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Transcription of Letter
From
J.R. Derbyshire
Lister House
105 Boughton Green Road
Kingsthorpe
Northampton NN2 7LS
To
John & Lynette Derbyshire
15 Chestnut Street
Huntington NY 11743
U.S.A.
March 31st
My darling children, Rose & John,
received the lovely picture of the little Princess, she is so lovely & a great credit to you both. She is watching
me now as she stands on my
desk & her chubby little dimpled face seems to regard me with a little mischievous smile that makes me smile too. Thank you both very much, she has been cooed over by everyone
here & all
agree — she's lovely. Rose, I have your little pansy picture on my dressing table, it gives me great
pleasure. did you know that
pansies means thoughts of you.[1] It was very
thoughtful of you dear to pick this card. I love pansies, they too have little faces My birthday flowers, well,
most of them are still
going strong & again have given me great pleasure. It's pouring with rain today. We've had very cold winds, I did
sit out a bit one day but
it was quite cold. I'm glad you are having some sunny spells at last. I agree with you John it has seemed a very long
winter but the nights are
lighter & the pink cherry trees are in blossom. Life goes on in the same deadly way here carers come &
go, if boredom killed I
should be dead long ago. It's only my family & the happy days that keep me going. I don't know whether Judith is
away for Easter, she hasn't
said anything so far. John I wrote to Chan, I hope my letter will cheer
him up a bit. I
told him you hold him in great esteem & because he'd been so good to you, so did I. How will he fare when the
takeover comes? I told him
about our little princess & how happy I am for you with your lovely family. Rosie, dear, I understand how you feel,
but things will get better I'm
sure, you wouldn't have such a lovely baby if you were a poor mother, she is a great credit to you. I hope that now
you are having better nights
& you have Spring & Summer ahead you will begin to feel better I can picture you in the garden I
hope the rats have gone they are
hateful things. Do you have any pest control near who could deal with them. Keep your chin up love. We all love you
& think of you & admire
you for your pluck.
Lots of love
Mum
Give her cuddles & kisses for
me X X X X X X X X