Emma to Joe, 8 December 1919
Maple Lane Farm 8th Dec 1919 My Dear Son, It's getting deep into the time of year when I'm always farther behind with my "works" than at any other times, but I'm going to write this letter before I go to bed, so there! I'll have to mend Chris's overalls and hear Stanley spelling and see to bread afterwards. Well! Papa's trip "up north" was pretty successful in everything but seeing you and we knew you couldn't have made it on such short notice - I didn't know for sure when he'd be going when I wrote and Douglas didn't get my letter till after Papa got there! The venison has been quite a treat, so many of our neighbors never tasted it before. Last Wednesday night Mrs Percy Langmaid "entertained" the L. Aid and their husbands. Papa and I went up to Toronto on Friday and came home Sat, stayed at Uncle Arthur's. It was raining "cats & dogs" when we came home from the station (by the way Jo...