Friday, January 25, 1918

A bright and happy day.

            Had breakfast in the kitchen.

            The men were putting the counter up, so Adj. and I went to see the village. We saw them making beer and saw the wash house. Got our laundry and counted the money. Then back for dinner in the kitchen; it was a good one. We just helped ourselves. Then I helped the men to candy and nuts. Adj. worked on the aprons. Then we went for a walk up the hill and saw some of the prettiest hills and took some pictures. Saw a French man cutting wood. Saw some soldiers having a picnic. Met a guard who told us this place is under quarantine. One of the men had diphtheria and was in the hospital. Then we had our pictures taken with the cooks on the fence. Then fixed the counter and had supper in the kitchen with the cooks. It was a real family supper table; all had their tin dishes and it was fun to see them enjoy eating with company. After supper we had all just settled for a good time when Lieut. Feed came and told us we must close. Adj. told the men we must close, and we were all sad for they went to cold billets. I was playing dominoes, and it was a good game. After they all had left, the cooks came in and they sat and talked while Adj. sewed on the aprons and I wrote. We all ate nuts and the men told of the time when they had such cold weather the bread and meat froze and they broke the axe trying to cut it and they almost froze. And they told how the enemy treat the men and it is terrible.