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Alameda, California Wed. Aft.
Dear Edward,
Roberta L. has just left. She was in for a cup of chocolate and some music. We fed the ducks this afternoon to please her, and hung around Durant Field to please me.
One ship was up when we arrived and we saw it land. That was all the excitement
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they could offer; there being no one else who wanted to go up – I lacked the ten dollars!!
It certainly did rain like —? yesterday. If you had been around yesterday morning you might have gone swimming on our back upper porch.
I made a pretty picture in raincoat and rubber boots wading around poking sticks down the drain pipe which
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was all stopped up.
But today — gee it was great. Rob & I drove out to Lake Chabot this morning to see if we are to get plenty of water this summer.
Left the Cole at the bottom of the hill and walked up. It has been ages since I've been there – it's awfully pretty now and it was a great morning for a hike. Saw Margaret Anglins play again last night and had a nice talk with her afterwards.
Elle est charmante! If I had only written to her to S.F. when I wrote to Chicago I might have been playing with her now. My letter finally trailed her back across the continent but it didn't arrive till after they had engaged two other girls. She hopes to have me with her some day. I hope so too.
You are in a restless mood but perhaps you'd quiet down if you had a dose of the country. It's the war and the fact that you started in to work hard so soon after when you weren't strong. We are a restless, nervous, discontented lot of people on the whole. Uncle Rob claims that he and Mother are the only two
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who are trying to simplify life and the rest are trying to make in more complicated. Sometimes I get worked up over things so that I think I'll burst and wish I would. Then I stop thinking about everything and decide to take things as they come and not worry – then I go on and have a fine peaceful time.
It's the best way – try it. But I never can do it for long. Tho I was quite satisfied in France.
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Now I must get dolled up and become beautiful for the party of "ladies" tonight in honor of Mrs. Asker from "Noo Yoork" [underlined].
As ever Sincerely Doris.