Stan and Grace

Nurses Home, Kendray Hosp: Barnsley 6.11.44                                                                                      207 My Precious Darling, I hope to finish writing this letter to-night but there is very little ink in my pen and I have not brought any with me. Kit and I have been in this place just over twenty-four hours and as yet have not “found our feet”. I have been like a fish out of water all day on the ward.   It is so very different from general nursing.   There is not the usual bustle and the beautiful big wards and – in spite of all the bustle – the routine in a...

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Grimethorpe     5.11.44                                                                                          206 My Very Own Darling, Well, I guess that this will be the last letter I shall write from Grimethorpe before starting my new venture. Kit is here at the moment, she came yesterday and we are going to Kendray this evening – the six-o-clock bus – if we manage to catch it.   I am not looking forward to going, I hate going to new places. Last night Kit and I went to Burntwood Road, where we spent a pleasant evening. ...

Grimethorpe 3.11.44                                                                      205 My Own Precious Darling, I always try to get everybody to bed before I write to you but tonight Father seemed to potter around doing dozens of things and now it is 11.15 p/m and he has just said Good-night.   Ah me! these men folk can be trying at times! This morning's post brought me a letter which you had written on Oct 29 th .   You had just returned from a long walk and you remarked how different England will be looking from Italy. Yes Darling, I suppose that it is.   The trees here are almost bare now and the roads are covered with ...

Grimethorpe 2.11.44                                                                      204 My Very Own Darling, Another month has started which means just one thing to me – yes, I guess it means the same to you – one more month off our period of waiting.   My Dear, how I wish it were the last month we were going to be apart.   I suppose we will have to spend a few months separated yet.   Ah me! such are the trials and tribulations of this life though I realise that we are very lucky really. Yesterday nothing spectacular happened and it was so cold that I did not go very far from the fire.   In fact I spent the greater part ...

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Grimethorpe    31.10.44                                                                                   202 My Most Precious Darling, The post man here has been busier than usual as he delivered two letters from you to-day, one by this morning's post and one this afternoon.   Of course that put me in really good spirits for the day. I have only had the opportunity to-day of reading your article in the Yorkshire Times about the football match which you wrote and told me about*.   The paper had been lent out and has just been returned, that is why I could not comment upon it before.   Ho...