I TOOK A TRIP - A letter from my mother when I was 13.

Dear Dana,

In 1954 you packed your own suitcase for a three day trip to your father's wedding. Before you left the house I looked at the contents. I was so surprised at what I discovered that I wrote down a list of the contents.

A box of foreign coins
Your rock collection
Super Mouse & Looney Toons comic books
Your fly tying equipment
Your stamp collection
Boy Scout handbooks with requirements for art & cooking merit badges
A mouth organ
A squirt gun
A boomerang
Camera, flashbulbs, 2 filters and exposure meter
Your diary

MMM1 undershirt
MMM1 tie
MMM2 handkerchiefs
MMM3 shirts
MMM4 socks
MMMGrey flannels
MMMBlue blazer

No pajamas! No robe! No slippers! No underpants! No toothbrush!
No comb or brush!


Keep in touch.

Love, Mother