Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-04-10

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l have not frozen or chilled my plants
this long. very cold wi inter-; have watched
out and moved them away from the windows.
I've had a lovely lot OF green foliage, but no
blossoms till now. / shall soon have lot
of bl ssoms. for there are many buds.
Let's 1ooR-N the plants, then you'll know
just what I've got. See this Ivy sersnium,
isn't it a lovely greenT and this petunia,
big and strong; It has big fringed blossom,
color a delicate pink and tits badded. you
see. See the Rloxinis, all budded, and this
shamrock, three kinds in one pot, white,
pink and cerise color, and this real Irish
shamrock. Isn't IL a "beauts" Here is
big rail of sersniums, seven kinds in
one pail, and look at the hyacinth; aren't the
blossoms SWEET Here's another pot of
gersniums, ave kinds, and last, this pot os
petunias. all Of them double. / don't think
much of petunias for winter blossoms;
they hate to blossom In winter and have so
many dead leaves. My sposted-leafed Gala
and hegonias are not up yet. keep those
for summer when all the others are out tn
the ground.
Yes. I'm looking up seeds in the catalogs,
but l don't go in for many new kinds. Can't
seem to give up the old kinds, that I've
raised so many years. and my yard is small,
so | plant psnsies, petnpas, asters, lovely
I tangle, cailiopsis. eareopsis, marigolds, ten
week stalks, sweet peas, aud = few others.
over and over, and they suit me fine.
A year ago this winter, l lost all my glad.
iolss and dahiias. have very few now,
and they go In the vegetable garden. This
season hope to have tab OF ice plants, they
are so odd and pretty. have an old wash
ing machine tub that will be just the thing.
Then shall have big box OF portulaccas,
they are so faithful, and lot of scarlet and
white beans.
/ Oh, shall have lot Of flowers, IL I'm here
/ ana well, for love them SO. and then Caro-
/ Ign will be here few weeks this summer,
1 and she lover them TOO. We 80 out the first
| thing In the morning to see what's new, and
enjoy them ali before the labors OF the day.
1t makes for health and happiness.
Now look at our cats. This one in my lap
is Phineas Fletcher, big maltese. and this
one on the desk is Betty Butterfly. She is a
| mischief, but so much company; helps me do
I the dishes and everything except cook. Pm
knitting strips FOR a rug and she holds the
ball and snarls 1t around the chairs and table.
Oh, tits fine heipl My rug Is going to be
comfortab Bile, If 1t isn't pretty. Have lot of
colors, but not quite enough of q kind to do
just I'd like. tear the rags mp quite dne.
sew them together, wind in balls, take up
strips on big wooden needles. Some strips
have thirteen stitches and some sixteen.
Knit them good and long, then sew the strips
together. tbs good work 70 catch up while
the pot boils.
Besides this rug. I've five patterns of tatting
started, crochet work. and I've Just made a
rug by sewing pieces of Competing on burlap
foundation. They are not real pretty, but
wear well and are good to put in front of n
bed. I've four dresses TO make, skirt TO do
over, besides the mending, SO think III keep
busy.
I've read four books this winter, and not
one of them just suited me. '.The Light of
1 Western Stars" Is interesting, but such a
COMPOUNDED lie, II made body blush to
think of 1t afterwards. THE Inside of the
Cup" is another book that read. and. well,
the author oyerdrew--the good were too good,
aud the bad. well. they were awful. Didn't
like IL al all; too much friction. The other
two-not worthy OF mention. We have fine
stories in The Ladies' Home journal. There's
one running now THE Enlisted Wife, that
. leaves nothing TO the imagination What
says
Now I'll tell you about our last chusning
the cream saved from strippers, so twas
kept in ice water before we got enough.
warmed 1t in pals for week, and stirred II
faithfully, put it in the chnrn Friday II
, O'Clock, finished up the next Wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock. I chnrned all the
!, spare time had; rewsrsned and cooled mp
( churned fast and slow; got out all the old
> song books and how / did shout and sing q
: keep my spirits up! Finally had to take th'
!, cream out in small dishes, skim of the top
!. put it in deep dish and beat little at
J, time until it was butter-no, not butter, jus
grease, with salt in 1t. But didn't get left