Love Letter 33 – The Royal

Love Letter 33 – The Royal

My deliciously delightful Mother’s Day weekend extends with a walk beneath the oak and catalpa trees lining neighbouring Connaught park. Wispy, hair-like bands of cirrus clouds attempt to diminish the slowly setting sun’s rays as a gaggle of Canadian geese stand their ground amidst a slew of off leash pets – mini mayhem that I’m happy to take in from the bleacher’s cheap seats.
Elton John plays in my head while making my way home through a flurry of pedestrian and cyclist traffic travelling north and south along the Arbutus greenway.
I leave the activity of the outside world and enter the friendly Flin Flon streets of 1960 with the continuing handwritten pages of Mom’s Love Letter 33:

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Here it is 12:30 A.M. – re-opened your letter and decided to say a few words and bid you ‘goodnight my dear’ – sure wish you were here & we could sit on the couch for a wee while, I Love You!
The four of us went & had 1 beer than over to the bowling alley – 10 pins. Very crowded so Shirl & I just sat & watched. Joe – owner of the alley came over & had a chat w/ me & before we knew it he had given us several 7-ups w/ rye – old friend of course.
Met & gabbed w/ all the old crew of our friends – talked about F.F. what else, then watched bowling.
Had a crazy time at the Royal after – about 6 of us went over for coffee – a real first – fist fight in the pub as usual & much commotion.
This town goes wild on the week-ends.
Then home.
Gee honey, I miss you tho’ – have had so many compliments & congrats w/ our ring – it fits perfectly in that my fingers do swell quite a bit – especially since I have my hands in hot water a lot at work.
Hockey game tomorrow nite then about 8 of us are going to bowl 10 pins.
Well my darling – time will go by fairly quickly I hope – I miss you so –
I love you!!
Guess what lover – I got my friendly monthly visitor about 20 mins ago – great fun – Nov 4 – well dear, so far we’re safe for the 18th.
Man it’s really confusing me now – real early this time, about 10 days.
Have you thought any more about Dec 23rd, be so nice to have you w/ me for several days then I’d only need about 4 days off (Dec 27, 29, 30, 31 – 28 my day off), (Sun, Jan 1 day off) – would ask for Monday, Jan 2 off.
Bye honey
Yours,
Bette xxxx
Chopp – Chopp

Girl’s night on the town at the end of a workweek is a must, Mom – constant chinwagging, sipping bottled brew, amplifying social banter in an overly crowded bowling alley, a few rye and sevens, more endless gabbing over a cup of java and a bonus bout of bedlam at the Royal – ya, that sounds about right?!

Oh, Saturday night’s alright for fighting