Letter from John G. Neihardt to Bower Aly, March 3, 1969

Many, many thanks for your letter! It did me a lot of good. I am so glad to feel that Lucile will be able to go ahead with her Book. I wish I were nearer to you two! I might be able to help a bit in the final reading.

I'm moving [ahead?] ahead with my "The Old Man Remembers" It's not biographical in the ordinary sense. I don't know of any book with a similar plan, and it's fun to write!

I've had two cataract operations, and will have lenses this coming week. At present I'm writing one-eyed!

I should be pretty well furnished with eyes when I have the new lenses!

Golly! What a winter.! Even you were covered with deep snow at one time — 34 inches, I believe the weather man said!? Roses and 34 inches of snow!