In the N.A.F.F.I.

2203780                                                                                       28 January 1943

Home Sweet Home

Dear Mother,

     I am writing this letter in bed after enjoying a lovely evening in the N.A.F.F.I. canteen with Harry Widdup. He is a Barlick lad and came here today. (Thursday) We were good friends before we came here so we naturally had a very good time.

                               We have not been posted yet and are still waiting – during which time we do “fatigues”. I should make someone a good wife by the time I’ve finished scrubbing floors, cleaning potatoes, sweeping yards and tidying blankets  - still it’s all in a days work so why worry? We are hoping to be posted early next week, but who knows? It  will be a pleasant change to receive a letter instead of writing all the time.

       How is everyone at home? (not that it makes any difference for my asking, as I shall not find out anyway.)  I made a mistake about “Dangerous Moonlight” being on at the beginning of the week, it’s at the end, not the beginning of the week. Harry saw it last night, he appreciates good music as well.

       We have a programme of classical music every Wednesday night in the NAAFI, I must remember to go next time as I forgot last night. Did I tell you that we received our kit on Monday? Smoky job.

[I have to be up at? ed] 6.30 a.m. tomorrow, so lots of love  for now.

Ray

I have come across some more photos taken at Corley open air school. They include Uncle Ray's dad, Amos (my grandpa) playing cricket and his mother Olive (my grandma) sitting with Ray and Autie Florrie.