Letters written by Beth Puckett to her husband Lewis Puckett who was serving in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre. Topics include their daughter Sherry's experience as May Queen, Beth realizing that the parents of one of Sherry's classmates were actually old acquaintances, reupholstering furniture, looking forward to the departure of a boarder, disapproval of the men who remained on the home front, developing assertiveness, Sherry's upcoming piano recital, and updates on various friends and acquaintances.