Lyla Kettenhofen, AKA "Bunny," was first Martha's cousin, then her cousin/step-sister
when M.E. O'Brien married his late wife Nell's sister, Lyla -- Bunny's mother.
(Got that?) When she wrote this letter, Bunny was Mrs. John Doherty with a
young family of her own....
PS Happy B'Day to me, Happy B'Day to me, etc., etc., etc....
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Happy Birthday Beast!
ReplyDeletecute, but hard to read! -mav
ReplyDeleteYeah, it is! It's old-school handwriting, a dying craft to be sure. Reading it takes patience, a calligraphy interpretation manual, and several minutes of uninterrupted concentration, but it CAN be done....
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