Dear Pearl,

Just a word of warning, Pearl.  The Harvest Moon Festival is scheduled for the very evening of the harvest moon!  Remember what happened the last time the unfortunate events lined up?  All the cats!  The horror of it!  Thank goodness we are not planning to be on an ocean liner this time!  No chance of running into any rogue celebrations aboard orphan schooners! Still, it does give one pause.

The planning committee is simply determined to repeat your wonderful Potato Bobbing Booth again this year. Would you be a dear and describe how it goes again?  What sort of potatoes, is the bobber blindfolded, should the bobbing water be hard or soft, how many volunteers will we need to man it, and so forth.  Any advice will be so very appreciated!  Do you think you will be able to attend?  If so, remember there is a prize for best costume. Fanny and Melba are planning to come as gourds and have ruined Louise's kitchen with their papier mache pumpkin masks!  Louise has that temper, you will recall.  
I Remain as Always,
Your Devoted Miss Blue