| 1950 |
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| Thursday March 23rd |
Today is our tenth wedding anniversary and I gave Harold a Ronson lighter because he lost the one I gave him for a wedding present, his gift to me was a bowl of tulips. |
| 1957 |
[The top of the next page is cut away] |
| March 7th |
Harold took bad with nerves. |
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| March 15 |
Paid off the money for our house. |
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| October 21 |
Harold started work as caretaker of schools. |
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| 1965 |
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| March 23rd |
Today is our silver Wedding. Harold bought me an eternity ring and we had just a little family party. |
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| May 11th |
Went up San with hands, foot and mouth. June 5th. |
| 1967 |
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| Oct 10th - Nov 30th |
Kettering Hospital with clotting peritonitis absess. |
| 1968 |
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| May 1st-23rd |
Harold Hospital - absess in lung - pneumonia - Intensive Care Unit. |
| Oct 31st - Nov 22 |
Had clossie put back. |
| 1970 |
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| March 23rd |
Our Pearl Wedding today. We have had 30 years together and we have had our share of illness too, with both of us having spells in hospital, both very serious but the Lord has been by our side and helped us through, out prayers have been for each other for we love each other so much and we don't like being away from each other but beginning of June I have to go into hospital again and June 4th my Harold has to see a specialist about his eyes. May God grant nothing serious and that one day he can enjoy better health. |
| March 30th-April 20th |
K Hospital - another clossie. |
| 1980 |
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| March 23rd |
Today is our Ruby Wedding. We bought a portable TV for the front room as a gift to each other. We had a little party at home for relatives, quite a nice gathering. How we still love each other, our love has brought us through so much. Harold told me he loves me more today even more than when we wed. He has given me 40 years of love & happiness and my love is the same for him. He has been kind and tender in all the time I've known him. God Bless him |
| 1984 |
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| April 10th 1984 |
On April 10th 1984 my Dearest husband Harold has given to God's keeping, so my story ends. My life now is gone, now I've lost the most precious thing I own so until the day God calls me to join my love I'll just be travelling the road trying to do the best I can. I'm shedding many tears. I've only to look at his photo and the tears come. No one knows how I feel. I put on a good face but my heart is broken, a broken heart can never be mended only by being with Harold. Goodnight my love. Please God keep your loving arms around Harold 'till we meet again. |
| A newspaper clipping is stuck to this page. It reads: |
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Your darling husband did not die alone. He tells me his mother came to take him home to God. He says he loved you so much and you were everything to each other. He asks you to take things easy. He will be there when you need him and will hold you close when it is your time to pass away. |
| 1990 |
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| Mar 22nd - 29th |
Small heart attack. |
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On the last page of this exercise book, Ada has listed all the significant dates from her diary and all the dates of Harold's leave and some family deaths:
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Grampy Sail died |
Nov 20th 1940 |
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Eric |
May 12th 1975 |
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Uncle Ralph |
Feb 12th 1959 |
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Harold |
April 10th 1984 |
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Aunt Ada |
Jan 7th 1975 |
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Dad |
Feb 2nd 1988 |
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Mum |
Feb 3rd 1975 |
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Nan |
April 14h 1991 |
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and some family weddings: |
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Os & Olive |
Sept 21st 1940 |
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Eric & Mar |
March 29th 1941 |
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George & Nan |
March 27th 1948 |
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Joan & Cecil |
Oct 5th 1940 |
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Lucy & Tony |
Nov 9th 1940 |
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