26 Jun June 26, 1945

Letter
from: A. Shonkwiler
to: PFC George W. Shonkwiler
June 26, 1945, Tuesday, 11 o’clock p.m. and all’s well.

Hello, Honey,

Gosh, darling, when are you coming home? I know it’s a silly question, but
just can’t help speaking my thoughts.  It just keeps running through my brain
day and night, night and day.  I guess it’s no wonder as you’re about all I
have outside of Ronnie, of course.  I haven’t seen my brother for eight months,
and although I sent a gift for Patsy’s birthday, and also a postcard later,
I haven’t heard from them since they phoned the first week of May.  Seems my
relatives on my side of the family are about extinct.  You’ve just got to
come home to keep me from being so lonesome and blue.

Marge came over at 9:00 this morning and brought some fresh butter rolls so
as I was just about to

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eat my breakfast, she ate with me.

After breakfast we both donned halters and shorts for the first time this year
and took a sunbath.  It was cool, but the sun was warm, and I did get a bit
red.

Marge left for <? Harney> after lunch (waffles and coffee) and after putting
Ronnie to bed, I did a little sewing.  I made a halter to wear with my

 seersucker slacks, and also a cute sun suit for Ronnie, all out of an old
seersucker skirt, which I had no use for.  The sun suit is blue and white
striped with four dogs embroidered on the bib top in blue, yellow, green, and
red.  These sun suits cost $2 to $2.98 apiece, and I can make them out of
scrap materials for practically nothing.

I’ve been saving spare change in a little tin bank since last Christmas,
calling it my vacation fund,

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and when I opened it and counted it today, I was pleasantly surprised to
find I actually had about $16.80.  This will really help pay part of me
[my] expenses at the cottage with Claude and Jo, as I do want to share
their expenses to some extent, at least.

Just as we were through eating dinner tonight, Ernest and Edith stopped in.
While they were here Mr. Morgan (the war bond salesman) also came in.  He
said he didn’t know if you’d returned yet or not, so on the chance that you
had, he stopped to see if you’d like a bond.  Of course, after finding out
you’re still very much in the Army, he just sat and talked for a while.  He’s
the same fellow who came around just before you left for induction.  Remember
he also had a son, Ronald (about 13 years old).

Did I tell you that my headaches

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disappeared after wearing my glasses a couple of days?   Must have been
eyestreamed.  I’m going down to have my glasses changed one of these fine
days too.

We had 91 degree temp. last Sunday, but today is again pretty cool, but
sunny.  After our hot weather sunday, it rained all day Monday (yesterday).

As my day is about over and it’s getting close to midnight, guess Judy and
I will go to sleep.

I’m enclosing Elinor’s letter and Mr. Chamberlin’s, plus one I wrote in
Sept. and was returned to me.  I haven’t had a letter since the June 13th
one telling me of your first day in the hospital.  That was last Friday.
I’m getting very worried.

Good night now.
And love, love, love, and kisses from,
Mom and Ronnie.

P.S.
Marge said Murray didn’t think there was enough business in Glen Ellen to
warrant him going into business with you and so on.