Dearest Gaki

The Cavett - Neihardt show was great!

We hated to see it end-

Shirley and CARM Carm , Enid, Olie, Coralie and I watched it in a Boonville Motel. They invited us to the office to see you in color. You did look great in color, but the black & white picture was clearer. Coralie recorded the whole thing on her cassette tape recorder. We'll let you hear it if you are good.

We are delighted you are going to be here. Please don't worry yourself about the "fluid" situation here. WE WANT YOU HERE. YOU BELONG HERE.

If our house sells soon, we'll make an offer on the house near Enid and Ollie. I am sure you would like it. And if we decide to take our Branson house off the market, you'd enjoy being there to, wouldn't you?

I am gradually getting to feel more normal. Doctor says it will take six months or more. Fortunately I feel more competent than I did.

Please give Myrtle & J.D. my love. I'll write them, but do tell them how much I appreicate their kindness to me. Tell J.D. my funny talk was apparently quite [?]. The joke book is very good.

I am to be on a career panel at Stephens College today. - too much extra [stuff?] going on. It is hard to refuse.

Much love to you as ever,

Hilda
Hilda N. Petri ATTORNEY AT LAW 511 GUITAR BUILDING COLUMBIA, MISSOURI 65201
COLUMBIA US POST APR 23 71 MO.
1971 after Cavett show
Dr. John Neihardt 5835 Vine Lincoln, Nebraska 68505