Aug. or Sept. 1898

We had a nice week in Felixstowe. It was very hot so we sat on the beach nearly all day and went for a walk in the evening. We had a nice sitting room and could see the sea from the window, and we had a servant to wait on us. Aunt Nellie and Bessie were with Aunt Lizzie and me. We have six bushels of wheat and plenty of straw and the potatoes are taken up. Not such big ones as they were last year. We haven’t had any rain here yet. Everything is so dry. Father has been doing the windows at Wattisfield. Harry Clark is with Hunt and Morley there, just handing them things etc. They are going to build some more just past John Nunns in the field. Mr. Martineau is at Walsham now so we shall soon have to dub out the rent. Father has fired the gun once I think but he hasn’t sold it. George Jaggard is very ill. Mrs. Jaggard didn’t give me his address. The bazaar was held last Tuesday. They took just over 30 pounds only of course. There are all the expenses to be paid for out of it and I think they had 10 pounds given to them in money as well, so I should think they will be quite out of debt. They have done the house in Square. It was a dusty job. Jane Hunt was married last week. Grand affair. Had the wedding breakfast at the Boar. Her father put 100 pounds on her plate. We had Uncle Charle (Kerridge) and Mr. Shaw for an hour at fortnight ago. They came to look at Hepworth Church. The architect wanted them to send in an estimate. They didn’t get it. A man from North Walsham has got it.