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We are really getting caught up with the weeding and tilling in our garden. My husband Joe is on three-day work week at factory right now so he is using this extra time to help the garden to look better.

Daughter Elizabeth, 14, also had a few days home from detasseling. She is good at doing a lot of weeding in the garden, so her help is appreciated. Joe dug up the rest of our potato crop which gave us a really good yield this year. We have potatoes weighing 11/2 pounds each.

We are seeing empty spots in the garden where the potatoes, onions and sweet corn are out for the season. We still have two more patches of sweet corn coming along. Some of my corn didn't do as well as I would have liked. I think it has something to do with the storm flattening it that one day earlier this summer — although most of it stood back up. It must have stunted the growth of the cobs as they were very small.

Elizabeth is looking forward to getting her new bike which she has on layaway. She is paying on it with her detasseling money. It'll be a much better bike that the one she is used to. She keeps teasing her Dad about how she'll be able to pass him with her new bike.

I have some fabric here that I want to sew into new curtains for some of the windows. I have some used up ones now, but they are very worn out. Our house has over 30 windows and I have not managed to get new ones on all of them yet.

We hope to get the cleaning done in the upstairs bedrooms today. Everything will have to have another light cleaning yet before church services. If we get that accomplished we want to start washing walls and ceilings on the main floor this week. It takes so much time cleaning out closets and cabinets but it is nice to have everything all organized again.

I must get back to my work so until next week, God Bless. I have my peaches to can on my schedule for the week ahead. Try this recipe for your fresh peaches.

Peach Struedel

6 or 8 fresh peaches, peeled and sliced

11/2 cup sugar

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

Layer peaches in greased square 8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle cinnamon and half cup sugar over fruit. In a separate bowl, sift flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix in egg until crumbly. Spread mixture over peaches and bake over 350 for one hour or until crust is brown. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

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