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Rain, rain wonderful rain but I could have done without the hailstones, and being uneasy with all this severe thunderstorms. Some of our friends lived at Hodges, and just broke our hearts but at least they weren't hurt like some of the people that lived there were. It did damage their house beyond repair and blew the barn away, but they were okay so that was a relief. The hail got Joe's tomatoes even though they were covered, the rest of the garden was covered with old big tubs with bricks on them, and they were saved but the tomatoes, it blew the covers off. When Joe got up Sunday morning and checked the rain gauge he said, 'Well Carol sometime during the night the wind blew and it rained some more, your little goats started to run off!!!!' I have a flower wagon at my back door his brother gave to me when we went to Washington and when Brian went to Canton he found me two little tlin goats, Joe hooked them up to the little wagon. Thank goodness he had them hooked good because they were laying down on the ground. We had worked in the yard before all this rain but as Joe says, 'I've got to mow again just look at these weeds.!!!!!' The pastures are just beautiful around Aspermont, the mesquite trees are just lush with leaves, be lots of mesquite beans for the hogs to eat!!!!!! We went to Jayton last week, and between us the pastures are just full of wildflowers it is a sight to behold, I couldn't paint a picture and do it justice, the yellows, the purples, the golden rods, and the red painted ones are just out of this world beautiful. When we went to Stamford I said , 'Oh! Joe look what a picture, the cattle were close to the highway, the mesquite trees were beautiful, the rancher had cleaned some of them out, the grass was nearly up to the cows bellies, such a pretty picture. I have painted all week on my little lap quilts, so I'm getting along with them. I tried a new recipe this week, I am sending it to you, Joe loved it but he loves anything that says pie!!!!!! I was not as pleased with it as the old fashioned pies we make with all the good stuff in it jello, condensed milk and such, but thought my son could eat it, no Mom the graham cracker crust is not good for people like me, He is so good about staying on that sugar free diet, but I can't cook for him anymore just don't know how!!!!! All of you have a good week.