Dec 5 ’54
Dear Archie & Mable –
About every time I thought about writing there was a good
show in TV. That takes up most of our time in the evening. Don’t even have time
to read the paper anymore. Great Bend came on the air the last of Nov. and they
are close enough that we have good T.V. every night. We had our first rain last
night since I got home from our trip. 60 hundreds so it was really getting dry
and dusty. So far we have had a very mild winter just a couple day that it was
down to about 10 above but other than that around freezing was the coldest we
have had. They had rain while I was gone so the wheat came right up but doesn’t
look as good now as it did maybe in a few day if it stays warm it will green up
again. I just got my pictures back the other day sure got some nice ones of our
trip. Makes me wish I could take it again next year. If you ever have a chance
to take 101 along the coast it is well worth your time. The road is one curves
(shows curves in the letter) right after another and a slow road but lots to
see & the Red Woods are beautiful. I was really glad when we got thru Saw
F. crossed the Golden Gate bridge at 1 o’clock & they were playing football
with Ill. So really got in a traffic jam. Had thought some of going on to Los
A. then along the Southern way but I said I had enough city driving I was going
straight across country for home. Now I wish we had gone on South I have
never been down there.
No water in the ponds so we won’t get any ducks this year
the pheasants are few & far between don’t know what has happened to them. Our
steer calves brought 21 (cents) not as much money in a cow herd as big steers
now. We are getting our road graveled down from the Co. road so now if it is
muddy when you come see us you can come right on thru. Oh yes I wanted to tell
you the president was trout fishing in Pine Colo. When we went thru there if I
had just known it ahead of time I just as well of gone fishing with him. I’ll
bet the game comm. Stocked the stream for him so it would have been good
fishing. I want to write a few lines to Shirley & Myron so they will know I
haven’t’ forgotten all about them. Yes I thought maybe as soon as Shirley left
you would be leaving Seattle. I don’t blame you one bit there are hundreds of
small towns that would be so much better. I supposed most of the coast towns
the living costs would be high. About every Friday or Sat night Bill & Jim
come up to spend the night so they can
see T.V. Billy doesn’t get to come up during the week now that he is in school
Aunt Laura got a bunch of colored pictures of the trip she just got them back I
haven’t seen them yet. I don’t know why it takes so long to get the pictures
developed. Well it won’t be long till Xmas it sure seems like time flys any
more. We have been busy putting a new foundation under the south chicken house
& converting it to a calf shed. Eggs are 18 (cents) so it doesn’t pay to
raise chickens any more $5.55 a hundred for pullet atoms. I suppose you saw in
the paper where some one blessed Mary Wineland’s money & got away with
around $80. Well by the time I get a short note written to Shirley it will be
bed time so will close for now.
Love, Albert Jr.
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