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| Aunt Ruth - exact date not confirmed - kindly provided by Matt Hopkins, with thanks |
Monday 1 January 78 from Ken. (sadly I cannot read these few words - apologies that they don't make sense)Toten for living.Note 184 to Ken. Very lovely weather to start 1945.
Tuesday 2 January 79 From Ken. Wrote him 185
Wednesday 3 January Chief rang up from Wycombe en route to
Reading airport. John came back from Devon.
Thursday 4 January Lovely day, cold and frosty 186 to Ken.
Friday 5 January
Started 187. Mother + Neil went to the pictures. Enjoyable evening –
Saturday 6 January Stayed in all afternoon + evening. June
and I went to Wycombe in the morning bought keys. 81 from Ken
Sunday 7 January Terribly cold again. Finished 187. Had some
snow.
Monday 8 January Took June to school. Collected some rents
after work. Letter 80 from Ken. Washed mothers hair in the evening. Wrote to B
Tuesday 9 January Letter from Peggy. 188 to Ken. Snowy
again.
Wednesday 10 January Mother and I went to see ‘Love Story’.
Very good.
Thursday 11 January Heard that Chief had been in plane crash in France and was the only one to escape with his life – two broken legs. 189 to Ken also wrote to Peggy –
Friday 12 January Work as usual. No more news of chief.
Saturday 13 January Did Red X. Went to see ‘Adventures of
Mark Twain.’
Sunday 14 January 190 to Ken. Heard that Chief was in
hospital in Gloucestershire. Went for a walk in the afternoon. 83 from Ken.
Monday 15 January Collected rents in the morning. Betty rang
up.
Tuesday 16 January 191 to Ken. Washed my hair. Jock rang up.
Betty went to Gloucestershire to see Chief.
Wednesday 17 January Nothing exciting to relate. Started to
read ‘Buried Alive’ by Arnold Bennett.
Thursday 18 January 84 and 85 from Ken. Wrote him 192. Very
wet day.
Friday 19 January Paid wages in the afternoon. Betty rang
up.
Saturday 20 January Went to Teddington to help Betty pack
up. Quite a lot of snow in Wycombe when I got back
Sunday 21 January 195 to Ken. Lovely day – snow – but bright
and sunny. Read quite a lot – ‘Anna’
Monday 22 January More snow. Betty rang up from Bristol
Tuesday 23 January Letter from Chief. He has been awarded
the Purple Heart. Wrote to him. 194 to ken. Felt very dull all day and evening.
Wednesday 24 January Betty came over to stay for a couple of
days. Very cold weather and quite a lot of snow on the ground. 86 from Ken.
Thursday 25 January 195 to Ken. Betty bought new slacks and
a blouse in Wycombe.
Friday 26 January 88 and 89 from Ken. Arnold Stratford
visited us on leave from M-E-F. Took Betty to the station for the 8.38.
Russians have separated S Prussia for rest of Germany.
Saturday 27 January 196 to Ken stayed in all evening. Mother
in bed.
Sunday 28 January Mother in bed. Lovely sunny day but very
cold. Ida and June came up. Started 197
Monday 29 January More snow! Finished 197. Mother in bed.
Tuesday 30 January 91 from Ken. Deep snow. Betty rang up to
say Chief was much better. Washed my hair. Thaw set in. 198 to Ken.
