“– at 2.30, we closed with a kiss (or two), one of the grandest days of our lives.” (1947)
1944 Monday. Received many lovely presents. We opened them this morning. Went to Stutts for dinner. We kids skated this afternoon. Sat around & stuff this evening. Folks played 500. We kids came home at 11.30
1945 Tuesday. Opened our gifts this morning. McGugans, Freemans & Stutts came for dinner at 12.30. We kids played Finance. Had a fair time. The boys were very boring. Had ice-cream for supper. Had music this evening. One of those days when you don’t know whether the company wants music or not. They left about 10.30.
1946 Wednesday. Got a pair of Nylons from Santa Claus. It was blowing & storming this morning, so I thought we wouldn’t see Keith today, but he arrived at Stutts shortly after we did. Had dinner at 12.30, cleared the tables & had the gifts, then we kids played Rummoli. Ate nuts, candy, etc. Keith gave we girls a ride home about 9 o’clock. Didn’t go back to town tonight, though the wind is rising.
1947 Thursday. Up at 7.15 & there were 7 full stockings. Stutts came up for dinner at 12.30. Had a pretty good time. Played Ping Pong. Showed them all the things in my Hope Chest. Stutts left at 11. Our love was wonderful tonight. For Keith — at 2.30, we closed with a kiss (or two), one of the grandest days of our lives.
1948 Saturday. Mr. Clare & Elmers came for dinner. Latter left for home at 5.30. Fairly nice time. Marg & I had Keith in a real good mood. Stacks of fun. We took Mr. Clare back & didn’t get to bed til 1 a.m. We talked, like we haven’t talked in ages & I had such a good time. Very happy.
Click here for a video of Mom playing Christmas Carols in 2016, age 90.
These are the diaries of a seventeen-year-old teenager from a farm near Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Her name is Lorraine. She eventually was a church organist in Colgate. In 1944 she was the piano player for a dance band in Weyburn. In these days before school busses she, and her sisters, each had to move from the farm into town to attend school for Grades 11 & 12. This is the darkest time in World War II. Weyburn hosted an airbase for BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan). In other words, the town is filled with eligible young airmen from all over the world …
For more information on BCATP see a blog site dedicated to “Paying homage to those who stayed behind to train those who fought overseas.”