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weather though much less so than has been the
case in England. We have seldom been
without frost for weeks. Tweed has several times
been in high flood, but we have had quite a lot
of sunshine. I enjoy much being ‘home’ in
Melrose where more than one native has said
‘We knew you would come back here.’ The Curles
have been people of importance here for nigh on
150 years. My grandfather came from his home
in Kelso, when his father made a second marriage
I recollect old Oliver, a well known Jedburgh
man telling me when I was engaged, about 1897
“Your grandfather was just like a king in
Melrose and your Aunt Maggie was the Queen!
My father occupied a very similar position
but Melrose by his time had ceased to be the
quiet little town and had become a burgh and
the growth of Galashiels had brought
many fresh residents, Men in business in Galashiels,
who made their homes here

7th Feb. 1953
We are now completely settled in Weirknowe
and the last tradesman, with the completion
of the garage, has left. We are exceedingly
happy to find ourselves among many friends,
old and new. The work of laying out the
garden, under the expert professional advice

of Miss Norah Cunningham, has been commenced
and I am finding pleasure in furnishing the
screes on either side of the steps leading up
to the lawn. Six or eight years ago I obtained
at a show in London an especially fine alpine
primula – p. [primula] Allionii, which is always in
high demand by nurserymen and, annually,
I dispose of 50 to 60 offsets to Ingwersen at a
price of 3/6 ea. [each] and obtain Alpines in lieu of
cash. This year I shall procure a number of
plants for the screes. Sandy has been
having interesting experiences in Africa having
accompanied his chief, who was going to
climb Mt. [Mount] Kenya, to the foot of the mountains,
he set off by himself on a trip to the Belgian
Congo and the lakes. He has completed his
tour and now, is probably back in Addis Ababa.
Christian and Cecil are coming home very
shortly, as the latter is going to a school in
England. A terrific gale blew over Britain
a week ago and caused immense damage
In Scotland, the fishing fleet in the North
suffered, but that was nothing compared to
the havoc wrought on the So. [South] East Coast of England
and in Holland. So fierce was the gale that I
put myself in danger of being blown over
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Jane F Jamieson