21 November 1960 new mail boat for the Channel Islands and a new shelf for the pantry
21 November 1960 My dear Len and Margaret Monday eve. 7:15. Here I am with your letter which I would like to finish this eve while we are on our own, because it’s not often we are alone. I went to town this AM in the hopes to do some Christmas shopping. I did nothing, it’s more than difficult to know what to buy or what to give each one, therefore I went to town to do some business. I came back as I had gone. How we are going to get on with Christmas shopping I cannot say. Next week we must send to Canada, therefore we must wake up. Roselle went back to work today, I wanted her to stay at home for at least a couple of days longer, but useless, she said this eve that her throat felt dry. I hope she has not caught cold. Tomorrow our usual weekly outing will be visiting instead of going out for a drive, though we will probably go on a little drive paying our visit. We will be going to Muriel and Bob Wood, they want us to go and see their new bungalow which is...