Jan. I. 1945.

Dear Viola,

Just a Happy New Year at the start-
for all the wonderful things- they are enumerated in
Bryher's letter which she asked me to read so as not
to repeat - all that plus my own private stockings
which I am afraid to look at least them vanish
like Cinderella's coach etc. etc. - the cards
are especially pretty- I am afraid I hoard most of
yours. In going over old papers, ribbons etc. for this
years Treg etc., I found I had quite a bundle
of cards you had sent, quite a collector's
collection- the valentine and Easter cards and the
birthdays etc., they make me feel gay and young
to look them over. A friend is doing a screen of
cards printed and received during the war-years-
and I said I had some old ones- but I can not part with
the ones you sent me. I think it is quite a
nice idea- he said it would serve to remind us of
the war-years after ... I am afraid we were
pretty sad a having a 6th Christmas and now we are in