France Mar 24th 1918

My Dear Mother:-

Just a line to let you know I have not forgotten you or home yet not even in this lovely spring weather of sunny France for sunny France it sure is  those days green grass spring buds singing birds and spring flowers gee if we only had a climate like this home but I would not trad old Nova Scotia with all its bad weather for France yet.  I had a walk out into the country a day or two age and seen the Farmers busy in the fields, it made me home sick.  Well Dear Mother I have no news to write  I am quite well and hope you are all the same  I did not have a letter from home for a long time but expect a whole lot next mail.  I suppose the sap will soon be ring and maple sugar will be on the market.  I hope you are getting along as you should.  Well I guess my pen is about dry and I have not got a pencil with me  I will have to close but will write soon again

with love your loving son

Pte Bill

Addressed to Mrs Hugh Harris, Elmwood Farm, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada