Told my people I would like to go to England as Beatie wrote the operation is to be very serious. Besides I said I would like to go to Switzerland as I needed a holiday very badly not having had one for so long. These and I don’t know what so upset Mother that she had quite sort of a crying fit and…

Last night passed well enough, though I did have a queer feeling thinking of Vin’s engagement party. Poor little girl. Wonder what will become of all this tangle. They are of a very good family. Well, time will solve all problems. – An awfully nasty weather for Xmas, pouring rain. We went to the…

Really Providence is managing things for me. Always when I’m hurt there comes something to help me over. Kind hand of God may be felt always. I get a good, though much deserved blow from the side, then comes a caring from the other. To day it came in the form of an invitation to theatre from…

An awful rush to day, had an unexpected order which nearly made my visit to the Clinic impossible. Don’t know if it wouldn’t have been better. Anyway I know if I wouldn’t go that day I wouldn’t go at all, so in the end, very late I took a car and rushed there. Now was it worth? No. First of all I…

Managed to send off all Xmas letters at last. Have already received some from abroad. It was fun. When getting a fat volume from Auntie, took it for a good roman, but it turned out to be a cookery book. Well, the laugh is on me. I nearly had a fit. Have chillblains which gave an opportunity of…