Now she is comfortably fixed for winter. Noel James is now in England and had had a days sight- seeing in London when he wrote last. Iowa will cut in as a winter resort. Can't realize it is nearly Christmas for the whole year has slipped by so fast. The farmers are making use of the mild weather to get stacks of corn piled up.
Dale is through by now and has a good crop.
Ruth and Dick have lived in Pullman for 16 years but Dick has now taken a Federal job as Plant Pathologist for the Gov't and he is stationed at Seattle. We keep about as usual in health here and are thankful for many things. But we are still the most comfortable of any nation, for we do have food and homes not blasted to pieces. We had a quiet Christmas season. Rena did not feel equal to getting out on their 30th anniversay on Sat.