Traditional style tattoo of a woman with a black bob and a red rose in her hair, on a freckled arm.

Traditional woman portrait with rose

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A close crop of a traditional style portrait of a woman with a black bob, green eyes, red eyeshadow, red earrings and a red and black triangle collar. A red rose with green leaves sits beside her hair on the left. Bold black outlines and flat red, green and skin tones dominate, with soft red shading on the cheeks.

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Dear Nell, the boat from Mull was late again, so I have spent the whole evening on the harbour wall watching gulls fight over a crust. Mrs Kerr at the post office says the new dances have reached Oban and the girls there wear their skirts like flags. I told her we have no need of flags on this island, we have the weather for that.

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The rose came from the florist's window in Tobermory, the last red bloom in the pot after the summer visitors took the rest. I pinned it to my good coat, took it off, then pinned it back on, because Aunt Maggie always said a rose should be seen by the people who matter. The triangles are cut from the bolt of red cloth Father bought for the church bazaar and never got round to using. I sewed them on by lamplight, and the scissors did better work than I expected.

Mr Lennox from the ferry office has asked to walk me home on Saturday. He has the sort of face that looks apologetic before he has said anything, and I rather like that about him. I have not decided whether to say yes, or simply tell him the tide is out and he should go and look at the rocks instead.

Write soon and tell me whether Edinburgh has gone mad for the new steps yet, or whether it is still only the wireless. Yours in haste, Irene.

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