1972, January 30: Letter from Marcy to G&H
Assorted life updates, including thoughts about me and stuffed animals. “sometimes [your presents] sit around for a year or even more before their true worth is appreciated.”
1972, February 16: Letter from Jed to G&H
In which “It was very nice of you to send” various items.
1972, March 13: Letter from Marcy to G&H
Birthday letter to George. “my goodness, you Hartmans can be wierd, sometimes.”
1972, April 10: Letters from Marcy and Jed to G&H
Marcy tells George and Helen about Peter’s suddenly dire academic situation, and I tell them about my Play-Doh coin press. “I have a play-doh game. It’s about the play-doh getting squeezed out and it will make a king and a queen.”
1972, May-ish: Letter from Jed to G&H
In which balloon stationery makes me think of The Red Balloon.
1972, June 2: Letter from Marcy to G&H
In which everyone is very busy in the run-up to Peter’s graduation from Berkeley. “ARGH. So much is happening.”
1972, June 23: Postcard from Jed to G&H
A postcard that just has my name written on it.
1972, July-ish: Letter from Marcy to G&H
A thank-you note, some status updates, and some discussion of the difficulty of growing cactuses and other plants.
1972, fall-ish: List of Awareness House names
Peter’s list of his suggestions for names for “the house where i work.” (Where he was working as a drug abuse counselor.) Examples: “the polyphase transformer”; “the hyperbolic paraboloid”; “alter-nation.”
1972, September 6: Letter from Marcy to G&H
A thank-you note and general life update, featuring news about a potential job, the car, and some washcloths, among other things. “it finally took the BIG STEP and threw a rod. Got us home from S.F. (quick trip to the Ocean to celebrate Labor Day)—which a mechanic friend says isn’t hardly possible.”