Letters from a Jersey Mother 1956-61

31 January 1960 My dear Len & Margaret This is Sunday afternoon. I thought I would make a start on this letter. My Canadian letters are just about done. It's not often I'm about finished with them so early.  The weather has been lovely today. Sunshine almost all day. The air is cold but it's dry. There seem to be plenty traffic on the road. People are taking advantage of this fine weather. According to the radio you seem to be having plenty snow in some parts of Scotland, have you got much round your way? However soon the worst of the winter will be over. Tomorrow brings February, once January is out the days lengthen & the sun gets a little warmer day by day.  Day by day I am waiting to know if the Royal baby has arrived. It should not be very long now. I am wondering if the great day will happen on Len's birthday. If it's a girl this is the names I will like her to have: Victoria, Elisabeth, Caroline & if a fourth name Mary. If it's a ...

26 November 1958 My dear Len and Margaret Here I am this is Wed A.M. + gone 11 'o clock. I am late with this letter this week. If I don't hurry with it there will be no letter for Greenlees this week. I am hoping I am not disturbed this evening. I would have got on yesterday evening, as I generally do, but Father was at the Masonic Temple and as you know Roselle is sleeping at Kay's until Arthur comes back, which is tomorrow. Now Rose would not have me stay alone although I told her it was perfectly all right, that I wanted to get on with my writing & be quiet. This would not do for our lady, so Margaret & Charles had to come with me. They came to tea, of course I could not do any letter writing. I guess you will be surprised when you see the little paper cutting (missing) . I almost thought this fellow would remain a bachelor, but evidently he has come out of his shell. He is not so old as you are Len, is he? As you will see his fiancée is from North Wales...

22 September 1958 My dear Len and Aile [1] Margaret, This is Monday eve. The weather is getting like autumn. We are looking forward to seeing Kay and Arthur tomorrow. They are at Alençon today and I think sleep there this night, tomorrow they get to St Malo then home. I hope they have a good crossing tomorrow eve. The Brittany arrives back at about 10 o’clock PM. Kay wrote to Roselle asking her if she would see about asking the men at De Gruchy’s to fetch their car at Sandiway during the day tomorrow and take it to the pier so that Arthur can come back in their own car and call at home.  Roselle has just left, she has gone to Sandiway to see that everything is alright and put some flowers on the tables to welcome them home. The Constable of St Helier passed away in the early hours of this A.M., he has been very ill for many months. The funeral takes place on Thursday at noon at St James Church. They don’t give time to the poor man to get cold that they are already w...