Undated - sometime in January.

The other side shows the contents of the film which has turned out better than expected. Dennis Bacon is taking it home with him next week and will post it to you. Since writing last I have heard that it is easy to hire a projector and seeing that there will not be many films to show at first I suggest that you try to do this - Margo's Uncle Reg may know where to get one from. The camera seems to be as good as I need and I shall buy it and hope to take a picture of me in the next one. I hope Caroline's teeth come through soon as she is beginning to look a little odd with out them - despite the fact that she can chew biscuits & rusks quite happily. She is now moving more than in the film and has been caught standing by holding on to the cot rails. Quite a bundle of energy and very quick to notice things - will wave goodbye and is trying to clap hands but always misses. We are considering a mark II addition, but it is a bit tricky with leave coming up next year, however, we shall see.

We had a cold snap over the weekend but to-day has switched to heat and humidity - not quite hot yet but the promise is there. The winter all in all has been a good one, but I shall be glad to have some rain to clean the dirt away. It is really a filthy place.

We have had two amusing weekends with customers. One visiting a place making tractors and another - wholesalers of textiles. Bought several lengths of shirting, trousering and stuff for dresses etc. We had to take our shoes off because the material is unfolded all over the place until we were surrounded by bolts of cloth of every colour. As this has developed into a letter am sending it off before yours comes.

Love from Margo Peter & Caroline

!st Cine film 50 feet 8mm Colour shot in January 1957 (this is now also on video)

Caroline in pram Verander No 8 Middleton Mansions
Lifted into Play Pen
Through the bars
Same place ply pen removed
Sam
Caroline crawling
Picked up and sitting on Margo's lap
Sitting in High Chair for lunch
Gobbling Spinich
Drinking from Cup
Margo and pram
Held by Margo
Playing on rug on grass
Held by Ayah
Drinking orange juice
Brief shot of Charles Howard (young boy)


Two odd shots

Long pan shot across Madan from St Pauls Cathedral to the Victoria Memorial

Strut Corner and street scene (opposite Lighthouse cinema) of book shops traffic etc.

Film to arrive during Feb/March