3. Three Months of Berkeley Bliss

I’ve got another postcard for you from my collection. I believe the publisher of this one is Edward H. Mitchell from San Francisco. This is Berkeley, back when Mim arrived. You’re looking at Telegraph Avenue and Bancroft Way, right near the University campus. I wasn’t much interested in college men, then, but some of the professors were entertaining. The trolley ran through the heart of town. I loved the place. So did Mim.

Uncle Edward and Aunt Helen welcomed Mim like family, which meant they...