Dear Skandar,

The hollyhocks are in full bloom here and I would like to request a few decent china vases for the ones I cut and put on the breakfast table in  the shack -- you know that little nook in there. The rest I am making into sachet which is most decidedly welcome in the fish house!

If you could spare a few extra tea cloths, I could be ready for just about any emergency in the kitchen. I need to make a request also for  some good buckwheat batter -- in ten-gallon drums preferably. The local native fishermen drop in occasionally and they are quite tired of fish. A large plate of good old fashioned flapjacks is a welcome relief for them and they are most willing to trade whiskey, cigarettes, and a few bottles of squareface for the privilege. It also gets any idea of shrinking my head out of theirs almost at once. Ah, that reminds me -- I'll need some Vermont maple syrup as well and some crates of blueberries and dried apples. Also, do you have any draino?  It's not for me but for one of the savages here. He likes to rub it on his skin to get a orange peel effect that makes his tattoos stand out.

Oh, I'm also low on wicker furniture. Send as much as you can -- chairs, wastebaskets, ANYTHING!!! And a couple of highway flares.

Krandon