March 1945

Thursday 1 March 100 from Ken. 211 in all evening - washed my hair
Friday 2 March. Usual sort of Friday. In all evening. War news good. Germans getting terrific battering.
Saturday 3 March. Letter from Betty. Did Red X. Neil and I went to Palace. 212 to Ken. Lovely day but cold. John bought spaniel puppy.
Sunday 4 March. Very dull. 212. Played gramophone records all evening.
Monday 5 March Busy at the office. Betty rang up from Fairfield. Altered grey skirt. 213
Tuesday 6 March 213 Saw "laura" with Kathleen. Very good. Had two gins at the Red Criss. Betty rang up.
Wednesday 7 March. In all evening. Betty rang. Wrote to Ken. Letter from Ken's mother.
Thursday 8 March. Same old Thursday. Made treacle tart and sausage rolls to take to Chief. 214
Friday 9 March. Same old thing - work
Saturday 10 March. Went to Fairfield to visit Chief in hospital. Captain Hammerdick there, also Fred from San Antonio. Lovely weather.
Sunday 11 March Came Home - dreadful travelling on Sunday.
Monday 12 March. Wrote Betty and Frances. 215 to Ken. Felt very tired all day. Collected rents after work. Lovely weather.
Tuesday 13 March. Dull as usual. Work best time.
Wednesday 14 March. Letter from Jock. Horrendous weather for about a week. Letter from Betty. 216
Thursday 15 March. Work as usual, lovely day. Went to bed early and listened to the wireless. Always bored these days.
Friday 16 March. 217. No letter from Ken for over a fortnight. Chief moved 74th gen. hospital. Betty rang up.
Saturday 17 March 218. 101 from Ken. Collected for Red X. Flicks with Nigel
Sunday 18 March. Indoors nearly all day. Wrote to Chief also his mother. Betty rang from Clevedon. Read quite a bit.
Monday 19 March. Letter & photos from Ken. 102. 219
Tuesday 20 March. Took Red X bag. Spent pleasant evening with Kathleen & Lionel. Wrote to Jock. Lovely weather.
Wednesday 21 March. Betty came home from Falfield. Glorious weather. 220 to Ken.
Thursday 22 March. Usual sort of day - in all evening.
Friday 23 March. Lovely day again. Mother, Betty and Neil went to the pictures. 221
Saturday 24 March. Betty and I went to London to see about the passage to America. Met Jock for lunch at Trevor Arms, Knightsbridge. Very warm weather.
Sunday 25 March. Mother, Betty and I went to Bristol to see Chief as he is leaving for the States on Monday. Terrible return journey.
Monday 26 March. Chiefs 25th birthday. Drank his health at 10pm. 222. Rent collecting. Boy on bike ran into car in Downley.
Tuesday 27 March 105 from Ken. Lovely day. Washed my hair. Anne's 6th birthday. Chief left for America.
Wednesday 28 March 228 Rained nearly all day. Rang Jock. Washed Mothers hair.
Thursday 29 March. Betty and I went to the pictures. Rained like the devil when we came out.
Friday 30 March. Finished work at 3.30. Red X 225. All at home in the evening writing, knitting,washing etc.
Saturday 31 March. Betty and I shopped in Wycombe all the morning. Spent rest of day at home.