December 14, 1942 The Snow, The Wrapping, Flare Path, The Blackout and The Divinity

Dear Mother & Daddy,

"You should see the snow that's on now.  It snowed so fast that the snow plows cleaned the sidewalks three or four times this afternoon.  Last night I worked till 9:00 and we are really busy.  I'm going to make some Xmas candy and I made fondant today.

We wrapped Christmas presents this afternoon and we'll be sending you your box right away, but no peeking till Christmas.  This little picture made me think so much of you, Daddy, that I had to clip it.

We have bought tickets to a new stage play, "Flare Path" and are going with Mr. and Mrs. Griffin next Thursday night.  It has been showing in London and this will be the first showing in America.  It will go to New York from here.  The story is about an English pilot and the life he leads.

I forgot to tell you we had a blackout last Monday.  The whole state was blacked out--just a practice of course.  It lasted an hour.  It gives you such a funny feeling when the sirens start shrieking.  The business district really looks gloomy blacked out.  It is so dark even when the stores are open, that you can hardly see where you're going.  Of course, it's light in the stores but they have black blinds and no light gets to the sidewalk."

        Lots of love to everyone,

                B & Bonnie

                      

NOTE from Ann:
The play, Flare Path, had a revival in 2011.   If interested, see www.sienna-miller.org  where the play is described as follows:

"Set in the Falcon Hotel, on the edge of an RAF airfield in Lincolnshire, Flare Path centres the love triangle between pilot Teddy, his wife Patricia and her former lover, a film actor. Inspired by Rattigan’s own wartime experiences at Bomber Command, it premiered at the Apollo Theatre in 1942 and was subsequently adapted into the film The Way to the Stars."