Marcia Kirwan Standley Papers

my favorite Van Gogh won't be there. Maybe you remember, I had a print of it hanging in the living-room at 804. When we decorate this place, I plan to have it framed & handing on the living-room wall. The original is in a private collection, & the paintings we're going to see are from Holland & public U.S. collections. The exhibit will be in L.A. next. If you're at all interested, it's worth the trouble to see it.

Paulsey is coming over today to watch She & the world series, while I go Avon-ing. I usually take She with me, but she weighs a ton so it will be nice to have her at home for a change. When she gets a little more accustomed to her stroller it will be easier, but by then I will probably be back to work. The county is scheduled to call me anytime after Nov. 1.

Before Paulsey comes, I have to achieve a semblance of order & civilize the kitchen. We're having bean soup for dinner, one of the recipes which I have mastered, so I have to lay out the ingredients & thaw the smoked ham hock. I alternate the recipes I have mastered with experimental menus, to keep Jim's digestion on an even peel. A ratio of 2 old stand-bys to one experiment keeps us in good shape.

Love, Marcia

P.S. Wedding negatives soon. Don't you remember, you already brought me Grandmother's gray coat. It's very nice.