To my darling Mum,
It is now Christmas Eve and this is my second Christmas without you. I miss you so much, and Dad too. I have just been watching Carols from Kings, with tears rolling down my cheeks because it was what we all used to watch together as soon as I arrived up in Scotland for the holidays. I was thinking too of ten years ago when you were here with me in the house, and two years ago when you were here in Minster Grange and we had a lovely Christmas Day together. I still miss you so much and think of you every day, but it is so hard to be all alone at Christmas, with no family left. I have my darling little cats, however, and that means I am not alone. They have some nice
Christmas presents and I hope they will have fun with them tomorrow. I wish you and Dad could see them. I hope that somehow you are both together and that you are looking down on me and knowing that am doing the best I can without you. It is still not very good, as I miss you and love you more than words can say. Happy Christmas, my dear little Mum.
All my love,
Margaret xxxxxx