Tag: Sheila

• Sunday 23 September 1973

  Ethel went twice to DMC. Harvest Festival. Sheila & Fam came for tea. Sheila cut both lawns. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. DMC refers to Drayton Methodist Church, see Chapter 107. Sheila refers to my mother Sheila May Drew nee Parkin. Fam stands for family. It was our practice to…

  September 23, 2023

• Monday 17 September 1973

  I did odd jobs in my cabin. Ethel went by bus to paint a cupboard for Sheila at College Road. The man who wanted Waverley Road cried off because he could not sell his own. Notes Grandad had a purpose-built cabin which he used for woodworking and other practical tasks, see Chapter 85. Ethel refers…

  September 17, 2023

• Sunday 16 September 1973

  Ethel went twice to DMC. S P R A & E came for tea. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother, Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. DMC refers to Drayton Methodist Church. For details of my grandmother’s involvement there, see Chapter 107. S refers to my mother Sheila May Drew nee Parkin. P refers to my sister,…

  September 16, 2023

• Saturday 15 September 1973

  Sheila’s 39th birthday. Ethel went with Sheila they took Mrs Davis to Lowestoft for a fortnight’s holiday. Ethel also called at the gas showrooms in Norwich re our gas bill as we have not had anything since last December. Notes Sheila refers to my mother Sheila May Drew nee Parkin. She was born on 15…

  September 15, 2023

• Monday 10 September 1973

  Sheila called with Patricia to take E & I to Norwich. I went to Burtons for a new suit price £36.50. I paid $10 deposit, cannot deliver under 6 weeks. I also bought a cap from Dunn & Co, price £1.60 (what a price). Ethel went after dinner to Norwich called at TSB for a…

  September 10, 2023

• Sunday 9 September 1973

  Ethel went twice to DMC. S, P, R, A & E came for tea. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. DMC refers to Drayton Methodist Church, see Chapter 107. S refers to my mother, Sheila Drew nee Parkin, P to my sister, Patricia Carrick nee Drew, R to me, A to…

  September 9, 2023

• Sunday 2 September 1973

  Ethel went to both services at DMC. Sheila, P. R. A & E came for tea. Lynda Bell went by car with a friend to London for a new job. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother, Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. DMC refers to Drayton Methodist Church, see Chapter 107. Sheila refers to my mother Sheila…

  September 2, 2023

• Wednesday 29 August 1973

  Sheila, P, A & E came for dinner, Patricia came from Switzerland, got to Norwich about 12.15. Sheila cut both lawns. Notes Sheila refers to my mother, Sheila May Drew nee Parkin. P refers to my sister Patricia (Tricia) Jane Carrick nee Drew, A to my brother, Alan Charles Drew and E to my sister,…

  August 29, 2023

• Monday 27 August 1973

  We T A E & I went to see a house in College Road Sheila was interested in. Notes E refers to grandma Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. T & A refers to Tom and Amy Wilson. They were friends of grandma’s and grandad’s who visited them frequently from Mansfield, see Chapter 106. We knew them…

  August 27, 2023

• Sunday 26 August 1973

  E&A went to both services at DMC. Sheila, R, A & E came for tea. Patricia was still in Switzerland. Notes E refers to grandma Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. A refers to Amy Wilson. She and her husband, Tom, were friends of grandma’s and grandad’s who visited them frequently from Mansfield, see Chapter 106. DMC…

  August 26, 2023