The Second Jamaican-y Pistle to My Grandchildren

January 19, 1977 Dear Jack and Jill: Yes, this is the second time I am writing from this sunny clime. I see by our daily paper that it is still below zero in Chicago. That ice and snow would not last very long here. We are surely glad that there is no ice on these roads, for it would be impossible for us then; the roads are very steep and twisty in the mountains. As soon as one leaves the coastal roads one is in the mountains. No, icy pavements are not one of the hazards we encounter: the...