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Sat Sep. 4/43 9.o’c
# WILL DUE FOR WEEK’S COASTGUARD LEAVE
# GRANDMA INVITED TO STAY
# PHOTOS REPRINTED FOR RON AND EMMIE

No fresh news from Italy. Jean has just been to Gma’s to take brambles Rene brought for Eff. and to tell G.ma Father is starting 6 days holiday? to-day and to ask her if she would like to come. She doesn’t say yet. Father is on watch but is being released at 10 by Mr Parish as he has to go to the station. The rush of station work will soon be over I expect.

Eff sent me eggs to-day. I did not expect them as Den[nis] is at home. I sent Ron an A.M.L [air mail letter] yesterday. Also sent snaps to be reprinted and sent Emmie the first of hers, wonder if she will like it. I don’t think we take enough time posing before the actual “smile please” or we forget to take the whole picture, as distinct from the figure, into our eye. I was too near the camera, it showed up all my wrinkles. Rene says she’ll take another, one day. Must send Ron one with Jean, Rene and I on. It is pretty good.

May, Emmie and Jean (front) - August 1943

May, Emmie and Jean (front) – August 1943

 The photograph was one of several taken in August 1943 (see also 24 Aug. 1943).

Have you read an introduction to May Hill & family (includes photographs) and explored ‘The Casualties Were Small’?