I have put off posting all week, hoping that I would receive a letter from home, so I was glad to get two letters from Mom and Dad and one from Cleon yesterday and another letter from Mom and Dad today. Last Monday I received a nice letter from just Dad (and I will answer that soon) as well as a short letter from Mom written way back on June 16th when Mom said she was sending me a picture of Cleon’s.
The letter I got today is the first one sent to my new address, and took just five days, which isn’t bad. The letters that have been mailed to Augusta, which must be forwarded to me, have been taking from 10 to 12 days to get here. The last I got was written on the 21st but they’ll catch up with me eventually!
I got Cleon’s picture this week. It is certainly nice. I plan to write Cleon soon, and will tell him how I liked it.
My ankle is in good shape now. We have been doing some hiking lately, and its given me very little trouble. Another week or so, and it should be perfectly normal.
I imagine Dad is thankful to be on the swing shift again. Maybe Dad will be out to Galena by the time the graveyard shift comes around again. They won’t have a graveyard shift out there, will they?
It was quite a coincidence, receiving a letter from Mom about the new blue berry pies she has been making. I had some plain blue berries yesterday and also about a week ago. They are very good.
Well, I have to get ready so that I can go into town tonight, so I guess I’ll close for this time. Sorry I am so short on news. I am going to post again tomorrow or Monday, and will try to do better then.
P.S. To answer some of the questions I have received –. One ounce of airmail costs just 6 cents. And I often send three sheets of regular paper for 6 cents. Letters aren’t censored while I’m in the United States, so one may write just what one wishes.
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