28 Nov 1967

Dr. Peter Pauling

University College

Gower Street

London WC1 England

Dear Peter,

We are having a blowy, blustery day here, so I guess our summer weather is over at last. This is the first day that there are no surfboard riders in the ocean outside our windows.

We were in New Orleans a week ago. The Daddy received the Roebling Medal from the Mineralogical Society. Barclay and Linda were also there.

We had a delayed Thanksgiving here on Saturday with Linda and family plus 5 dogs – mother with 4 pups and Crellin and family. We ate on our patio for it was a warm, lovely sunny day.

Everyone is fine. We do like having a house right on the beach and the shore life is very fine here. The house itself isn’t much but is passable.

How are you? We have been worried about the devaluation of the pound. Does that make things much more difficult for you? I hope you hadn’t cashed your check but I’m afraid you must have done so.

We have been reading more things about Churchill and what a scoundrel he was. How stupid, too.

Is your work going well? We go to UCLA next week. The Daddy will give three or four lectures there. He is enjoying being at the University again. Our house in Santa Barbara was so lovely though and the garden so fine. Also I like S.B. much better than La Jolla. I think we’ll go to the ranch for Christmas but probably won’t have our family reunion. All of the grandchildren are fun but they do make a lot of work.

Did you see Virginia Durr again? I judge that her friend Mrs. Glass (?) is something of a viper. Do you see much of her?

I’m having a terrible time getting any Christmas spirit going. Perhaps I won’t make any effort this year.

Much love to you,

Mama

P.S. I have my M.G. here at least. Newly upholstered, tapped, painted. Could you send me some small parts? AHP