Ginger Brook Hollow Orphanage

With seven girls, there is never a dull moment at the orphanage (even though Miss Gretchen wishes for peace), and April keeps a lively record of all that goes on. We think that sometimes the story would be different if one of the other girls told it, but since April is the only one to write it down, her story becomes history. Check here daily to find out all the details of life in the orphanage in between the Sunday visits to Grandma's house.

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Our first big assignment for the year has come in school. We have to memorize the preamble to the Constitution of the United States by Friday. We have all been helping each other. I don’t think we will have much trouble if we work on it a little bit every day. Emmaline has it half done.

When someone says September, I think of new slates, pencils, and apples. I can picture the school room with all the desks and a clean blackboard. I haven’t had any nice fall apples yet, but I can tell they are ripening.

Grandma Sunday was waiting for us on the porch as usual when we went to Ginger Brook Hollow today. She can get home from church and change faster than any widow lady I have ever seen. Everyone is busy talking when she slips away. I think she goes early and talks to her friends.

Baking was fun today. It still feels like late summer, but it is not as hot as it was a month ago. We can open the windows and it cools off at night, so baking is not so miserable.

Matthew is not going out of his way to talk to Johannah any more. Knowing Johannah, this is a wise thing for him. She can be almost as stubborn as Golda some times. Of course, Marcus stays with Matthew mostly. They seem to be getting along with all of the other boys well.

April		Emmaline		Johannah		Kathryn
	Louisa		Meg		Suzannah

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