Two Women Running on the Beach

Lavender was not discouraged by Kobo's letter. It made her think more deeply about logical behaviour. She wrote back.

dear aunty kobo (she wrote)

alright aunty kobo i get it about the leap of faith and about the logical behaviour. i have been a ning nong. but i can't stay here. the children and their daddy and mummy are out all day and the knitted people sit here on a row of chairs pretending it's a train. i mean seriously.

so i have made a plan i have decided to explore sydney. i want to see the picasso exhibition in the art gallery of new south wales. i want to see two women running on the beach and the kiss. we are lucky to have the picasso exhibition here they say. i will catch the ferry. don't worry about me aunty kobo i know how.

please tell me more about that little girl sophie. was she glad her daddy was dead not sleeping?? i would be glad my daddy was dead not sleeping. i would always have a daddy then. but maybe it was different for sophie she was not a space in a pebble where a shell used to be. perhaps picasso will turn out to be my daddy.

thank you aunty kobo you see how responsible i am becoming thanks to you

love from your niece lavender

ps do you have a favourite picasso?? let me know