Thursday, 11 March, 1943

General Hospital Annexe                                                                         No. 5
Selston
Notts.

11.3.43   

My Own Darling 

For once I have the sitting room to myself.  There are usually a few nurses in and the wireless making a noise.  To-day everything seems pretty quiet except for the wind howling outside.  It seems a real March day.  Gloomy and not too warm.  However – as this month has been more like May so far I don’t suppose we can grouse.

Monday was my day-off and I played nurse-maid.  Do you remember me telling you about my friend who lost both her Mother and Father within a year?  Well, I took out her young brother and sister for the afternoon.  They thoroughly enjoyed themselves – and so did I.  We spent part of the after-noon in the Castle grounds.  It is the first time I have been in since I was in with you last August.  Do you remember?  I suppose you can hardly forget – that little “talk” we had there and the ages you waited for me!  Ah me!

One of the nurses out here asked me if I was still going with the fair haired young soldier she saw me with at the “Palais” last year.  “He seemed such a nice boy” she said so consider yourself flattered. – No!  I don’t think it is flattering.  It is true but I could put much more to it than that but you may have to have a larger size in caps if I do.

Did I say that I was alone?  I spoke too soon.  Somebody has just come in and disturbed me and will persist in holding a conversation.

I received a letter from home this morning.  They have had a letter from Eric.  He is quite well and says he hopes to be home soon.  I hope so too but I still have my doubts.

By the way – I have had an invitation to a dance at the City Hospital.  It is next Thursday.  If I can get back I shall go.  It is my day-off but the snag lies in getting back at night.  Of course, if the “Powers that be” wanted to they could let me come back early Friday morning but I shall have to wait and see.

Kit has just returned from her brother’s wedding.  He was married yesterday in Doncaster.  It was a white wedding and Kit was one of four bridesmaids.  Everything went off perfectly and the bride and groom left this morning for their honeymoon at Blackpool!

It is nearly time for duty once again so I will close for to-day and finish this to-morrow. 

12.3.43

Not one thing worth mentioning has happened since I finished writing yesterday.  However, I will make a supreme effort and see if I can dig something out from the past worth putting on paper

No!  It is of no use.  After trying hard for ages and ages I really cannot think of any fresh news.

There is, however, the old news that I know you like to hear every time I write and that is that I am still loving you Darling – more and more each day.

Somebody has just offered to post this for me so Bye-bye my Dear.

Yours for ever, Grace  xxxxxxxxx

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