A storm cell just passed overhead. Hoo-boy! It moved through quickly, thankfully, and we didn’t get the worst of it. North of us, there was a lot of rotation and tennis ball sized hail. We didn’t get any hail–in fact, we only got a few drops of rain–but there was rotation and a lot of movement in the clouds. Eeep!
After the storm passed, the sun came out and lit up the towering cloud bank. Whew!
I’ve had a lazy day today. It stormed last night and has been raining on and off all day long. Days like this make me sleepy and amotivated, so I ended up taking three–three!–naps. I’m blaming it on Pandora. Cats have a magical power whereby they climb into your lap and suck the wakefulness right out of you. They are a sleep hazard.
I did manage to transcribe and scan a few more Letters to Esther this evening. I figured, if I was going to sit on my ass, I may as well try to accomplish something at the same time. I’m glad I did, because a couple of letters from Esther’s mother and brother contained clues to the break-up with Richard. After an enigmatic exchange, the letters from Richard abruptly ended, and, as far as I can tell, do not resume. After years of correspondence and apparent affection on the parts of both of them, it seemed sad that they should part on bad terms. Sadder still–for me–was realizing that I might not ever know what happened.
Well, it seems as if Richard wanted his cake and to eat it, too. He was happy to flirt with Esther, so he obviously felt some affection for her, but he was unwilling to admit to it, insisting that he had no special feelings for her and that she should have none for him, either. Hmmm.
It will be interesting to see what happens next. Esther will soon be returning home for the summer, so the letters will slow down considerably. In the fall, her brother Clark will begin attending Purdue University, and there is a large amount of correspondence from him. He’s a smart, funny kid, so I’m looking forward to getting to know him better.
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