"Friday I went by train to Kyle of Localsh and over to Kyleakin on Skye by ferry, and walked around the shore a bit. It was also a beautiful run…

"Thursday I went on a trip which went by bus down the Great Glen (Caledonian Canal) then by train to Mallaig, the best train ride I've ever had. I really…

"Wednesday I went to John O'Groats - a beautiful run up the East coast. I was surprised at John O Groats to see a beautiful sandy beach. It was a…

"Dear Mary, it's about time I wrote to you isn't it? I've neglected all my correspondence lately, waiting until I knew definitely what I was doing.Mum has told you no…

"Dear Mary, Thankyou for your birthday wishes which I received when I returned to Stonehaven yesterday.I spent a quiet fortnight at Ingleton with Judy and her people. Judy's nerves were…

Jean continued in her letter after writing about the wedding of her friend Yvonne near Manchester in mid July... "I came straight up then, by train and bus, to Judy's…

"When we returned to Stonehaven, there was news from Jeanette, my friend in Benalla, that she'd had a baby daughter so I bought wool and in two days completed jacket,…

"I'm beginning to wonder what's going to happen next on this side of the world! How strangely things work out; it becomes more and more obvious that everything happens for…

Jean's letter to her sister Mary was written over 2 days, started on Sunday 15 July in Aberdeen with ews of dancing and sightseeing, and finished and posted on Monday…

Sometime in early July, while still staying with her Aunt and Uncle in Blairgrowrie, Jean and her Mum and Dad visited Glamis Castle. Glamis Castle Gates Jean's Mum and Dad…