France Sep 29/16 My Dear Mother. Some of the Canadian Mail came in yesterday but I didn't receive latter from you but expect one to-day. The mail hasnt been coming in very regular lately and so can hardly to get your letters every week. It has been raining all morning but I hope it will stop soon as it is very unpleasant in tent when it is raining I saw Jimmy Duke yesterday. He is attached to Canadian Corp Headquarters and does not have to go up to the trenches. The last trip in the trenches was very wet and it makes it very unpleasant and I hope it clears up before we go in again. There are a few of our men out of the battalion on leave but they send so few at a time that it takes a long time to go over all the men. I have had a sick stomach these last couple of days but I saw the Dr this morning and feel much better now. We are doing quite a bit of marching now and my feet are standing it good. I had a letter from Uncle Jack last night and he said that the expected Aunt Tellie [?] from Manitoba anytime. Iam glad that you has a visit from her while she was down. Mae Woods has been having quite a bit of trouble with his feet and they send him down to the base. Iam glad as his feet are flat and he is unable to stand any heavy marching at all. I havn't rec the parcel you sent yet. It is funny as I never missed one before but I havnt given up hope yet and am looking for it any day now. Matel [?] sent me a small parcel of candy some time ago and it got lost also. I guess you will be through threshing by the time you receive this letter. I hope the Feed turns out good when the wheat crop was a failure. Uncle Jack said they expected good crops in Alberta of the frost kept away. The farmers around here are taking in their harvest now and they are very slow on account of being short of help. Only the women and old men are left to do the harvesting. There are quite a few orchards around here but the apples because there [?] seen to be any other kind of fruit are not cultivated and have sort of a wild taste about them but they are not too bad. I suppose all those trees that you planted around the house will be a good height now and help to break the snow then winter. Well Mother the French and British have been making good progress on the Somme front and have taken quite a few prisoners so it should shorten the war up and I hope it will soon be over. Well this about all the news I have to tell. I will write again when I get your letter as I expect it any day now. With love to all From your loving son Jimmie P.S. All the boys are all well. Clarance Slanders is well also. He is in C Company and [?] him quite [?]. Iam reading over a few of your old letters now. I generally like to keep you last two or three as I cannot carry them all around