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158 February 9, Friday - 7:30 P.M. My darling sweety: It was so good to get #126 this morning together with an envelope full of clippings. I'm still missing #125. Was glad to hear you received the snapshot album, and pyjamas - did you find the presink? It was one of our anniversary roses- 1) A going over would delight me - oh darling it would feel so wonderful 2) Three days! It's got to be lots longer- The little blue flowers are all over town now - we don't have any right around our house, but there are some between our house and the Bensons. I think they’re of the daisy family. Birthday package m-mm- didn't realize we’re getting so close to April. And, please may I have pyjamas like Christmas time? Speaking of s'prizes - Dana says to tell you to go to the Liberty Store in H. when you get back. Steve got Mike some clothes, and Dana blouses and [pg 2] skirts she's delighted with - Me I’d like a bathing suit - Hawaiian print. Gladys found Dana a little place this morning - one big room and dressing room, shower, gas plate and no refrigerator for $44, but she's glad to have anything, and expects to move down next Thursday. We met her at the P.O. and she took us right down then we went shopping and stopped at the Creamery for a light lunch. Mr. Rickelston, the nice carpenter who opened the crates for me, came up this afternoon and picked up Wendy's stroller. He's going to brace the handle with metal strips and tighten it up in general. Stopped at the library this afternoon, and spent a pleasant ½ hour with the librarian (Miss Elizabeth Niles, in case you haven't written yet) looking up books for you. There wasn't anything much, but she's sending to the state library in Sacramento to see what they have and will send down. I did find some rather old, but interesting books on Japan, and [pg 3] plan to read the most interesting a few at a time. Just as I was getting ready to leave bumped into Barbara and she took us to their place for coffee and a cigarette or two. It's a cute place - but they are paying about $80, and it's really only one big room, and on top of a big hill. I got Barbara to talking about her book. It's evidently quite a sexy affair, and in one place she is trying to decide whether to “just let him unbutton her blouse or…” I like Barbara, there's something refreshingly honest about her - a side I hadn't really seen or failed to appreciate until this afternoon. Wendy and I didn't get home til late, and as I finished feeding and putting her to bed Dana stopped by on her way back to San Francisco. We had some sherry, and she left about 6:00. Wendy cried hard for an hour afterwards - and tried everything til I was nearly frantic. Finally, in desperation, I changed [pg 4] her panties and doused liberally with powder - Presto - chango, and she was asleep! That's what you call learning the hard way. I took lots of pictures of her today, dressed in ruffled jumper, and standing in the stroller. Oh darling - I wish I’d get a letter saying “Top of the Mornin’” soon. Fourteen months and I feel as if I can't take another four days. Being with you is so wonderful, and away from you so empty. I know I can't expect you home til next March, but it does me so much good to day dream about the possibility of it being sooner. Hurry the time honey - I love you, as always, with all the love in me - and that's lots- Bobby 9/44 Lunch on hill - to Fred Moore's to look at packing trunk - shopping at the Safeway - Charlie and Helen for a baked bean supper, and bull session afterwards.
