Sept. 17th 1899. The Harvest thanksgiving is at the church today. It is to be at the chapel on the 26th. Mr. Basden has given up his service at the chapel Sunday morning and Mr. Clamp didn’t want to take it, so its given up altogether. Whatever made you think I should make a good landlady. I’m glad I’m not obliged to have any lodgers for work and I don’t agree at all in our days. Mr. H. Hunt is gone to the seaside. Mr. Eagling told H. Nunn they could work comfortably now he is not there. I think they have got the roof on. A good thing uncle has plenty of work. I suppose you will be asking for more money when the strike is over. It was in the paper that Uncle Charles (Kerridge) had got another hotel to build in Southwold. We shall be going blackberring.

August 2nd 1899. We were glad to hear you got back (to Leicester) safe. I enjoyed the ride to the Elmswell Station. I saw Arth and Florence off but when I got home it seemed so dull and miserable. I haven’t quite got over it yet. Coming is all very nice but the going away I don’t like. In heaven there will be no partings and I hope we shall all meet there when this life is ended. Your little girl got to her grandmother all right. She didn’t tell Mrs. (Harry) Nunn you took Edie to the next Station. You had enough of it at Cambridge, I’m sure. Your boss didn’t waste many words on you. There was a heavy thunderstorm here last Tuesday evening and it has been cooler since. We were glad of a little rainwater. Father has cut all his beans and now he has plenty of weeds to cut up. He hasn’t used the gun yet. They are getting on well with the harvest. Some of the farmers will soon finish. Father is boss today. Mr. and Mrs. are gone to Harwich. Harry Hunt is getting better.

July 13th 1899. Father said that he would send you some peas but they seem a long time getting fit to eat. Et. is coming today so we shall have plenty jabber. We had Aunt Hannah (née Fakes born 1833) and John’s youngest child here for three weeks and we were glad when they were gone. We have a nice lot of gooseberries. I don’t expect they will keep till you come. I will send you some with the peas. Haven’t you been almost knocked (up) with the heat. Father has been busy with the mowing machines but I think that most of the grass is cut now. We are to have the flower show next week but we shall not have anything to show. The Foresters had wet day for their Féte last week but a lot of people went.