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Darling Joan,
The weather is keeping very nice over here, quite an Indian Summer in fact. But the mornings and evenings are now very chilly.
The twins are in great spirits and have been very noisy this evening, but are now going off to bed, much to the relief of Mummy and I.
This afternoon Mummy took them into Harrow-on-the-Hill and then on to Pinner. Mummy had to find some clothes for John and then some cups with handles on, which she had heard were in Pinner. Mostly cups are made without handles now to save material and work. I finished gathering in my potatoes, and did some more digging which I am anxious to finish before the frosts come.
Yesterday evening I made one of my few visits to the Cinema, and saw “Coney Island”. Have you seen it? Very nice colours. I got home to Mummy just before the air-raid sirens went, which was very lucky, wasn’t it?
You will be pleased to hear that I managed to get our hot water tank repaired, so now we have hot water again and the house is warmer. I do so hope that it lasts until the new one can be got. We don’t want that flooding again.
Sunday. This morning John and I have collected the last of the apples in from the garden, the cookers from the tree at the bottom and a few left on the other trees that John had to climb for. Anne has been busy reading Pinocchio to herself. They really read quite well now. Then I took some cuttings from the gooseberry bushes, and hope that they will take. If they do, we shall have some young bushes just about the time that the present bushes go past their best.
The twins are now setting ready to go off to Sunday School(1). Sometimes they make a fuss about it and don’t want to go, but we manage to persuade them in the end, and I really think they enjoy it when they get there. We believe that the older children, Dora and Valerie, tease then a bit coming home, and that is what puts them off going sometimes.
Well Joan dear, cheerio(1), and give our love to everybody. We haven’t heard from you for some time now, but we expect to get a letter sometime next week.
Lots of love from your
Daddy
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