Yesterday the Master Gardeners of Evansville came to the Garden School again and we harvested our lettuce and our radishes and the other spring garden plants we planted a few weeks ago. The vegetables were both beautiful and delicious - cuz we ate 'em for lunch! We grew over six quarts of lettuce and munchables!

Then we divided up into threes and put in a new summer garden. Our names are on our spots, so come see and check us out. Each child is responsible for taking care of his space.

One of the children said of the lettuce, "You mean I'm eating something that was once in dirt?"

This is an important part of their education!

Today we are going on our first summer field trip to Lincoln National Forrest and Lincoln's Boyhood Home. It's one of my favorite trips. The kids will get to just play around the cabin and the old farm. There are lots of animals there. Then we will picnic in the woods, and then we will hike a bit and come home.

Next week we begin swimming on Tuesday. Children need suits by then to be brought to school and left for the summer. We will launder - please do not borrow your child's suit because it never seems to find its way back to school on time.

The cost of field trips has actually gone down this year. We estimated that children cost about $25.00 per week per child last year, and this year by paying as we go, it should be less. The more children who go on the field trips, the less it will cost.

Very little children who cannot spend two full days in the sun will not swim on Wednesdays, and that will help some families with cost.

Next Friday, we will swap the Zoo trip with the New Harmony trip because we have a splendid invitation from New Harmony on the fifteenth of June to witness all the old crafts up there. It should be fun to see candle making and bread baking in the old costumes. Then we have been invited to go to Harmony Park for lunch.

Yesterday we had a visit from an old and very dear friend and his son who was one of our favorite children ever - Mr. Cody. It was wonderful to see him nearly grown up and handsome and polite and beautifully reared. He's a tribute to loving and caring parents. Cody will ever be one of my favorite ever children. He had a particular gentleness and humor and inquisitiveness that is rarely seen. His approach to life is a one of a kinder.

Have a brilliant day and get out into the sunlight!