August 12, 1918 -- George Talks of Bluberries, Fried Chicken and Home

This has been a rainy, rainy month, but today was as bright and clear a Sabbath as one could wish for.  It made me think of home and some of our autumn days there. In your letter today you spoke of how often you think of me and all the rest of the boys and plan for our return.  Well you can just bet all your spare change safely that most in fact I might say all our spare moments of dreaming or conversing are spent in exactly similar ways.  Got your letter of July 12 today.  Just a month getting here.  You better save a can of those blueberries against the time I come marching home Sister or I’ll start another war as soon as I get there.  Think now I’ve ordered my bed that I’ll start on the meals.  When you get the news I’m going to arrive home, get out said can of blueberries and have fried chicken, and soda buiscits (forgot how they taste as well as how to spell it).  We are eating fine here tho.  Have really had white flour biscuits twice and I’ll bet you can’t say that much for the last two months.  Guess I’ll have to hunt a harder job or I’ll get too fat to walk, let alone run.  And the way Jerry is going now, we will have to run some if we catch him. 

            Am very glad to hear that you are getting allotment regular and that insurance papers have arrived, as that is a big load off my mind.  And keep on writing as letters from home are our greatest delight.  How are the crops coming and how are the cattle doing this year? 

            If I was only home I would talk an ear off you all, but this long time long distance censored talking sure gets my goat.  So I guess we will still have to rely on his royal highness the moon.

            Talking of the bees swarming got me so excited I woke up the other morning covered with hives. I could have spared you all of them too, as I had hard work getting rid of them. But am OK now again (you laugh at that joke if somebody tickles you). 

            As I am sending this in a Green Envelope I have changed the number to 2A.  About all there is left to say now is keep healthy and wealthy and wise and I love you all more and more and more each day.

                                                            God bless you all.  Good night
                                                                                    George.
Give Daddy a good pounding on his birthday for me.