Burglars (From The Northern Echo)

Burglars

2:38pm Thursday 2nd February 2012 in Letters

TO the person, or persons, who stole from my back garden of 13 The Moorlands, Gilesgate, Durham on Sunday morning, January 29. I am 86-years-old and use a wheelchair. The garden ornaments taken were bought over the years by my family for me.

As I cannot go for walks like I once did, my pleasure in the summer was our lovely back garden.

I only hope what was special to me, gives you, or the person you sold them to, as much pleasure as they did me.

My son, who lives with me, cannot understand how quiet you were.

If you send me a postcard, I will tie a big yellow ribbon on the garden table and chairs, brass plaque and other items you left and put them by the front gate so you can collect them. To me they feel contaminated.

I do hope you can sleep well, as I certainly can’t, listening for noises.

Myrtle Lightfoot, Gilesgate.