Ada's Letter to her Husband from Rosemary Cottage

Date: 1941-07-02
Sender: Ada
Recipient: Ada's husband
Location: Rosemary Cottage, Granville Terrace, Bude Haven, Cornwall
Original scan: 1941-07-02-ada-to-husband-family-news.pdf




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Summary

Ada writes to her husband from Rosemary Cottage, detailing family life and her well-being. She mentions the children, Gillian, Penna, and Joan, being in good spirits and her mending tasks. Ada discusses a cancelled phone call, sending income tax forms and receipts, and the local weather. She expresses her love and hopes for his safe return and good health. Page 2 contains a very fragmented and unclear note, possibly a draft or separate thought.

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Transcription

Rosemary Cottage,
Granville Terrace,
Bude Haven,
Cornwall.
July 2nd 1941.

My own darling One

The Children
are both in
great form – They love
doweing and the
new nursery.

I've just had a call on and as I wait I'll begin to write. I'm sitting
in the new nursery with a lovely fire – and wishing I could stroke instead
of write to you. I do hope you got through safely and had a good run.
Yesterday was all sunshine but bitterly cold – Canal all frozen again. Today
milder and a drizzle in the morning but all sunshine all the afternoon –
Hope your weather was good for your run – that the cars went well.
Telephones 'rang me up' about that call. I explained – They are going
to write and recommend that your call that day should be cancelled
as it was a 'dud' and an injury. And my good call should be paid
for by me. They were most understanding about it.
Have posted in some things to you – for Kodak etc – another today.
Here is the income tax form and letter from the Inspector. I see you
must 'verify your claim' by production of receipted bills. etc. I've looked
out some receipts and am sending them under separate cover. I don't
know if you want those or have got all those you need.
Here is a letter from Gnocis – The 240 raved refers to their district
Plymouth I suppose.
I wonder how you have found Water meadows. Very lovely I hope –
I expect Mrs Stevens had it warm and sunny.
Telephone bell rang – Can't get through to Cambridge they say and must
Cancel the Call – Brother – Are you all right my darling are?
Well, I must keep this. So all my love my own precious one –
I do hope your visit here did you good in spite of everything. You
did me lots of good.
All my love Ada

X We are so good
to have you all
after all – it will give
me the a really good night.
You hear sitting with
some shirts in front
of me – waiting to be
mended – if you
get your [unclear: chity] of your
pillow – doweing off the
off the said tonight – it
will give you a [unclear: hummune]
love to [unclear: ever] and
even when you are dead.
So I am
Not [unclear: granded]
go a [unclear: tutor]
good night –
I did – I did –
Catch the [unclear: meat]

Later. Just after your call – Darling One it was good
to hear you. I was just sitting finishing a few little
mendings – are was to mend a huge hole in the seat
of Gillian's leggings – from sliding down the hills – taught by
Daddy – another was fixing satisfactory [unclear: protens] on Gillian's
dressing gown – Very necessary.
The children are far more inclined to stay in the new
nursery, it is so bright. It would be more lovely if
we did not need the [unclear: playpen] – but the Penna is out of
it a very great deal there are some times when are simply
has to put her in a place of safety.
I'm sorry we were not more restful for you – It was the
succession of Colds – Culminating in Penna's ear – that was
taking it out of we more than I realized – also I think the toothache
– just a silly little nagging pain all the time – We'll just go slowly
and take care of ourselves and the next two months – then Spring
will begin to brighten things up.
Joan is full of beans – I'm giving her a day off on Jan 19th
her mothers birthday – The hot water has never failed since
you drew the little owl in the kitchen. You could have even 3 baths
in quick succession. So don't you worry about us – we'll
work all our salvation – Gillian having got we more to herself again
is being very sweet – played with her [unclear: his] motor cars for 1½ his while
I sat by and did needlework – I'm more rested too.
Do take care of yourself – how I hope you are well and
straightening themselves out – All my love – your own Ada

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People mentioned

- Ada
- Gillian
- Penna
- Daddy
- Joan
- Mrs Stevens

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Topics

- family news
- children's activities
- household tasks
- health
- correspondence
- finances
- weather
- personal well-being

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Uncertain words / phrases

- doweing
- raved
- chity
- hummune
- granded
- meat
- protens
- playpen
- his

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Archivist notes

- Page 2 is very faint, fragmented, and difficult to read, possibly a draft or a separate note written at a different time or angle.

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Context suggestions

These were used to update/suggest additions for `archive-context.json`.

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"common_phrases": [],
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"protens (unclear meaning in context of dressing gown, possibly 'fasteners' or 'patterns')",
"chity (unclear meaning in context of pillow)",
"hummune (unclear meaning in context of love)",
"granded (unclear meaning in context of tutor)",
"meat (unclear meaning in context of catching)",
"playpen (likely 'playpen', but handwriting is somewhat unclear)",
"his (unclear grammatical usage in 'her his motor cars')"
],
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}
```

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