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And I grow all the vegetables we need in my garden and allotment and we have six hens. They are laying well but some have been broody lately. Do you know what we do with them then? We put them in a small coop with a wire-netting bottom for three days with just a little water to drink. It cures them and they soon start to lay eggs again. So you can see we have plenty of food even if we are rationed. The people next door have a goat, two pigs about 20 hens and twelve rabbits - almost a farm isn't it? Grandma and Gpa Jones came to stay with us at Easter and we were pleased to see them because they had not been to stay with us before on account of air-raids. We haven't had many raids for a long time and so they thought they would risk it. We all had a nice time together. Well, send me a line when you can find the time. (Almost poetry isn't it Barry?) Auntie [Ewen?] and Martin and I send you both our love. Please give our kind regards to Mr and Mrs Pate and family. Yours affes. Uncle ox.