There are few paragraphs in these letters and almost no full stops. I’ve put some of both in as an aid for the reader. 3 Yaralla Villas First Tower 26 March 1956 My dear Len and Margaret … Continue Reading →
Fairfield St Peter A letter from Auntie Blanche – the only letter from Auntie B Thursday My Dear Lennard I daresay you know what a terrible thing for me it is to write, I… Continue Reading →
Granny – Ada Mary du Feu (nee Trachy) – meek, mild, looked like everyone’s idea of a granny. Good household manager, mother of seven children. Would not cross her cantankerous husband I thought, but actually the letters reveal she was… Continue Reading →
When my mother died suddenly in 1979 at the age of 57 we were shocked, upset and didn’t know what to do. It fell to me and one of my brothers, Paul, to empty her flat. Furniture and household equipment… Continue Reading →
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