THE FEMININE

VIEWPOINT

by and about women

Pages from a Journal

of Waning Affection

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LOU MCLEAN

no milk in the icebox, told her on Friday that we should need milk by Monday. She said. I remember, standing in front of a display of milk cartons at market: oh Lord no, we have at least two quarts at home. Cannot abide coffee without milk. The cat, her cat, furious without milk, won't drink water. The top is off the ink bottle. Should begin the drawings for The Bunny Who Would Not Eat Cereal. Pure propaganda for children, on the other hand, what child would want to eat cereal because a rabbit . . .

Mara returned the drawings; rabbit too realistic. Cannot find lettering pen. Cat is in heat... top off the ink bottle. Grace forgot to pay the light bill, no light for the past two days, company will do nothing until tomorrow

.. Mara not keen on blue in sketches, too depressing. Cat gone for the past three days...Grace says I left the screen door open . . . hardly..

cat returned at four A.M. Announced return in strident voice. Grace never stirred. Mara telephoned, Mother Bunny's apron not right, change that and Father Bunny's glasses. Rained like mad last night... Grace had left the top of the Ford down, was like an aquarium this morning, branch of the Japanese Maple blew off, cracked the rear-view mirror. Grace left for work wearing the suit I had intended to wear to take alternate sketches to Mara. Could find nothing civilized to wear, called Mara to say was indisposed. Mara said never mind, they are thinking of changing the rabbit to a duckling or perhaps a kitten. Told her that kittens were tiresome, cannot draw ducks. She has a nice

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