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 ...

21 January 1959 My Dear Len & Margaret, Wednesday evening. Dad is fixed on T.V. Roselle is having another busy evening with her stock sheets. I am longing for her to be through with them. It will be a few more evenings before she is finished with them. She finds these stock sheets very trying. I want to thank Margaret for the nice letter we received from her last week. We are very pleased that she likes the tray we sent her for Christmas. We all liked it too. It was kind of out of the ordinary + very interesting & useful looking through the calories, some of them giving useful tips. But I will say again Margaret had better ignore the ones for slimming, they are certainly not for her. We notice that your friends were also interested in this tray. Oh yes Margaret I'm very much taken up with that beautiful plate you sent, but disappointed to have to say that it's not put up yet, though we may have the pleasure to see it up on Friday if Arthur comes. He is to borrow the...