Sunday — May 7.
Dear Clarence:
Per usual — it's raining. I washed today but had to hang inside. Was in hopes I could get them out in the air but no go.
I am all up in the clouds in hopes you can make it home Sat. You told me not to plan on it so I won't, but that don't stop me from hoping I'll betcha. If you can't and find out it can be, I will come down. However, it would be much nicer to have you home, as well as cheaper. Do you have to get permission to come this far?
One of the girls who started
to work in Personnel last
week called today and asked
if I would like to be a
rider in her car to and from
work. She lives in Uni Places
so charging 1.00 a week. I
told her I would think it
over and call but have decided
to continue trying
to drive our car this summer
and then try to line up a
ride in the winter. It is
so convenient to have the car
when I get off for running
errands to the cleaners,
grocery store etc. Then too,
I stay down every Wed.
night to have my hair
washed and if I am going to
drive once or twice a week,
might as well apply that
buck a week to keeping
up my own car. However,
suppose if I have a flat
some A.M. or if the car
won't start, I will probably
have my regrets.
I don't know when I have
had such a miserable evening
as I did last night — just
between you and me. We
ate at the Greenwich and
then played poker at Pat
and Agnes’s. Just couldn't get
interested or anything so left at 10:30 and came home.
Was certainly glad I had our
car. Don't know what it
is but I am getting so it
is harder all the time
for me to go out with the
gang. Maybe its because I
am odd person but I
wouldn't let them know
for anything.
Was so happy you phoned this morning. I was certainly planning on it and am afraid I would have been pretty let down if you had not gotten through.
Surely did have a big washing this morning but it is the first time I have washed for a month so I expected it to be big. Think I will try to iron some of it tonight because if we have an evening that is nice, I want to work in the yard. Never have finished the raking and it is long enough now to be cut. But with it raining all the time, it just can't be done.
Am sticking in a dollar and
will send a a couple more
before the weekend. Then when you
are home, we can take inventory
and see how much more you
need— or if I come down. Am
also enclosing Viola's letter
which I am going to answer
this afternoon. Thought you
might be interested in Pete etc.
Well, dear, will keep my fingers crossed and keep hoping that next weekend will be ours.
Bye for now
All my love Gretchen.
