Letters SC and JC - April 46

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Simone (in Vierville), at Jean Cordelle (in Paris), 15 April 1946

Monday noon

My Jean,

I send you bread tickets, which I forgot to give you, give them to Jeanne. I think François had to bring his own.
I hope you made a good trip... ...so sorry you left so soon...
It's always a splendid time....Yves s'active, he'll do some of the doors of the valves, everything goes in crumbs, and that's how the cat ate two beautiful 5 months old animals that would have done well in our pans.
Here's the beginning of the list of things to bring: cigarettes, nail file, cologne..., toothpaste, and if you can get the waterproof canvas jacket d

Suzon would be nice to see if we found the Fallières Phosphatine, and what tickets it takes to buy it. Yesterday I met the woman Olard, her baby who was Jean's age, only wants to take this flour there, and it is impossible here, I think our pharmacist must have some and that he would take cut tickets. I also believe I saw some at Jean-Pierre's....

Simone (in Vierville), at Jean Cordelle (in Paris), 16 April 1946

Tuesday, 16 April

My Jean,

Today I think at the end of the day I'll go to the Laterriers, and maybe before, get off at the beach with Yves. (it was to explore the surrounding area, beach and interior, to recover various objects abandoned by the Americans), and works at a thousand small things at home. Could you bring 4 hinges, to the rigor 2 for the doors of the clapier. It makes without hinges for the small doors, but for the larger ones the closure is not ensured without it.........

Bring some envelopes, I saw a little fair.

Simone (in Vierville), at Jean Cordelle (in Paris), 17 April 1946

Wednesday, 17 April

My Jean,

...other thing, can you write to Gabriac (at the Verdon) asking him if he can send us about twenty d'ectons (eyes ??) I think it would be a good idea to get them out of the way (we're entitled to 3 kg) so that it happens quickly, it's time to plant them, we shouldn't waste time.

.....we went to the beach with Yves, and saw Mrs. Leterrier fishing, so I didn't see her. She's spending her days there right now, because it's the tide.

Would you like to bring a lot of soy flour in the storage room...

Simone (in Vierville), at Jean Cordelle (in Paris), April 18, 1946

Thursday, 18 April

My Jean,

I hope this little word t' arrive tomorrow, I write about the roofs of our commons that are like skirmishes (it rains to pour since last night). (maybe those who are staying in the guard house?) In the water, despite tarpaulins and ponds in the attic, there is raining like outside. I was this morning to see Lemaître, because everyone is out of water in the village, except us naturally!

The good guy is full of good will, he came to see with me the damage. All the tarred paper on the barns (at least by sea) is rotten and out of use. As for the stake, the large beams are covered with mushrooms, and all this will rot if we leave him in this condition. The master has a roofer and is ready to put it on our roofs, but he does not have any slates. On another side he wonders if it is worth resetting the final before the field clearance. We could put new paper back, or even cover it in sheet? He has a little paper, about fifteen m2, but that would not be enough. I think he's got some plates. He thinks it might be better to re-store some slates, and he thinks we can get some, and David in Isigny is getting a big stock of them, which makes him think we're unlocking a little bit of it. (i.e. administration distributes some good materials for slates). See with the Chedals, my John, and think of your possibilities, either dardoises or paper, I told Lemaître that you would be here on Saturday. He does not forget the windows, which he promised us in tiles, (glasses were commonly replaced by translucent paper sheets) but hasn't received them yet.
I'll go this afternoon to the Laterriers, I think fishing will be unemployed with this nice weather, and I intend to tell Leterrier that we have not been very spoiled in the repair of the roofs, the least common of all are covered.

The brave Lemaître is discouraged by this case (a company?, but I don't know what it's about)He hopes you'll bring back a solution... What Suzon talks to me about with the Americans would be interesting if it were to happen. ( What is it??).