Alexandra Feodorovna, April 1914“My dear Onor,A thousand thanks for your dear letter. I can im
Alexandra Feodorovna, April 1914“My dear Onor,A thousand thanks for your dear letter. I can imagine how busy Ernie is and how interesting, though tiring it must be. It is a pity this prevented you from coming to see us, something we regret terribly. Everything reminds me of you all - each meadow of flowers recalls memories of Wilhelmino and it makes me so sad that this dear, devoted soul will never be with us again. Ernie’s improvements to the grounds show up now more than in the autumn, and we are installing new Italian benches ect. in the garden. All his good advice has been taken into consideration - the irises have come up fine, and the small Japanese garden is looking so lovely - the African one, too. A pergola (like Minny’s) with columns (less attractive) from Orianda is to go up in the meadow by the sea where Livadia borders on to Orianda.We have started to make necklaces again, the only thing missing are busy little helping hands, so now Sablin and I have to make he ‘Schwänzchen’ for them. - Nicky is raising his eyebrows as he did at the dinner party in Berlin and is thinking of you. We are taking tea inside, as it is still a little cool at 5 o’clock. - I am feeling much better and so is Alexei. The roses haven’t started blooming yet, unlike the lilac, wisteria and chestnut trees - all the trees are turning green - it is so lovely - only you are missing. -We have no definite plans for the autumn yet, are thinking of going to Spala so as not to be so far away again. If we only knew how the weather would be. Alexei needs sunshine and a dry climate - Spala has sandy soil like our pine forests at home - but two years ago and last autumn it rained a lot there. - Before that we will have ‘crowned guests’ as well as Victoria and manoeuvres and the skerries briefly - it is difficult to fit everything in to one short summer. - It is Saturday, the others are having dinner downstairs, and I must go up to Baby right away and say prayers with him. - I have been very busy with building projects - several sanatoriums are currently being built - and then we want to start on my rehabilitation centre - I hope the bazaar will bring in a lot of money.Tatiana Konstantinovna gave birth to a baby daughter on Easter Sunday and the baptism will take place at Kichkine on Tuesday where she spent the autumn and winter with her Uncle Dimitri. When you were here the house was still being built - it is towards Harax. Soon Georgy, Minny, the children and little Marie will be coming. The ‘Blacks’ have already arrived. Kostia and Mavra are living in an uncomfortable house rented from Minny. -But now I must end. I kiss you 4 tenderly. God bless you. Your devoted sister Alix.[P.S.] We have dispatched 90 Cypress trees - I hope they will thrive on the Rosenhöhe. - Toni Ehrhardt sends me news regularly - it is really horrible what the poor child has to go through and I sympathise with the poor parents. -”- Alexandra to Eleonore of Hesse and by Rhine, 11th/24th April 1914 -- source link
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