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Somewhair in Scotland
June 17, 1941

Dear Bee. Received your letter yesterday. Everything is OK here although the weather seems cold and damp but the countryside is getting pretty all the time. You will have to come and see it for yourself when this is all finished. Well now all the wild flowers are in bloom. The broom tree is nice. It is a bush with a yellow blossom like a sweet pea. All the hills and the roadsides are all covered with it. The heather hills are getting purple. Well the big horse chestnuts are all in blossom now too. Well Bee, there is lots of deer here. Wild turkeys, pidgeons, partridges, pehasants. But the small birds are scarce here. The rabbits are awful plentiful. They are small grey ones. They eat them now. We did not get any yet.

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They trap and snare them. Ah yes, about our hut, there is 12 sleeping in our hut, (9) cook and 3 batmen and I cook for the officers. We all have to take a course in cooking for 6 weeks. 2 of us go at a time. we will get our leave some time in July. Well Eddy O'Toole saw Philip Loosen in Edinburgh. He said he looks fine and likes it. Well who wouldn't like Scotland? Well I wrote you a few days ago telling you about my trip. Hope you got it. I was sea sick for a few days but the Atlantic is lovely. I just wish the boys could come some time and see it. They will have to save their pennies and come when this racket is over. Well how is the baby? What does Bobby and Tom say about her. You must send the snap of her and how did the group of the children come out? Send one to me. Say that was a terrible accident

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when Godin boy got killed. Poor boy.
Oh yes, I was down to Frasers. They got your letter. They were pleased to get it. They are lovely people. They have a car. Mr. Fraser and I was for a drive last night. We were to Laird Lovat's castle. It was wonderful the statue of the blessed virgin is over the main door. It is wonderful to see. He is a R.C. Ah yes, Frasers have 2 lovely boys. Willy is 14. He looks like Bobby. I wish you could see him. And Simon is 10, is more fatter and stout. They are looking for a letter from Bob and Bruno. They will exchange snaps with them.The measels are going over here among the children. Simon has them now. but is getting better. Yes those peoeple may be relations to Grandma if you can give them more insight they are anxious to find out. Ah, you spoke of the letters

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I wrote. Just good by. Well that was just the day we got to camp and I did not see much. But I wrote a few days later telling you all. I wrote from Edinburgh. I am getting some pictures. I will send back one. Well I wrote to Aunt Lucy. Well who is cook on the Nippy this summer? Well I will close. we have lots to eat. Thank god. Tell the boys to do their work. did James get some plowing done? I suppose it is quite wet yet. I sent you papers today. Lord Beaverbrook's paper. Let me know if you get them. Will send more if they go. So cheeryo. Love to all. Expecting a letter soon from Bobby.
How is Tom?
Yours
Pat