Playing with Keys. Julia Osborne

better. I really want him to be my teacher now.

      Aunt Meredith has invited us for dinner again so I better get ready. Try not to be too sad.

      Love and kisses from your friend Sandra XXXX

      With Sympathy

      Dear Mrs. Ferrari,

      We are very sorry to hear about the loss of your father. Our thoughts are with you and your family and we extend our deepest sympathy to you all.

      Yours sincerely,

      Angela Abbott and family.

      23 Tyrell St.,

      Randwick, N.S.W.

      20th April, 1961.

      Dear Miss Brooks,

      I’m writing to let you know that I will be staying with my friend Emilia Ferrari in the May holidays and I would like to come and visit you.

      You will be pleased to know that I am studying Handel Suite No.14 in G, and Nocturne in B flat by John Field for the exam. I also have to learn Mozart Sonata in C major K279 for the exam later this year.

      I wish you were still my teacher, my new tutor is a man but I liked you much better. I hope I can see you when I visit Curradeen.

      Yours sincerely,

      Sandra Abbott.

      15 Bentley St.,

      Curradeen, N.S.W.

      28th April, 1961.

      Dear Sandy,

      Your mum’s card is very nice. Its sad my grandpa isn’t around any more. Nonna teached me to knit and I am making a scarf. It’s a bit crooked but I like that I made it. It’s better than reading comics.

      Pa has dug the hugest vegetable garden and drives the truck around to houses where people can’t go out to shop, mostly old people. He made a sign for our front fence “Ferrari’s Farm”. I know its not a proper big farm but the sign is nice.

      Lofty says he wants to be called by his real name. His real name is “Warwick”. He is taller than me now so he’s not “lofty” anymore. Its hard to change as everyone called him Lofty, teachers too.

      There is a new boy called Roger, he’s nice. Third Year is better than Second maybe because some kids want to leave after the Intermediate to get a job (like Tony) and they are feeling grown up. Pa wants me to leave at the end of the year and help him in the shop but Mamma and Nonna say no.

      We had our social this week and I can dance the Pride of Erin proper now. I asked Lofty for lady’s choice. I’m not going with Lofty but I like him because he’s fun and he doesn’t call me fat dago like some of the kids.

      You will be here next week and we will have a real good time.

      Love from Emmy XXX