January 27, 1980 Dearest Wee Today we complete cut 12th week. Somehow, the time seems to be going by more quickly. Pictures were Taken of us. Let me then how I look. No mail from you, Mum or the boys since your of December 11. Not your fault! Keep trying! I am reading Darwin's Origin of Species. Far more readable Than I expected, and fill of specific examples. I was not aware, for example, of how much Darwin owed to the century of practical experience in breading of plants and animals that had been going on in England. The part an 'unconscious selection' is fascinating. Two farmers can take sheep, absolutely identical, from the same original flock, and by selecting for mating those with the different qualities each farmer instinctively prefer, can end up after several generations with quite different strains I how have the concentration to read more demanding books, which I. did not, earlier. One curious aspect of the life I lead is that I am turning into a night person. There being no particular incentive to get up in the morning, except for breakfast which comes late, one tends to sleep late, and to read at least until midnight, Lunch is the main meal, with steak (which we had yesterday) always a treat Also chicken drumstick, from the quantity of frozen food in store here. The main vegetable is spinach, with occasional salad. The evening meal is is soup, with occasional canned ravioli with that, plus vitamins. Plus some exercise, my health is good. I love you and miss you in every way. M