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brew and drink, (a goodly number of gallons,) except
for the few occasions when I made a mad
dash and secured the tea or coffee pot
myself. I certainly will let Mother share
some of your wonderful oranges. They are
the nicest I have seen or tasted for a
long time.

Now since you have been so kind to me, I
am going to insist that you keep your
promise and allow me to send some
of the products of our Ranch to you. I am
mailing a list, and should you find anything
in it you care to have, make a list of
it and I will be only too glad to forward
whatever you wish.

Heard from a friend that you have been
having a great deal of rain in Calif. So
far, we have had practically none, and I
don't want to see any, as it delays our work,
and, of course, this is our busy time.

I am alone on the Ranch. My brother, Guy,
having moved into town to help with the
sales, so I have plenty of work to do,
but then I like it. Please write and