Dear Son
Just a few lines to let you know I'm still alive. I'm writing this letter slowly 'cos I know you can't read very fast. You won't know the house when you get home - we have moved.
About your father - he has a lovely new job. He has 500 hundred men under him - he cuts the grass at the cemetary.
There was a washing machine at the new house when we moved in, but it hasn't been working too good. Last week I put 14 shirts in, pulled the chain, and I haven't seen the shirts since.
Your sister Mary had a baby this morning, but I haven't found out if it's a boy or a girl, so I don't know whether your an aunt or uncle.
Your Uncle Patrick drown last week in a vat of whiskey, in the Dublin brewery. Some of his work mates tried to save him, but he fought them off bravely. They cremated him - it took 3 days to put out the fire.
I went to the doctor on Thursday and your father went with me, the doctor put a small tube in my mouth and told me not to talk for 10 minutes. Your father offered to buy it from him.
It only rained twice this week, once for 3 days and then for 4 days. Monday was so windy one of the chickens laid the same egg 4 times.
We had a letter from the undertaker, he sad if the last payment on your grandmothers plot wasn't paid in 7 days up she comes!
Your loving mother
XXXX
PS I was going to send you £5 but I had already sealed the envelope.
Just a few lines to let you know I'm still alive. I'm writing this letter slowly 'cos I know you can't read very fast. You won't know the house when you get home - we have moved.
About your father - he has a lovely new job. He has 500 hundred men under him - he cuts the grass at the cemetary.
There was a washing machine at the new house when we moved in, but it hasn't been working too good. Last week I put 14 shirts in, pulled the chain, and I haven't seen the shirts since.
Your sister Mary had a baby this morning, but I haven't found out if it's a boy or a girl, so I don't know whether your an aunt or uncle.
Your Uncle Patrick drown last week in a vat of whiskey, in the Dublin brewery. Some of his work mates tried to save him, but he fought them off bravely. They cremated him - it took 3 days to put out the fire.
I went to the doctor on Thursday and your father went with me, the doctor put a small tube in my mouth and told me not to talk for 10 minutes. Your father offered to buy it from him.
It only rained twice this week, once for 3 days and then for 4 days. Monday was so windy one of the chickens laid the same egg 4 times.
We had a letter from the undertaker, he sad if the last payment on your grandmothers plot wasn't paid in 7 days up she comes!
Your loving mother
XXXX
PS I was going to send you £5 but I had already sealed the envelope.