Bobbing National School

Near Sittingbourne

Tuesday

30.04.95

My dearest old bBoy,

I thought perhaps you would like to know how we are getting on.

I got through the school yesterday splendidly. I like the children very much tho’ the last mistress did not appear to get on at all will with them. The girls are quiet angelic, & some of them so pretty – whilst the boys are quite bricks & the parents are very friendly.

The whole place appears to look upon Artie as a marvel – the vicar 7 he are great friends – he went & helped him garden? Yesterday, went into the church & heard the organ & finally desired to ring the bells for church, which the much-tried vicar thought best not!

He went to Mr Knight’s himself & asked if he couldn’t stroke his ‘baa-lambs’ & wanted Mr K to catch him a cuckoo. He is very good & quite obediently on the least sign of insubordination I don my war paint.

We are getting on all right as regards food, I walked into Sittingbourne tonight, so feel rather tired.

I think very much about you old dear; wonder if you do about us. I never eat anything but what I try to imagine what you are having too. I wish then thousand times it was possible for you to be here. It would do you a world of good – the air is simply lovely & the country delicious – if you were only here!! You know!!

Oh! I say – enclosed is for Childerditch, please forward I forgot it before. Its plenty soon enough, for you know, he has engaged a man on supply for a month.

If you come on Saturday or Friday let me know & we’ll meet you. If you really want to bring the fowls, I think you might manage to put them under shelter. Let me know. Artie has quite arranged that we are to meet you “in good time”.

With fondest love & hugs & kisses from us both

Georgie