All of these old letters have been from my parents or me or Jay, except for a couple of them from George and Helen. But there\u2019s one letter in this set that\u2019s from someone else: a note from Marcy\u2019s cousins(?) Harriet and Jack, who lived in Palo Alto and who Jay and I had met a few times after we moved to Palo Alto. I don\u2019t recall ever seeing or hearing from them again after Marcy died, but it looks like they kept at least minimally in touch with George and Helen, though this is the only letter that I have that\u2019s from or to them.<\/p>\r\n
I\u2019m confused about the date, though. It\u2019s very clearly written as \u201c91,\u201d but it (a) implies that Jay was at Peter\u2019s house at the time (whereas Jay was off at college); and (b) talks about Marcy in a way that sounds like her death was recent, whereas by 1991 it was more than ten years previous. So I kind of suspect that this may have really been sent ten or so years earlier, and that the \u201c91\u201d was a mistake. But for now, I\u2019m putting it in the chronology as 1991.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n1\/31\/91<\/p>\r\n
Dear Helen + George:<\/p>\r\n
Your thoughtful gift just arrived - and you certainly did pick my colors! Thank you.<\/p>\r\n
Since I knew I was writing, I just called Peter - and found him in the middle of a game of Go with his brother. Joaquin reported that his soccer game was a 2-2 tie - and all seemed well and cozy.<\/p>\r\n
We had a trip to Mexico since I spoke with you - and I fear I did pick up the intestinal problem - and a badly wrenched ligament in my knee. I\u2019m just really getting over the ravages - but it seems worth it in retrospect. It\u2019s like having babies - one forgets the pain.<\/p>\r\n
I can\u2019t tell you how much I miss Marcie - I really didn\u2019t understand how much a part of my daily living she had become \u2014 and her unflagging spirit will not be matched for me, at least.<\/p>\r\n
I hope you are both well and happily busy.<\/p>\r\n
Jack joins me in thanking you for our lovely new pillow - and wishing you the best\u2014<\/p>\r\n
Fondly<\/p>\r\n
Harriet<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
At the end of the note, Helen annotated it by adding Harriet\u2019s last name and writing \u201cMarcy\u2019s nice relatives who had us to a delicious dinner\u201d<\/p>\r\n
Notes<\/h2>\r\n
Regardless of when this was written, it surprises me that Harriet would refer to Marcy as being part of her daily life; I hadn\u2019t thought that Marcy and Harriet were ever particularly close. (I\u2019ve been told before what relation they were, but I always forget.)<\/p>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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