Jan 24 
Dear Folks, 
Well you got out of town just in time. The weather has 
been impossible. It has snowed and sleeted and froze and 
snowed some more. I have managed to get back and forth - 
mainly because I had no choice - but it has certainly been 
messy. Then for two days this week it was very warm, foggy 
and wet. Now it is snowing raining and sleeting again. 
I turned the furnace back the next day after you left. Turpin 
came to do the planting and I found the house warm so I 
investigated. The planting looks grand. It is a good thing 
he came when he did because there has been no time for it 
since. I ordered the rest including the azaleas to be put 
in «hen he thought the time was right. 
Werwere apparently being unkind to the old lady across the 
sxreet because she died the day after you left. I saw the 
cars etc and looked in the paper which said that she had 
been ill some time. I enclose the clipping in case you 
would want to write a note J|ea. I also enclose a clipping 
df the cat without the canary-r from the expression he has 
already consumed it. 
Ruth got fouled up by the employment office Friday so I 
paid her as per instructions. We have not heard from the 
Smiths but I had her make up the bed in case they did come 
in over the week end. With the weather so awful I was 
afraid that I would not be able to get there. 
I have had two letters from Jack. He sounds very lonesome. 
We have a very small mission there and everyone he knows 
is gone. And he is beginnig to fret about what is to be 
next for him. I feel guilty at not being there with him 
but I do not see how it is possible. 
Fortunately have been very busy with my job. I have a big 
deal going at Arthur Murray, the Natl Savings and Trust 
and the Alexandria School of Nursing. So I am occupeftd. 
John is in Maine to visit his family. He leaves sooner than 
expected. He will probably only be at the Club a few days. 
He had a bum peice of luck. He arranged to sell his car 
arid decided not to drive it in the snow for fear of an 
accident. So someone smashed into the back of it when it 
was parked and didnt leave a note. So he has to have a new 
trunk lid.' 
Veil I must close and go shovel the drive. This life in 
