O'KEEFFE/ STIEGLITZ                LETTERS             O'Keeffe, Georgia             1943, Aug.-Oct.
Box 1   Folder 22

CiRCA Aug. 15, 1943

[*Late Aug/43*]

Henwar - it was a fine letter I had
from you some time ago.

Ive been camping at the Black 
Place for five days during the full moon  - camp
on white hard sand behind a white fairly hand
and much creased sand hill - a few
thick cedars just out there  - for shade - 
— miles of silvery sage
- and running in two directions long lines 
of the black hills - 
It rained every 
day so was fairly cool - and I explored
those black places more than ever befor 
- amazingly beautiful —

I do not send this Air Mail because I write
it at the mail box as I receive your letter and
have no Air Mail Envelope for --
We only came 
out here once a day usually

Such things one learns with
Las Rationing

my summer has been good

I hope you can come --

Late Aug. 1943

[*Late Aug/43*]

Henwar - :
   Two notes from you.

I plan to go back late in October - about the
end I think -

   I really think it would be a
good idea to shake your self - shake
your self well - and come out here for a
couple of weeks - if you cant for longer -
a month would be better -

And maybe you can take a new hold
- fresh start -
Tell them your grandmother is very ill 
- or any thing -

Coming home stuck in deep red mud of 
a wide arroyo - real muddy - the
highway truck stuck too - cut bunches
and bunches of flowering tall chamisa -
and lay it in the red mud to get out
- They wrenched us out

Oh - it was
a good trip  -
I always think of you
in such places

My love to you

G

Late Sept. 1943

Late Sept 43

Henwar!

I have your letter -- your two
letters --
The one just now saying you think 
of coming even if it makes no sense -- That
is fine -- I think one can not know what is sense
today -- Come -- both of you --

I plan to return October 27 -- have my
reservation promised but not in my hand yet
--
I love my world here -- more -- always
And I would love to have you come for as long as
you can stay -- both of you --

I would like to say into November but I [seem]
to think I ought to get back to the little

man

Maybe I like this so much that I
think I ought not have any more -- It
will be six months -- I think May a better
month from May - November
So.

Let  us know. I will meet you in Santa Fe
You bus up there from Lamy -- I'll meet you 
at La Fonda

unless you come on some
train that this bus doesn't meet --  let me know!

Bring some cheese -- It is always impossible
to get eggs at this time and we cant always get
good cheese in Santa Fe -- 

Well

I hope you make it --  The
cement pool had sort of faded from my mind --
My love to you ---- G.

I do not say this for myself--------------much
as I would enjoy seeing you ~
I just think it would be good
for you ~
G.

Oct. 1943

Late Oct/43

Good Morning!

Well it is too bad you did not
come but it is alright too

I am leaving on the 27th. -- arriving
afternoon of 29th.
I have not told A.
as I  do not want him to worry.

Look forward very much to [Gary?] Henderson
Went camping again last [night--crossed out] week
That is an odd mistake to make [arrow pointing to word night in line above]

It was a particularly difficult trip for weather -- [?]
also [?] of my [?] --

Snow on [the?] world

the morning after we got home - 
And God how the wind blew and the 
rain poured down on us one night -
It was really wonderful -

Makes 
me feel like spitting on my house comfort when I 
remember battling with the out doors - 

Will see you

G.

I have only told H. that I will be there the 
end of next week

I hate to be leaving - 
the summer has been good -.


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