Freedom to Play: We Made Our Own Fun

ENJOYS DOING FRETWORK

A MECHANICAL LEAF Maple Leaf Club, Family Herald and Weekly Star May 1, 1918 Simon Gaudet HUNTER Melbourne, Yar. County, N.S. Dear Maple Leaves: I live eight miles from town on a farm alone with my mother and father. My favorite sports are hunting and riding horseback. I made a windmill that can saw wood one inch in diameter. I also made a saw myself. I have two pets, a dog and a cat, their names are Fanny and Mary Joe. I would like to correspond with Leaves my own age, sixteen. ENJOYS DOING FRETWORK Pathfinders, Free Press Prairie Farmer February 16, 1944 Danny Goosen (11) [Address unclear] Dear Pathfinders, The boys in school do fretwork every Friday afternoon. We just started before Christmas so hadn’t made many things yet. I made a toothbrush holder, name plate and elephant bookends. We’ll be doing more of this work from now on. My brother has a fretwork saw which I take to school every Friday. I intend to have my own soon. My hobbies are doing fret work, bicycle riding and horseback riding. I’d like to have letters from boys my age who enjoy fretwork like myself. 148 Freedom to Play ...