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dresses because she was always working with plants and soil and water. This dress wasn’t super fancy but it was just right and she looked amazing. It was creamy white with puff sleeves and a full skirt, complete with an overskirt.
    â€œSally, you look just like a princess!” exclaimed Poppy.
    As the girls left the shop, Poppy’s thoughts turned back to her family. She couldn’t wait for Mum and Dad to find the secret notes; she was sure that after the special surprise dinner everything would be perfect again. Poppy decided that instead of going straight home, she would walk down to Bumble Bee’s with Honey to check that Granny Bumble had everything ready for Mum and Dad’s meal – and to see if anyone had dropped by with wedding day memorabilia.

    Meanwhile at Honeysuckle Cottage, Mum had almost finished a big tidy up of her study. Since Grandpa was looking after the twins for the afternoon, she had decided to do a few things that she never managed to get done when they were around.
    â€œThere, that feels better,” she said to herself as she opened the window to let in some fresh air. It was nice to smell the summer flowers through the open window, and the gentle breeze spread the perfume throughout the house.
    When she had finished in her study, Mum decided that she would have a lie down and read her book for a bit. But when she got to the bedroom she thought she might have a quick tidy up there before she settled down with her book. She always felt so much more relaxed when everything was in order.
    As she put away clean clothes and dusted the surfaces, she noticed that the drawer of James’s bedside table was slightly open. She pushed it shut, and as she did so a small piece of paper fell out onto the floor. She picked it up to see what it was – and could hardly believe her eyes. It seemed to be a love letter to
her
husband!

    What she didn’t realize was that a similar letter for
her
had been gathered up with some old papers on her desk and thrown into the bin.

Chapter Nine
    â€œDO YOU THINK your mum and dad will definitely find the love letters?” asked Honey as they walked to Bumble Bee’s Teashop.
    â€œYeah, of course they will. It will be a perfect evening. And once they remember what it’s like to go on dates, they can do fun stuff all the time. Come on, Honey, let’s run. I’m dying to see if anything has been handed in for the memory box!”
    â€œYou seem very happy, Poppy!” said Granny Bumble as she set down a delicious strawberry cream tart for both the girls.
    â€œWe’ve just seen the fabric for our dresses and it ’s lovely. Plus everything is all ready for Mum and Dad’s anniversary surprise!” replied Poppy.
    â€œJolly good,” smiled Granny Bumble. “I’ve got the meal under control, so tomorrow night, when the table is set and the fairy lights are on, just give me a shout and I’ll deliver the food. Oh, and just wait till you see all the pretty things that have been delivered for your wedding box!”
    She opened a boutique bag and revealed the wedding day menu, supplied by the chef at the Hedgerows Hotel; the order of service, handed in by the vicar; the invitation, supplied by Aunt Marigold; plus one of Mum and Dad’s thank-you notes. There was also a brilliant photograph of their going-away car, which had been beautifully decorated by their friends from college.

    â€œWow! These things are great!” exclaimed Poppy. “Thank you for looking after everything for me.”
    When she had finished her snack and double checked with Granny Bumble that everything was set for the following night, Poppy walked back to Honeysuckle Cottage with the bag of memory box goodies. She went round the back and sneaked into her bedroom via the French windows so that she could stash the bag away without anyone seeing her. Then she went back out into the garden and re-entered the house by the