Thank you for your letter about getting a brush cutter. I had the same idea
several years ago and remember visiting a dealer on US 11 between Abingdon 
and Bristol to make inquiries. I came to the conclusion that such tools do
not live up to their promises. I harbor a memory of having bought a brush 
cutter at Lowes on Route 128, taking it to Lisbon and returning it after 
finding that it didn't work. But my memory such as it is, that fantasy may 
be in error. I wouldn't swear to anything.

You have many options. My respectful advice is that you buy such a tool, if
at all, only in the context of a specific project, e.g., buy it in Greater
Boston, take it to Lisbon to try it out, or buy it in Bristol and return it
there if it doesn't help you accomplish your aims in Konnarock, in other words 
buy it, if at all, only on such terms and under such conditions that it's 
possible and practical for you to return it if it disappoints you.

My concerns run in a different direction. I feel responsible for having burdened 
you with five pieces of real estate which require varying amounts of maintenance,
not to speak of bequeathing to you a labyrinthine estate plan expensive if it had
to be disentagled by a lawyer; not to speak of leaving for you pending legal 
proceedings which would challenge the imaginations of Kafka and Kleist. I want to 
do anything and everything I can to help you. Please consider becoming familiar 
now with the video surveillance systems, unless you plan to replace them when the 
time comes with systems of your choice; please consider involving yourself in the 
litigation now, unless you are determined to end it on my incapacity or death.

Both Mommy and I are much satisfied with our present stay in Konnarock. We would
like to spend as much of the summer here as is compatible not lonly with the legal 
proceedings but also with your needs and wishes, if any, to have us nearby. Perhaps
it's evidence of senility, that I look forward not only to the return trip to Belmont
but also to the return from the return. I would enjoy very much the trips with you,
but I will also enjoy very much driving to and fro by myself so long as I am able.
My concern is not to burden you with plans that conflict with your obligations to
your work and to your family, and not to burden you with remorse or regrets if my
risk-taking leads to a serious accident. I could be content even now "to stay at home" 
if circumstances demanded it.