Box 6 Item 01: Edith S. Thistlethwaite letters and papers, 1914-1923 - Page 152
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1st South African Gen. Hosp. France. September 24th 1916.
My dearest Mother,
My last letter was not very cheerful I'm afraid but the weather & conditions were unusual for us – after the heat of Egypt. The last few days have been perfect & the country is very beautiful when seen in the sun-shine, - We are about one mile from a little country village. The district is under cultivation & the crops are ripe & gathered in some fields & quite green in the next. The fields or paddocks are separated by a hedge – no fences, even along the roadside, not even a hedge in some places.
Had a great walk yesterday for about one hour, gathered Bluebells, Poppies, Cornflowers & Daisies and the grass is so green, makes one very