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In our delightful garden, the strawberry vines look green and flourishing, the pie plant shows it's colors above the ground raspberry (yellow & black cultivated) & currant bushes look bright, and cherry & other fruit trees seem just ready to bud into leaves. Yesterday the air was so warm that it was almost uncomfortable without a fire a breezy, dry, & warm south wind which through pleasant & spring -like, is somewhat exhausting to strength and energy: to say it is cooler, but balmy & mild. My Health is excellent; we are getting along just as usual; The doctor has had a very severe cold that made him quite sick for a week or two; I think colds prevail here quite as much as in the cold climate of Maine, the sudden changes are probably as trying to the health and [upside down across top] the time to share her strength of character (patiently doing her duty the while) in office in whom we live & move.

[bottom upside down] very glad he is learning how to read so well; I think little girl is a year & half older is studying Arithmetic a little. Kisses for all