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Helen Fox Angell letters to Bess Peebles Fox, July 1944-April 1945

1944-12-17 Helen Fox to Bess Peebles Fox Page 1

December 17, 1944
Dear Mother,
I got a nice bunch of mail.  Yesterday I got your fifty four and a nice note from Amy.  Today I got fifty-five to fifty-eight inclusive, one from Jinney Galbraith and one from Mary.  Poor Mary!  I've just written her telling her everything I can about the job.  She may be unhappy if she takes the plunge, but it's a certainty that she will feel mightily cheated if she doesn't.  Now to answer your nice letters.  By the way, you should be very proud of me.  I was supposed to go out to Whitehall this evening with Jay for Tuesday and Wednesday.  I decided to play extra safe and wait till tomorrow and go with Johnnie because I had a slight cold a couple of days ago.  I worked yesterday and today, but thought I'd get a good sleep tonight and go out by daylight.  I feel swell, but wasn't sure how the droughts would be.
Isn't Gretchen having fun on the farm?  I think she is enjoying it as much as the boys.  It should be extra lovely in the spring.
I am all confused!  You say you were mailing the box with the bicycle seat cover, and I got it in a box from Betty herself weeks ago.  Are there two seat covers?  I just looked in my diary and it came December 1st.  I have had all the boxes up to number twenty two except seventeen and nineteen.  How about it?  I'm going to write Mary and (Panders?) off and on about the lovely things they have been sending.
I hope we can keep our equipment.  They take it away from us and give it back periodically.
You want a sample day?  Here is today.  I went at eight to the craft shop and traced on felt like mad, getting eight penguins, six rabbits, and six elephants all traced before nine thirty, when Dorothy and Mrs. Hume-Roctnery?) showed up.  Their

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December 17, 1944 Dear Mother, I got a nice bunch of mail. Yesterday I got your fifty four and a nice note from Amy. Today I got fifty-five to fifty-eight inclusive, one from Jinney Galbraith and one from Mary. Poor Mary! I've just written her telling her everything I can about the job. She may be unhappy if she takes the plunge, but it's a certainty that she will feel mightily cheated if she doesn't. Now to answer your nice letters. By the way, you should be very proud of me. I was supposed to go out to Whitehall this evening with Jay for Tuesday and Wednesday. I decided to play extra safe and wait till tomorrow and go with Johnnie because I had a slight cold a couple of days ago. I worked yesterday and today, but thought I'd get a good sleep tonight and go out by daylight. I feel swell, but wasn't sure how the droughts would be. Isn't Gretchen having fun on the farm? I think she is enjoying it as much as the boys. It should be extra lovely in the spring. I am all confused! You say you were mailing the box with the bicycle seat cover, and I got it in a box from Betty herself weeks ago. Are there two seat covers? I just looked in my diary and it came December 1st. I have had all the boxes up to number twenty two except seventeen and nineteen. How about it? I'm going to write Mary and (Panders?) off and on about the lovely things they have been sending. I hope we can keep our equipment. They take it away from us and give it back periodically. You want a sample day? Here is today. I went at eight to the craft shop and traced on felt like mad, getting eight penguins, six rabbits, and six elephants all traced before nine thirty, when Dorothy and Mrs. Hume-Roctnery?) showed up. Their