Love Letter 45 – Mukluks

Love Letter 45 – Mukluks

I’m not one to wish time away, however, good riddance to late summer weeks of fifth chakra procedures and hello to warm, welcoming autumn weeks of balance, healing and long afternoon walks. Just as the thermal therapy penetrates and soothes my aching muscles, Buffy Sainte-Marie’s vibrato-rich voice lulls my unsettled mind and Mom’s daily account of late November, 1960 fills my thirsty heart with Love Letter 45:

Flin Flon Clinic
Nov 25/60

Hi My Honey!
Hello dear and how goes everything w/ you?
Here we are to letter writing again – no plane trips that I’ve heard of in the near future.
Wasn’t that great tho’ – sure fabulous to drop down for an evening and be w/ my love – getting a little spoilt aren’t we?
How is your tooth honey? I really feel sorry for you and hope you’re feeling up to par now.
I realize I didn’t give you much sympathy, but you always know I hate seeing you sick in any way – I love you so.
Time seems queer – it just doesn’t seem like I was with you 2 nites ago, but sure realize I was.
Now it’s only 3 more Saturdays without you after tomorrow.
And you know what, dear only 83 more days until I’m Mrs Bryan Keith Johnston – Zowie (what other expression do I ever use).
Oh honey I love you!
It was so very wonderful to be in your arms again and sit in our car – boy that “Green Hornet” doesn’t miss a trick does she?
Say hello to everyone for me please.
The trip back wasn’t bad at all and had company nearly all the way – one of the Mountie heads from here.
A little cool up North tho’ but home.
Was at work at 2 o’clock and back at the grind.
Tired after my wee trip – couldn’t have been lack of sleep, but last nite had made a previous date to go and watch some home movies – really cute, Shirl & Harv’s first wedding anniversary celebrations.
Was fast asleep at midnite tho’.
Guess our F.F. Bombers lost their hockey game again last nite – gee can’t seem to get started this season at all.
Everyone fairly good at home – Mom busy w/ bake sales now so is running around like mad.
10-pin bowling on the agenda for to-nite – I may sub but hope I don’t have to as could do a number of things – mainly wash my hair – address local cards and write a few letters (just a few things) – also am seriously thinking of putting on my slacks & mukluks and going for a walk (alone – damn it, it’s gorgeous out dear).
It has snowed nearly all nite and all day – and I love it – real lot of snow now so hope it doesn’t do something like this on the 23rd of next month.
Hope we have some nice warm winter evenings in the Peg so we can go walking.
Wish you were here!!

Busy days and busy nights broken up with a midweek Winnipeg rendezvous – who could ask for anything more, eh Mom?!
Eighty three more days to becoming a Mrs – eighty three more days to steaming up windows of the beloved ‘green hornet’, eighty three more nights to sharing walks marked with mukluk footprints in freshly fallen snow . . . Zowie!

Love me, love me now