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Helen Fox Angell letters to Bess Peebles Fox, July 1944-April 1945

1945-01-14 Helen Fox to Bess Peebles Fox Page 1

January 14, 1945
Dear Mother,
I'm all bathed and packed for the London visit and sitting up in bed.  Jay is writing to her husband.  I've a good book waiting for me and three apples all quartered and ready.
A nice batch of letters came.  There were your sixty-seven to seventy, one from Bea Grey and one from Harriet.  Your v-mail, though it was the last to be mailed, came several days ahead.  Maybe I mentioned it when I wrote last.
Today I slept till eleven, cooked an egg Mrs. Eastes brought me yesterday, dressed and went to dinner.  We had creamed chicken and other nice things.  Then I visited with Nellie awhile and went to open the lounge at one.  I was alone down at that end of the line, so I did lots of things.  I helped several fellows find books they liked in the library, got cards and matches and stationery when others asked for them.  I sat in the lounge and cut out parts for felt toys while visiting with a bunch of them and occasionally putting in a piece of a jig-saw puzzle.  Then I went in the shop about four and sorted the new leather.  Then I traced enough felt parts to keep Dorothy and Mrs. Hume-Rothery busy from nine-thirty to ten-thirty tomorrow.  By that time, it was almost five, so I made out my requisition of materials to be sent in the fifteenth, blacked out the library and lounge and shooed the fellows out and closed up.  I found Jay awake and dressed.  Johnny and Joyce came in and the four of us went to the bar for a drink.  I wasn't dressed up so we got in from the kitchen entrance and went into the common room and drank it.  Double gin and lime, a very refreshing concoction.  Then we went in to dinner.  Ted gave me a nice brown piece of meat loaf and

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January 14, 1945 Dear Mother, I'm all bathed and packed for the London visit and sitting up in bed. Jay is writing to her husband. I've a good book waiting for me and three apples all quartered and ready. A nice batch of letters came. There were your sixty-seven to seventy, one from Bea Grey and one from Harriet. Your v-mail, though it was the last to be mailed, came several days ahead. Maybe I mentioned it when I wrote last. Today I slept till eleven, cooked an egg Mrs. Eastes brought me yesterday, dressed and went to dinner. We had creamed chicken and other nice things. Then I visited with Nellie awhile and went to open the lounge at one. I was alone down at that end of the line, so I did lots of things. I helped several fellows find books they liked in the library, got cards and matches and stationery when others asked for them. I sat in the lounge and cut out parts for felt toys while visiting with a bunch of them and occasionally putting in a piece of a jig-saw puzzle. Then I went in the shop about four and sorted the new leather. Then I traced enough felt parts to keep Dorothy and Mrs. Hume-Rothery busy from nine-thirty to ten-thirty tomorrow. By that time, it was almost five, so I made out my requisition of materials to be sent in the fifteenth, blacked out the library and lounge and shooed the fellows out and closed up. I found Jay awake and dressed. Johnny and Joyce came in and the four of us went to the bar for a drink. I wasn't dressed up so we got in from the kitchen entrance and went into the common room and drank it. Double gin and lime, a very refreshing concoction. Then we went in to dinner. Ted gave me a nice brown piece of meat loaf and