Letters from her brother William; drainage work in road and garden; bulb plantings in garden; slipping bed quilts; learning German, recommending staying with a large family to improve conversational skills; correspondence with and proposed visit from Mr Howard on his model city and book The Garden City; recent visit from Mr Hudson and conversation on birds, snakes and books; Hudson's Naturalist in La Plata; young chemistry student from Canterbury to visit for advice on collecting natural history specimens.