so that I could get along my clothes line.    I am sorry to hear of Mr Upex dying. I always liked him.    Fancy Tommy B. getting married again.  I suppose he has to have somebody to sit in his junk shop while he parades around town.    Now, mother, I don't want to raise your hopes any, but, I may be home next Xmas. Of course Walt could not come along nor Sonny-boy either, as Walt will be feeding sheep and the expense is so very high. Anyway mother, you may depend that Walt will send me home as soon as he can. Now please don't remark about this in your letter as Walt will think I'm getting awfully homesick. My little black calf is dead, we did'nt have enough milk for it. The cow and heifer are doing fine. Now-a-days we are having quite a bit of the hired man business. Yesterday I had four extra men, today just two. For dinner today we had meat loaf, peas, potatoes, gravy and lemon pie. One day last week our regular hire man was arrested for bootlegging but he's back again now. I guess he has his trial next month. I have two hens setting now, one has been setting for nearly two weeks. The folks have two hens hatching now. Two of my geese have started laying, such great big eggs. I want to set some as soon as I can. Everybody thinks I am a good cook, pa says "I'll tell you one thing you've learned since you've been here Dolly, you've got to be a good cook. Jim says I'm dandy too. I bet Annie's and your Jumper are very pretty. I love pretty things You must have some good times at Holton-le-Clay. I wish we have lived there when I was at home. I would have been right there now. Grandma had a nice long stay with you. How is she. Gosh! Your hens must be few and far between. I have lost about a dozen lately. Eggs are only fifteen cents a dozen here. I hardly get any now. The other day we got our linoleum (inlaid, blue and white tile pattern) for the kitchen, it cost us about twnety-five dollars. We're figuring on getting some more to finish the dining room. I got a Japanese grass rug for the other bed room. We have a carpet in ours. We bought a baby swing for the baby. She sits up all the time now, and has kicked her basket all to pieces. She has two pretty little teeth (she's seven months old today) she just hollers, "Dad dad dad" all the time. She has lots of dark brown hair and lovely dark blue eyes, with such long eyelashes. She's a very sweet and pretty baby. Edward says he's Daddy's boy. He's sure getting to be a fine big boy but he is awfully slow at talking. Dorothy was married on the fifth of this month. We were not at the ceremony but went to the reception. We had a cold supper, then played games and had a little dancing until one o'clock in the morning. In between times we had ice-cream, cookies, candies, oranges, bananas, pop and non-intoxicating wine, the men of course had cigars. I sure had a swell time. We get another beet bonus of $1. per ton in April. I suppose Walt will get his sheep money then too. He is giving me twenty five dollars so I shall have quite a time shopping. Well mother, I've just got to quit and get my work done. I want to iron this afternoon and have all kinds of sewing on hand. I hope everybody at home is quite well now-a-days. I am glad Dad and Ted keep busy. Will write to Marj and Annie some day soon. So with fondest love to all from "us 4" and kindest regards from the folks I remain Your loving daughter XXXXXX Dolly XXXXXX This letter contained a photograph of Edward in the Beet Field Aug 1924, with the railway line in the background. Also cut from a newspaper, picture of a rope baby swing, to hang in a doorway. Dorothy is Dolly's sister in law. Marj (Marjorie)is Dolly's sister, and my mother Pat, in Grimsby, Lincolnshire