, 'Would you like some help, sister? "

"Tak, I would like some help Sister." Gives her a grateful smile.

smiles and gets her own basket, "You seem to have a wonderful harvest today."

"I do, I worked very hard on this crop of potatoes. Such a hot summer, had to water them extra this season." pulls up another plant full_

of potatoes, bends down to pick them up and toss them into her basket.

starts on her own row of potatoes. " Ahh.. I see.. You've been working hard, sister. "

"I have been, want to have enough to get me through the winter. Don't you?" throws the last few potatoes in the basket and moves on the_

next plant.

"Da.. if it's not a very long winter."

a small laugh. "When isn't it a long winter for us?" throws more potatoes in the basket.

chuckles, "General Winter does enjoy his visits with us, yes? "

filled one basket and is moving on to the next.

digs up another plant, shaking the dirt away from the potatoes. "Yes, he especially likes to visit us. I miss the stoves we had in the_

old country, they kept the house so warm and were big enough to sleep on."

"Indeed.. Perhaps we can comission to have a stove built like the ones we've had before?" , laughs.. "Even if it's for memories' sake?"

"That would be nice, I would knock a wall out in my house to make room for one. I miss those old stoves." fills up her basket, carries it_

over to the side of the garden and fetches an empty one.

nods. "How many baskets have we filled already?"

looks back. "I filled two before you got here, this one is my fourth. " tosses more potatoes into the bin. "I should make draniki for_

supper, that sounds good."