Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

there were all the rest of the flowers a glorious mass of bright colors. How gladly one feasts his eyes on bright warm colors. Tints and shades are for rest and peacefulness, full intensities for action, life and exuberance.

     Mother was getting ready to go for an automobile trip with Mary Aunt Em and Uncle Sam to Petersburg to visit Uncle Eph and Aunt Sue. This meant not only dressing and such, but also, in Mothers case, to prepare our dinner as much as possible and give Frances and Louise last instructions as to where to find different things. I was upstairs painting the picture I was doing for Reynard. Once Frances and Louise came in to see how I was progressing, and they sat down, Louise at Jim’sdesk, and Frances on the footboard of the bed. We cut up and laughed hilariously for a while. Soon after the automobile came along and after many goodbyes Mother left.