My dear Lucy,I was pleased to receive your letter and know how well you were getting on. You will doubtless be surprised to see the postmark on the envelope and wonder who is writing to you from Pittsfield. I came here last Monday to visit one of my College friends and shall be here until Thanksgiving. I usually take such a time as this to answer the letters that have been acumulating. [sic]
Templeton has been very quiet this fall, since the "Inn" closed. I suppose you hear most of the Templeton news from your mother, so I shall not try to tell you much of that.
Our Current Events Club has started quite well this fall. Mrs Greenwood has not been able to attend, which disappoints us. We are reading "Romola." We havn't [sic] got into it yet and it is not yet as interesting as "Idylls of the King" which we had last year.
Mrs Stinson and I read French once a week. Then I go to Gardner
InstituesInstitutes (I never can spell that correctly the first time) once in two weeks. You see I have been busy, even if it does not amount to much.This is a nice quiet place to come to. I always get lots of ideas and help. They are all people who read a great deal, go to good lectures & concerts and I always feel as if I were not doing all the things I might. I think we all need a little arousing sometimes, for we get into ruts.
I am glad you like your roommates I know from experience that one's roommate can make life rather disagreeable. My College roommates I always liked, but when I was at Preparatory School, I had one that made life rather exciting. We use [sic] to quarrel like everything. I wonder what has become of her. I've never seen her since. My friend I'm visiting now was my roommate - so you see we got along all right.
Yesterday morning we went to a lecture before the "Wednesday Morning Club" a very swell Woman's club. It was by a man from New York whom the paper says is connected with Scribners Magazine The title was "The Man & the Book."
Next Monday afternoon we go to a meeting of the "Travel Club." They are travelling [sic] in Switzerland now. I have been to them, when I have been here before & they are very interesting.
I have one more letter to write, so I'll not make this longer.
Write me again when you have time.
Yours as ever,
Grace E. Blodgett27 East Housatonic St.,
Pittsfield, Mass. Nov. 13, 1902.