Wallace's Tent on Salisbury Plain

Wallace's Tent on Salisbury Plain
Writing a letter with candle on clipboard, see Oct. 16 letter

Friday, August 23, 2019

January 27, 1945 Saturday

[V-Mail]
France

Dearest Honey,

I have just completed a search of this entire building for something to use as stationery—and there is nothing, hard as that is to imagine. Tomorrow I’ll see what can be done, but now I’ll use V-mail as the only available material.

This is an interesting hospital. Before the was it was a hospital for mental cases (no cracks, now) and it still has much of its original equipment. Each day I take a bath in one of those special tubs with jets all along the side, that are used to calm violent cases. They are really the works for a comfortable bath!

Today I managed to secure a purple bathrobe—so now I can walk the short distance outdoors to reach the officers’ mess. To add to the international atmosphere here, it is run by the Italians! Here it is necessary to print the “Keep the Door Closed” signs in four languages—English, French, German, and Italian. Tonight we had a fine supper of ravioli—we’ll have to have that sometime, it’s good!

My mother’s birthday comes the 15th of February, as you probably know, so if you can represent our family –.

And Valentine’s Day comes just before –.


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