Part of letter to David Donaldson from his mother

Part of letter to David Donaldson from his mother

Catches up with family news, activities and the weather. Mentions visit to Henley to watch brother Ian row.

1939-06-30

Two page handwritten letter

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THE ELMS,
42, PEAR TREE AVENUE,
BITTERNE,
SOUTHAMPTON.
& we call him “Henl[inseted]e[/inserted]y – otherwise I can think of no news – we are going over to Henley next week to see Ian row, Daddy has high hopes of his boat, but I feel it is too much to hope that they can get anywhere near the finals.
I am glad your house did not quite blow up -
We continue to have constant thunderstorms here, one every other afternoon but the weather is really very pleasant on the whole, warm but quite fresh -
Norman & I are going down to Cornwall from Aug 10th to Aug 24th so we shall not be here when you first come home
I must go & post my letters
very much love
from
Mummie
Friday June 30th