Yard Boy

(1951 June 20)

NZ [a teenager] tried to help me Saturday and is more awkward than you are. He started out by cutting the grass until he put the mower out of commission! Then more time spent trying to fix it (for which I paid). Is this fair? Should I? Finished with hand mower. Then he spaded up the spot a bush came out of - I had to have him do it over - all roots and weeds. Finally we were rained out. Oh my.