1943 Apr 26 (written in pencil) from Brackendale
to her son-in-law, Ralph Van Horne, at 626 West 13th, Vancouver:
"My dear Ralph -- I now take my pen in hand but it's pencil as you see
I just cant write with pen no time for it first I want to thank you so
much for remembering me on Easter The card is lovely, I only get six
pretty good eh? I do love to get & love to give but when one cant
get out to pick one its hard got the one you would like, I hear you have
a victory garden & its looking good, but don't forget to put your coat
on or the one I gave you as you might get the measles we have funny
weather frost the last two mornings froze ice in wash dish at back door
& our fruit trees are in bloom, so, Harold poor boy is not so good & he
just wont give in until he falls down, Margaret said this PM I called
her that it was very hard to get him to do anything about it & it wont
do for her to nag him, he goes to shops everyday & works at home at
night [?] he sleeps good & eats good but to move about & watch his step.
Clayton is fine on farm and likes it, hope it lasts it just suits Harold
he is so pleased about it, Burtrelle ran in this a.m. & they are fine,
Irwin is at Judds [?] & she came up & went to Edwards, don't get out
much she says her feet are bad to walk too much on road not much news my
dear to write but please accept thanks for card. lovingly Mother
Thorne"
1944 Apr 10 (written in pencil) from Brackendale
to her son-in-law, Ralph Van Horne, at 626 West 13th, Vancouver:
"My dear Ralph -- received your lovely Easter greetings, I thank you.
it was a perfect day guess the Easter parade went off without spoiling
the Easter bonnets hope so, did your wife, do I do trust you both
enjoyed the day our day was as every day until 4 pM then I had dear Ian
& Margaret Hamilton & Margarets girl friend the one thats rooming with
her & they are both lovely children the Hamiltons & how glad they were
to see Gran the girls had off Friday Sat & runing back today then at 7pm
my dear son Clifton ran in to see me or us
& Jack wailed he was up to cemetry to put a lovely beauquette of flowers
on his wifs grave he never forgets, he brought me flowers as well, & he
has joined the rangers Harold get him at last, he said he got shot but
he might before he shot five [?hore] got home at supper time went at
eleven & nothing to eat, but when he went in home thee was a lovely
dinner Bonnie left him & all [?] chicken baked potatoes in oven parsnips
& pudding & a note on table saying [?} be home for dinner, & he said it
was a big surprise & a good one said all he had to do was set the table
& eat, he looks so well & walks like a man & sure of himself oh it does
me so much good, well I guess I better thank for my Easter box it came
lovely & very good I guess the way Fred & Ella & each for it & I saved
my part for another day & I hope soon I feel better this a.m. but not up
to my self yet, got to be careful & I [?] [?], have gone through it
before & its a very naggy thing & takes all the strength out of me,
don't see Harold very often but he is well I think & looks very good to
me, what kind of Easter dinner you had, lots of eggs etc over ham was
great so Fred & Ella said we leave always fresh
eggs. I had a cuddled egg & toast & it was good but I don't get
hungry. I suppose you hear from your & our dear son at Edmonton
trust he is well again, & well thought of on the 31st, well I did not
have very good luck with my pullets I thought one gone somewhere & one
hobbling about [?] & the rooster so there, poor Irwin was working all
day yesterday hunting for cow to put his horses across the river & the
way he goes all alone to get it done, he sure knows how to handle horses
and water but cant find his cow yet, hope he does, not much to write
about, but write any way eh will say bye bye thanks again love Mother
Thorne & love to Edna.
1944 Sep 23
(written in pencil) from Brackendale to her
son-in-law, Ralph Van Horne, at 626 West 13th, Vancouver: My dear
son-in law Just a Kind thought of you this minute so I am telling
you so, you should receive this on your birthday 4th wishing you all
thats good & thats good health my dear & able to do your bit, lots of
love & good thoughts Mother Thorne a little good luck piece
& its new so its a start luck on 4th"
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