18th May

Dear Heidi,

Well, we did hope to be able to talk to you yesterday and wish you “Gratulerer med dagen!” but it seems phones were not issued. From the post the Ship put out, it seems that the weather must have been quite rough. There certainly was a strong breeze here, and I felt for you, heading into it. Soon, as you get to Germany, it will be calmer. At least I hope so!

Pappa is still busy all day, everyday, drilling the fields. The “great flood” is slowly going down, so he will soon be able to finish the fields down by the river. D is in Baerum today, working, and I hope he will have the two holidays next week for Whitsun, off. That would be a great help to Pappa , just to get these final fields done with. D has applied and been accepted into a college in Sognfjord from the autumn, studying arboriculture at a higher level. It means he will have to drive across the mountains once a month, boarding at the college for a week, but returning home and to his job for the other three weeks. It will be a lot of driving, especially in the winter months...

W is not coming home for this summer half term holiday, it is just too much travelling, and he wants to go to A in Cornwall anyway. The two boys are preparing A’s hens for exhibition at the Royal Cornwall Show!

Here at home, the spring flowers are really good this year, and everything is growing madly. I have so much weeding to get done, and I will certainly appreciate some help with that soon!!😉

Meanwhile all is well with us and we wish you so much luck with all your exams and of course a safe and successful trip back to Holland for the English AP exam.

So much love to you sweetheart,

Your mamma.