(1966 February 18)
About time now to tell you about my birthday weekend. First of all, an Arab came Friday. He is Hassan Mirabux from Aden, South Arabia, a free port on the Red Sea. He is one of LL's stamp friends and brot him a beautiful cover. He has a good government position and was sent here by his government to take a seminar at UW in coops and has been on arranged tours all over US before coming here. Has a beautiful wife who teaches English, sister who teaches Arabic, small son, and daughter he has never seen. Leaving the 2-month-old baby with her mother, the wife was to join him about now. He was a delightful guest, had been in all countries but Russia, a great talker. Showed me how to wind an Indian turban and put on an eqal and is going to send me one. He came here from a week at LaCrosse and we put him in the double bed.
June 14, 2010
June 13, 2010
Bearded
(1965 June 23, "Second Day of Summer"
My dear hirsute one, What has possessed you to so admire the porcupine? Here I have been hoping for a nice snap of your & M & the girls and now you are in this phase. Let's hope it won't last. What are you doing it for? Can't be pretty or comfortable. Oh well, one problem after the other.
My dear hirsute one, What has possessed you to so admire the porcupine? Here I have been hoping for a nice snap of your & M & the girls and now you are in this phase. Let's hope it won't last. What are you doing it for? Can't be pretty or comfortable. Oh well, one problem after the other.
June 12, 2010
Pollyverse
(1964 September 14)
There once was a boy slightly wacky
Went off and forgot his tobacky.
His Mom sent it by jet
But no answer yet.
She's expecting thanks smoke signal by cracky.
There once was a boy slightly wacky
Went off and forgot his tobacky.
His Mom sent it by jet
But no answer yet.
She's expecting thanks smoke signal by cracky.
June 11, 2010
Kansas corkscrew
(1964 September 14)
Sunday I wanted to fix Vineyard Chicken from the Knox [cook]book. But no corkscrew. Finally I found one attached to a can opener [sketch]. I put it easily into the soft cork and asked Dad to draw it. He tried and had a fit. Said every time he tried to pull, the edge designed to cut can would cut his finger. "My God! This must have been designed by Carrie Nation." I laughed till the tears ran!
Sunday I wanted to fix Vineyard Chicken from the Knox [cook]book. But no corkscrew. Finally I found one attached to a can opener [sketch]. I put it easily into the soft cork and asked Dad to draw it. He tried and had a fit. Said every time he tried to pull, the edge designed to cut can would cut his finger. "My God! This must have been designed by Carrie Nation." I laughed till the tears ran!
June 10, 2010
Well, did she?
(1965 February 22)
MM phoning a friend and talking about another girl just married: "Did she bring her baby to the wedding reception?" (Choice of 3 fathers. Baby one month old at time of wedding.)
MM phoning a friend and talking about another girl just married: "Did she bring her baby to the wedding reception?" (Choice of 3 fathers. Baby one month old at time of wedding.)
June 9, 2010
Cooler
(1965 February)
Almost -40 degrees when I got up this morning. Daddy has to run the [car] motor a while to warm it before starting out. There was a fog from cold. Now bright sun. We are fine and everything about the house, no burst pipes, etc. Hope you are the same.
Almost -40 degrees when I got up this morning. Daddy has to run the [car] motor a while to warm it before starting out. There was a fog from cold. Now bright sun. We are fine and everything about the house, no burst pipes, etc. Hope you are the same.
June 8, 2010
Log carrier
(1965 December 27)
I have already used my Log Carrier from Lawrence [barely a month old] and thru you wish to thank the giver as much as is possible this year. It is a strong beautiful article - like Lawrence - and maybe some day he will be with us at Christmas and can bring some logs up for our fire. Who knows?
I have already used my Log Carrier from Lawrence [barely a month old] and thru you wish to thank the giver as much as is possible this year. It is a strong beautiful article - like Lawrence - and maybe some day he will be with us at Christmas and can bring some logs up for our fire. Who knows?
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