Letters from a Jersey Mother 1956-61

2 October 1960 My dear Len and Margaret This is Sunday afternoon, the weather is miserable and dull and colder. Dad has lit a fire in the front room. This is our first fire this Autumn, but I know that Rose who is always so cold is longing for a fire. She is having her bath and doesn’t know that she will have the pleasant surprise to see a fire when she gets in the room. Not that I think it will be warmer than with the stove but it will be a brighter outlook to see the blaze of a burning fire, it’s really what it amounts to . Many thanks for the two letters received one after the other, well I will say that I was a bit put out by the first letter on account that there was no mention about my unfortunate fall. This made me wonder if I had told you about it, but this kind of a happening, I could not have failed to mention it. I thought at first you had just forgotten but that you would speak on it on the next letter. Well the following day to the first letter received, ...

15 August 1960 My dear Len & Margaret Monday 4.45. The weather did not look too promising this A.M. but the day has turned out fine. Only it's windy but dry & sunshine.  Many thanks for your very nice letter received this A.M. Margaret. Oh yes we had a card from Susan when they went to Blackpool. They seemed to be having a very nice time & no doubt their holiday will have done them good. Well Margaret as you say you miss the children, it's only natural isn't it? You don't say when they will be back, but guess that will be soon. Fancy little Roselle going to school next month. Will it be at the same school as Susan? I guess it is, she will be able to take care of her, because she is too young to go on her own. I quite believe she will like going to school. Oh before I go further Margaret & also before I forget I must say how very sorry I feel about not having mentioned the surprise we were to have when we went to Doreen some time back. I rea...

10 August 1959 My dear Len & Margare t Monday 3.30 My Canadian letters are about through. I may just add a little extra news tomorrow on them.  Today is a kind of special day at home. This is our 56th "Wedding anniversary"'. Dad & I had a bit of a surprise when we came downstairs.  There had been no talk about our W. Anniversary, in fact I had not thought of it until this A.M. when I woke up. I happened to wonder what was the date of the month for today, I found out it was the 10th. Still this date had no meaning for me at all. Somehow or other I thought of it again, then I did suddenly find that it was our W.A. I told dad about it & that was all. Then before breakfast congratulations for us arrived. I asked Roselle what did all this mean. She said first just look at some of the cards & you will know, but she said just listen to this. I will tell you that we are taking you out to dinner this eve, which means all the family is taking us out. She wou...

18 August 1958 My dear Len + Margaret I've hardly finished your last weeks letter, then I am starting on your next one. Although it's only Monday you will not get it before Saturday, but I am making a start on it so as to try not to let you down, though I still don't guarantee that you will get it, because you know we are going to be very busy for some days with the wedding + also the cutting of the cake. We are not looking forward to the cutting of the cake, this will be a long job.  Before I go further will you please thank Mrs.Booth (my mother's mother who lived in Stockport) for the lovely P.C. she sent us, it's a very fine one for my album. I have not had the chance to work on my album for a long time. I am thinking of taking a whole day to work on it, I have quite a number of nice & pretty cards to put in. Mrs. Booth seems to be enjoying herself she mentioned that she had been to Edinburgh, I guess that was there that she bought this nice ...