Ah the old days of no phone privacy and party lines. I love how there’s no shame in Grandma’s game as she boldly owns listening to the conversation. In fact, I remember Grandma sitting here listening intently to any conversation that was happening over our party lines. And I’m not throwing her under the bus alone, I also sat and tried hard to be interested in the conversations around me, but I was young enough and the conversations were boring enough (to me then, not that they would be now) that I gave up.

Jumping Pound, Alta

Dec 15, 1932

Dear Mamma

I have finished phoning you and heard your ring so listened to you and Ruth Cairns talking. Lucky you didn’t say anything bad about me or I would have butted in.

We were at a loss to know what to get you for Xmas. Everything I suggested Percy would say it wasn’t good enough etc cause you made so many Xmas gifts for us so I sent for this dress at the last and now I’m not very stuck on it. Anyway, maybe there are other things you would rather have or better uses for the money, so I’m sending it over to give you time to send it back if you don’t like it. As long as you get some pleasure out of the gift, whether it’s dress or money why we’ll be happy.

It was good of Cairns to offer to take you to Calgary. Wish I had got this cash over sooner and maybe you could have gone.

Well, I must get busy and write to Ruth and then we can arrange better about Xmas.

With best wishes and love

From Edna

Xxx