Osborne, Kans
Oct 23 1954
Dear Archie & Mable
After so long a time we are writing to you to tell you how
much our visit at your place added to our pleasure and benefit of seeing so
many wonderful things besides feeling a sense of being at home with you
and we were there long enough to learn so much of conditions and then meeting
your mother was a lasting joy – I expect to meet her again.
We got home 630 PM Oct 6 – after taking Albert home from
Alton – Albert Sr was milking when we got there & we visited a while and he
gave us a dressed chicken for our supper, but we were to tired to fry chicken
so we had it later.
From Seattle we went to Portland – thru Van Canver ect. Right down the inner coast Hi wa – till we
were well in Ore – then turned west to coast Hi wa 101 and that is on the coast
sure enough and its an old road & Im glad we got to travel it for they are
already making a regular four or six lane Hi wa to take its place, and its curves
& ups and downs are marvelous – I said to Jr “I like this” & he said, “I
don’t.” seemed he didn’t like driving on it – one felt as tho we might meet
ourselves coming back on some of it. Jr. said “I know now where the carnival
people got their idea for the roller coaster.” The new road just moves the Mts
and hills & fills the valleys We stopped many times for a closer look. One
was at sea lion “roast” I don’t know what to say – but where they congregate on
the rocks there were hundreds of them & such a continuous roar almost like
the sea its self.
We stopped at Couse Bay for a little to see something of
where Shirley would be living but did not see a thing to indicate there was any
army camps or grounds of any kind so we knew they were back on the bills at
DePot Bay we went into the aquarium where they had a lot for unusual sea
varmints of so many kinds a octopus was most interesting to me – I had been
there twice before and he was always sprawled all over the rocks. With those
suction cups against the glass & this time he was exerasing, I guess, for
he changed so much & findly went up into the highest corner & started
for apposite end & all stream lined to a beautiful feathery form. Something like this (**nothing there**) It
taught me how the most dangerous & deadly sins can be made beautiful & deceit
feel beyond belief – the anonires are so very beautiful & such decently
colors one can hardly thing they are alive – I hope you get to go there some time don’t miss the aquarium at Depot bay
– or on down along Cal coast are many wonderful things. T confussion Mt for
instance you will be more than confused – for there is a bout 100 ft along
there that has a magnetic pull that makes you walk 7 ½ degrees from straight up
and then they built the shed over with a slanting floor that makes it work much
more so – I sent a picture Jr & Laura went in. I stood & had to hold
onto a post to keep from falling, at them trying to keep from falling – Laura never
did let her baby loose & just stand - & forget she wasn’t straight up –
but Jr, move arsed to choppy walking soon did & he was so graceful &
looked a perfect picture (see the picture enclosed) its just as he looked when walking
straight a head. The door frame is made standing to deceive one more. Lay a
bottle down at lower level & it would start rolling slwly up hill, a marble
also that a 35 lb weight steel rot was standing on its chain. I was & is a
marvelous thing the most plausible reasm is that a meter has fallen & penetrated
the sat & has the magnetic force in itself. A car will roll backwards right
up that hill. It’s a spookey thing indeed – Its on Red Wood Hi wa 101 – so. Of Garberville,
Cal.
We took pictures along the way & will send you some when
we get them made.
We went on down as far as Palo Alto to Stanford University
campus for a few hours pleasure, they were just coming out of stadium after
they had pummeled Ill St at foot ball & was they a happy bunch. Made us feel glad too. I was glad to see the
Hoover memorial & to know he can enjoy seeing it himself.
We didn’t stay long at Linetas Mento Park as Jr was thinking
of his father working alone getting wheat in (it was all done when we got here)
& I was getting worse with my cough. I think I was coughing quiet a lot at
your place but was not sick and could eat but I lost my appetite & then my
heart bothered. I could hardly walk when I got home, and it will be three weeks
Wed - & I’m a lot better but I can hardly trust myself to come down stairs
& I wo’nt be over it for a long time – I eat good now & by to build up –
I was sorry but so very glad I had my good times first I have so many pleasant
memories to help & we have written many letters & read so much of
magazines piled up & letters & birthday cards – was 83 Oct 4 – AND NOT
MANY COULD TAKE THE TRIP - & Laura had so much to do – altho we made a
special effort to have everything in order when we left home there was dust
every where & it made me cough worse – but we got a woman to come &
help wash windows & put up storm windows & now we are ready for cold
weather which was foretold yesterday, even to snow & sleet but then was 58
& 60 now 10 am. & it being first part of month all the “olds” &
WSCS etc. move on & she went & she has done work in yard – we got bulbs
alongte way but she has them all in - & a big washing & I slept all
thro it & she said “was I ever glad”? I wanted to help some Laura left at 833
this am for Smith Center where the women society of Christian serving (WSCS)
has a convention & will be late getting back – it has worried us not to
have written to you & she said she was going to start a letter this am but
I had made up my mind to write & so she will write later It will take you a
while to read this & we went to be remembered to the Taylors, Boedekes,
& any others who might be interested we will go to all Grandmother
Boedecker as soon as I fl well enough –
May God bless you all. Love & best wishes, Nellie A
LaRosh
Every body likes our hats & Frances wants mine!
Nov 5, 1956
Dear Archie and Mable,
It seems mother didn’t get her letter addressed right and it
returned so thought I would write a little note.
I was up to Ira last evening watching TV as first it wasn’t
much good but later good. It came from Hutchings.
We are having fine weather temp each morning around 26 one
morning was down to 13. We have just about finished our fall house cleaning some
times we feel as though we have to much house.
It seems we have to go to a funeral about twice a wek.
Harley Newton will be buried in the morning out at Kill Creek. I think by now
you have heard about Vern Cronk shooting himself. He was found near his car and
at the enterance of the covert cemetary was such a shock to every one. His time
was up next march on Ira’s place, and Ira had taken the wheat land last fall so
some other fellow could put it out.
It was so hard on LeRoy and Roberta the children. Both are
married and Roberta has four little girls and LeRoy one.
Albert and Jr. brought cattle in to the sale last Frida and
didn’t sell until four in the morning got a pretty good price for them. Albert
Jr has been up holstering a big rocker I havn’t seen it yet but Lucille said it
sure is nice.
Well how are you two making I with out your little girl. I’ll
bet the baby gets lots of loving. Id be glad to have Shirley’s address to send
Christmas Cards.
Hope to hear from you some time. Laura
I forgot to say that Aunt Maud was very pleased with her
cake & samples of dress & we told her every thing about the wedding
& took her for a ride out in the country. She seems real well – but is so
very frail & thin – dresses as nice as ever & what did she say but “You
know” I have always hoped there would be a “match” of Jr & Shirley we told
her of Shirley telling people that “he was the only brother she ever had.” Iras
are having a TV pu in now. All care very well – it’s in & we still don’t
ever want on here.
Nellie
Dear Mable,
You will think we are ungrateful but we are not, but
yesterday here came my letter back – wrong address – Laura will write today.
Many thanks
Have you had your money blessed? Ha Ha
Poor Aunt Maury
(Had N.W. instead of S.W on letter)
