Polly Kay (1904-1997) vividly and with humor describes her life in Richland Center, Wisconsin, in excerpts from letters to her son Skip written after 1949, including her 5 last years in an old folks' home.
August 31, 2013
Moping
(Dogs 22)
At last came the day of parting when Skip went off to Ripon. Then Vica was my dog -- but only the care was mine, never the heart. She waited and waited for school to be out. She started to mourn and mope and get thin.
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