1974, November 26: Letter from Peter to G&H
A general life update from Peter, plus some poems written by Meishu-sama. “Events proceed here at their usual dizzing pace (that was supposed to be dizzying—anyway, things are whizzing)”
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Date unknown: “mobile/collage”
A construction-paper collage that I made sometime between 1973 and 1977, titled “Day & Night.”
1974, December 6: Letter from Peter to G&H
In which two foster kids leave, and we are suddenly in desperate need of money again, so we prepare to move. “We're thinking very seriously about going in with about 8 other people to buy a 100-acre ranch in Mendocino county, we'd get 10 or 12 kids at $800-$1000 per each per month, and set up a survival community, schoolhouse, etc.”
1975, January 15: Letter from Marcy to G&H
A placeholder note to let George and Helen know we haven’t forgotten them. “the germs & the realtors have a conspiracy to keep us from mailing our New Years Presents (we already gave up on Christmas) till Easter”
1975, January 23: Letter from Peter and Marcy to G&H
Another thank-you-plus-life-updates letter, in which we’re preparing to sell the house and move on to the next adventure. “We are very sorry to be so unconscionably late in sending our gifts to you—especially since we had finished making them by 12/20 or so, but have been as busy as a gaggle of whirligigs, mostly running around in circles...”
1975, March 7: Letter from Marcy to G&H
In which the kids get German measles and (unrelatedly) the parents sell the house. “He made a lovely potato head yesterday, all by himself, then gave it to Peter to eat for breakfast.”
1975, March 10: Letter from Jay to G&H
The first letter in Jay’s handwriting!
1975, July 29: Letter from Jay to G&H
Jay lets George and Helen know that he has made up some recipes, though he doesn’t include those recipes in the letter.
1975, August 12: Letter from Marcy to G&H
Marcy congratulates George and Helen on their new (beach?) house, and catches them up on some bits of news.