Page 45 of The Silent Appeal

12:05 p.m. Fran wrote:

Oh no! Please don’t let the group down, Georgia. You’ve only had one rehearsal. Lucas and Amelia are enjoying it and it means a lot to them that you all do it together. They said how much you’d enjoy being in the play.

12:06 p.m. Georgia wrote:

Best thing was the free Bliss Bubbles Normal water bottles don’t fit in my little bag.

12:07 p.m. Fran wrote:

See! There are all sorts of benefits to amateur dramatics. Give it another few weeks and you’ll see how much fun it is.

12:07 p.m. Georgia wrote:

To: Kevin MacDonald

From: Joyce Walford

Date: January 15, 2025

Subject: This list

Macaron is the president of France. Matcha Cannoli and Pistachio Maritozzi are footballers.

I can make the vegan sour cherry brownies, but without the sour cherry. Can’t guarantee they’ll be vegan—or brownies for that matter. I’ll make them as vanilla cupcakes with pink icing as usual. Joyce

To: Joyce Walford

From: Kevin MacDonald

Date: January 15, 2025

Subject: Re: This list

Hello, Joyce, I see my ever-efficient and organized wife has furnished you with a list of cakes she’d like to see for sale on play nights. Six months in advance, you have to admire it, you really do.

She’s taking on marketing clients again now Sammy’s in day care, and she’s just finished a research project for an artisanal baker. There’s nothing she can’t tell you about emerging trends in cakes and pastries. It’ll pass, Joyce, it’ll pass. Kevin

To: Kevin MacDonald

From: Joyce Walford

Date: January 15, 2025

Subject: Re: This list

Tell her we liked the free water but wouldn’t pay for it. Joyce

To: Kevin MacDonald

From: John O’Dea

Date: January 15, 2025

Subject: Re: Damn and damn and damn!

Suggest we call a committee meeting to discuss play and budget, etc. If Sarah-Jane wants to revamp our front of house and take the box office online it will have to be actioned well in advance. Prices should rise to reflect the extra cost of electronic ticket payments. Not nice, but necessary things rarely are. John

To: Nicky-Rose Dearing