as I thought I would for the cold weather . "but traveling 

 and board are so costly everywhere these days that my in- 

 come will not allow me to this year ,i have had so many 

 cells upon/vwhich another season I will not have . I never 

 have minded the winters here and Deedee and I never th 

 thought of leaving our home. Many people go away now and 

 the village misses them but I think 1 shall be just as 

 comfortable and possibly more so to stay where I know i 

 caa he warm and shall like to be among my own things - ra- 

 ther-, than among stranger p and more a lone. My little house 

 is sunny and bright and my old servant takes good careof 

 me. I cannot use my hands for many things that I would en- 

 joy doing but .1 rend .write . and play a very little on on 

 thy piano so with a game of /Bridge two or three evenings 

 a week here , the time passes quickly. 1 have not been out 

 among my Friends since feed.ee died but after the Hew Year 

 will go out and take up the village life again. I have not 

 felt like it before and have had so much to do sendingoff 

 things and getting really adjusted to my new life and sur 

 roundiags.I miss my sister more and more for i feel that 



