W1B-015 London letters-0.txt
London 3/12/93

Dear Jennifer, I hope you are all well? Here we are again the end of another year! What have you been doing since I saw you. I had a nice time dawdling around with you for the day. I really miss those kind of times.

Hows Dan? Say hello. Well, I 'm coming up to the end of the second term on the course I 'm exhausted. I 'm really glad I did it, but theres been no room for anything else. Today I literally came up for air and have been thinking thinking thinking like bloody Spancil Hill, in fact. Hows Brdiget (Kirwan)? Give her my best. I hope all is well with her? and Desmond. I haven't seen very much of Suzi; shes fighting the usual fights the 40's are not a pretty sight/time/state/etc.

Hows Maire? She's lovely Jen, I hope she is happy. Shes like one of my own, for obvious reasons. How's the baby. Bob went home for a few days with his friend close the gate, as we call him. (Gath is the chap's name). He's huge big guy from Jordan. Big, like an old fashioned Garda Siochana. He cracks his head has had more stitches on his head than you can believe. Bob wanted to see Se&/an, he likes Kevin, but he got involved with the hooha didn't know where to go. Hes ok in London is fairly street wise here, no mean feat. It takes courage to take on London. You think Dublin is a hoor of a city!

I don't think I 'll be going to college next year, although I 'll try, for the challenge. I always run away from interviews forms etc. The give me the horrors insomnia.

Hows Abbey? Shes very like Dan at the same time theres a bit of her reminds me of Robin especially when she starts to smile.

Freds applying for jobs overseas as theres no permanent jobs here, at all. The cold wind of cut-backs is howling into all the hospitals universitys they are cutting grants. London is great if you are studying or learning, but otherwise it would be very hard to stay here. I don't fancy being a cranky old bag with me shopping trolley here. Bob is the only one at home now hes off to college next autumn. So, if a job comes up next year we will probably take it. At least I can't really hang around waiting for Godot! I suppose I 'm very arrogant really I won't accept people or situations telling me this far I can go and no further. However sometimes I wish I was half thick didn't give a shit.

Hows Timmy are things any better? Its very worrying when you can't do anything about what you see.

I 'm trying to grow out of the last stage. I 've had to look at myself rather closely having gone back to painting, it was always a place that made me look inwards once a convent school girl always one! However if you find a lot of shit on your door step, its impossible to pretend its not there.

One positive thing I 've lost a stone weight since I saw you last.

I hope to come over for a long weekend in the next few weeks but I don't know when. If I do I will give you a ring. Give my love to all the kids (adults now! I hate clocks) I often think of you and have talks with you - I 'm remembering your Aunt with the sweeping brush.

Love Eileen xxx
