“Date
#98 – a big long talk in North Hall Room 47 resulting in an engagement”
--
Entry in my mother’s diary, Thursday, April 24, 1947, about her engagement to
my father.
Apr 24, 2017
Apr 15, 2017
Tue, Apr 15, 1947: back together
“called
him over in pouring rain to go back together after a miserable day for both of
us –”
--
Entry from my mother’s diary about getting back together with my father after a
brief break-up, Tuesday, April 15, 1947.
Apr 8, 2017
Tue, Apr 8, 1947: cherry blossoms
"The
cherry blossoms are just now coming into their own, and the most beautiful
season of the year is upon us. We went
out to Atami yesterday to see the cherries and the most popular sea resort in
Japan. One wonderful thing about the
bombings is that they have left completely intact such places as this and
Kamakura. The more you read up on Japan
and actually see these places, the better it gets."
--Letter
from John Howes, Japan, to my father, Winfield, Kans., Tuesday, April 8,
1947. He was a fellow graduate of the
Navy language program in Japanese.
Apr 2, 2017
Wed, Apr 2, 1947: cut potatoes
"When
we got your laundry I thought it was a package for Dad so I opened it and it
kind of surprised me.... Last Saturday morning I cut potatoes and spent part of
the afternoon planting them."
--Letter
from my uncle, Bloomington, Kans., to my father, Winfield, Kans., Wednesday, April
2, 1947.
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