1973, March 25: Postcard from Peter to G&H
Peter sends a postcard to let George and Helen know that Marcy is writing them a letter.
Archive for From Peter
1973, 16 April: Letter from Peter to G&H
In which Peter is unhappy about his work situation. “even though on the surface, mine seems like a very beautiful job (and is in some ways), yet there are many other hidden factors which are leading me to seek another position.”
1973, May 10: Letter from Marcy and Peter to G&H
Assorted updates: What Jay and I want to be when we grow up; a visit from Uncle Paul; Peter helps a suicidal man change his life; how Marcy’s garden is going; Peter plans to get a graduate degree in Psych. “Joaquin will be in the orchestra too, after he’s finished being a refrigerator truck.”
1973, December 10: Letter from Peter to G&H
Peter explains why he doesn’t write often, and talks about my new school, and talks about his plan to set up an altar in our home with which to pay respect to our ancestors. “I hope you will understand that this is done not in the spirit of lighting candles and paying a priest to pray somebody out of purgatory, but rather in the spirit of putting flowers on someone's grave.”
1974, January 15: Letters from Peter and Marcy to G&H
A couple of thank-you notes and general life updates. “Life goes on here in the usual hurry-up-&-wait fashion, lurching from (minor) crisis to (near) catastrophe.”
1974, January 22: Letter from Peter to G&H
Peter to George: “I’d very much enjoy listening to a tape of some of your [organ] repertoire; no matter what style you played, to me it would always be ‘pop music.’” …and other assorted notes and thoughts.
1974, April 12: Letter from Peter to G&H
In which Peter consults the I Ching about whether Grandpa George should retire or not. Plus a side note from me that says “We'll send you an Easter present even if you don't send us an Easter present, and you can send your Easter present a little later than Easter, if you want to send one.”
1974, May 26: Letter from Peter to G&H
Peter makes plans for a visit from George and Helen. “Our delight was boundless when we learned that you could get away for a week to come & visit us.”
1974, November 26: Letter from Peter to G&H
A general life update from Peter, plus some poems written by Meishu-sama. “Events proceed here at their usual dizzing pace (that was supposed to be dizzying—anyway, things are whizzing)”
1974, December 6: Letter from Peter to G&H
In which two foster kids leave, and we are suddenly in desperate need of money again, so we prepare to move. “We're thinking very seriously about going in with about 8 other people to buy a 100-acre ranch in Mendocino county, we'd get 10 or 12 kids at $800-$1000 per each per month, and set up a survival community, schoolhouse, etc.”