Peter, Marcy, Jed, and Jay

In which Marcy asks for a bike, talks about carrot juice, and gives brief kid news. “Jed & Peter both have short haircuts & neither has a beard any more.”

In which Marcy thanks a cousin of Helen’s for a gift of Canadian money. And then tells her the lost-Gospel-of-John story. “We both think that Canadian money is a much more suitable gift than U.S., as it’s prettier.”

In which Marcy writes about the war in Vietnam, the materialism of Christmas, and the importance of staying connected with family. “our major investments should be in how we feel towards each other.”

A birthday note to George. “a friend says my handwriting is quite pretty—too bad she can’t read it”

In which Marcy lists assorted things that we’d been up to, including our first Easter egg hunt, and making and eating vichysoisse, and dealing with pet illness. “Joaquin ‘found’ one, nice bright delightful colors, very disappointing to find icky ol’ hardboiled egg inside. Jed got two, one of which he’d hid himself…”

A Mother’s-Day thank you, a couple of poems, and an update on Jay’s weaning status. “How can a respectful former-almost-English-major do such a wicked thing?”

Postcard, en route to Philadelphia. “All’s well, (tho we forgot the cheese.)”

Postcard from Missoula, en route to Philadelphia. “Well, there we were in Missoula, for about 10 minutes.”