| Jan 1st - Thursday |
Had a Merry Xmas. Went in Rene's house & dressed like an old woman. Mother & Georgie went Higham. Hope to have a Happy New Year. |
| Jan 2nd - Friday |
Had a game with a balloon with Georgie & won. Went Theatre & seen the "Dynamite". |
| Jan 3rd - Saturday |
Went to a dance up Co-op Hall. Had a nice time. Had a new dance dress & had it on to go to the dance. |
| Jan 4th - Sunday |
Went to Sunday School. Went up in Bible Class I. Miss Norman & Mrs Harris are the teachers. Went round Stella's tea. Had some games at night. |
| Jan 5th - Monday |
Went up Mrs Harris' to tea. Had games in the evening - Irene and I saw a door open - we were frightened to death. |
| Jan 6th - Tuesday |
Started Night School for Cookery for the first time after Xmas. |
| Jan 7th - Wednesday |
Took Wonderlands round. Helped Mother. |
| Jan 8th - Thursday |
Went to English & Dancing. Stella & Rose stopped out side school with Jack. |
| Jan 9th - Friday |
Stopped in. |
| Jan 10th - Saturday |
Went Northampton. Gramp's birthday. |
| Jan 11th - Sunday |
Brigade Sunday. Went on Parade & Sunday School. |
| Jan 12th - Monday |
Stopped in. Read 2 books. |
| Jan 13th - Tuesday |
Went Cookery. |
| Jan 14th - Wednesday |
Stopped in and help[ed] mum. |
| Jan 15th - Thursday |
Went English. Felt bad. Bad in the night. |
| Jan 16th - Friday |
Stopped in. Help[ed] Eric. |
| Jan 17th - Saturday |
Went down High Street. Bought a Schoolgirls' Weekly. |
| Jan 18th - Sunday |
Went School. Went up Vera's to tea. Played with her. |
| Jan 19th - Monday |
Started Brigade in the New Year. Had a dance with Rene, had First Aid. Finished comb case in leather work 3d. [Three old pence] |
| Jan 20th - Tuesday |
Went cookery, made cream baskets. |
| Jan 21st - Wednesday |
Stopped in, made a Oxo top out of paper. |
| Jan 22nd - Thursday |
Did not feel well but went to work. Went bed early. Septic poison toe. |
| Jan 23rd - Friday |
Mum went down doctors - he called & cut my toe. Mum bought me a big apple & pear. Away from work. |
| Jan 24th - Saturday |
Doctor called 11.30. Violet Bates brought my smock home. |
| Jan 25th - Sunday |
Doctor came 10.45. Scarlet fever. Had nothing to eat. Read Betty's paper. |
| Jan 26th - Monday |
Brigade Social. Irene went B. Social - sorry I couldn't go. Still in bed. Doctor came about 11. Gone. Thank goodness. Read some books. |
| Jan 27th - Tuesday |
Dad fix[ed] wireless in my bedroom. Heard Jack Payne go off. Aunt Clara bought me a bottle of scent. |
| Jan 28th - Wednesday |
Still in bed. Clifford brought me two oranges. Aunt Ada brought me some apples. Listen[ed] to wireless. |
| Jan 29th - Thursday |
Winnie brought up some Red Letters. Peggy Nickerson, a Schoolgirls Own. Irene brought some books. Had wireless on. Rained. |
| Jan 30th - Friday |
Read the Red Letters. Had the wireless on. Snowed very hard. Started reading Schoolgirls Own. |
| Jan 31st - Saturday |
Finished reading Schoolgirls Own. Doctor came, said I could get up for a little while. Aunt Clara brought some books. Uncle Owen brought some fruits. Snowed. |
| Feb 1st - Sunday |
Read books. Winnie brought my prize - it is called "A Girl Guide Captain in India". Sat out of bed for 1¼hours. Had wireless on. Dad went Doctor's - poison hand. |
| Feb 2nd - Monday |
Read some books. Margaret sent [books] including Sunday Circle. Sat out of bed for a little while. |
| Feb 3rd - Tuesday |
Got up, dressed, played shopping. Wireless went wrong. Later on Mum tried it and it was a bit better. |
| Feb 4th- Wednesday |
Woke up finding it snowing, ceased about 9.45. Music shop & books. Snowed again at 4.30. Stopped about 5.15. Played until 8.30. Bed 9.0. |
| Feb 5th - Thursday |
Got up at 10.15, washed & played. Dinner 12.30 |
| Feb 6th - Friday |
Got up about 11.30, washed 12.15, read 12.15. Reda. Had dinner. Wireless on 2 - 2.30. Records 2.30 - 4.45. Went bed at 7.30. Listen[ed] to the wireless, "Bunty Fair". Went to sleep. |
| Feb 7th - Saturday |
Woke up, did not feel so well. Had breakfast. Went sleep. Had a cup of tea for dinner. 1.40 to 1.30 slept & read. 4.30 to 4.40 tea. Did not sleep well. |
| Feb 8th - Sunday |
Woke and had my breakfast, read and rested. Had dinner, About 2.0 had wireless on. 4-5 had tea. Read. Mother is just going to bring me some glycerine and lemon juice, 6.20. |
| Feb 9th - Monday |
Woke at 8.10. Breakfast 1t 9.0. Sang some hymns. Washed at 10.10. Rained a little. Dinner 12.32. Read. Tea 4.30. Had wireless on. Heard Jack Payne's orchestra. Tried to go to sleep but could not. Wake most of the night. |
| Feb 10th - Tuesday |
Woke, pouring of rain, not so well. Betty Webb sent some comics. Read then dinner 1.0. Wireless. Read mystery story. 9.0 listen[ed] to the wireless. Slept. Restless. |
| Feb 11th - Wednesday |
Woke 8.30. About the same. Lovely morning, sun shining - enough to make anyone get up and go out. Breakfast 9.0. Read some books, dinner 12.30, tea 4.0. Reading & the wireless is on - Jack Payne 5.15 to 6.15. Sewn and made wool flowers. Wireless 9.0 to 10.15. Slept about the same. Aunt Mary came. |
| Feb 12th - Thursday |
Woke up 8.0, little better. Breakfast 9.0. Read, dinner 12.30. Doctor came and did Dad's hand. Doctor Gillespie came to see me. Tea 4.15. Wireless 5.15 to 6.15. Played. Rested - slept much better. Aunt Mary brought me a plant of daffodils. |
| Feb 13th - Friday |
Woke 9.0. Little better. Snowed during the night. Mum's gone doctors. Singing. Breakfast 9.15. Read. Dinner 12.30. Played schooling. Tea 4.15. Wireless 4.45 to 6.30, 8.30 to 9.15. Slept much better. |
| Feb 14th - Saturday |
Woke up 8.47. Breakfast |
| Feb 18th - Wednesday |
Woke 8.50. Breakfast 9.15. Got up 11.0. Played shops. Dinner 12.30. Played. Tea 4.20. New Doctor came. Got in bed 8.0. Slept good. |
| March 2nd - Monday |
Got up 9.0. Breakfast 9.30. Dusted. Played cards. Dinner 12.30. Played cards. Rennie came across and played. Tea 4.0. Rennie came across at night and played. Slept well. |
| March 3rd - Tuesday |
Got up 9.0. Dusted. Went for a walk with Mum, Dad, Georgie & Nunk. For the first time out. |
| March 23rd - Monday |
Started work. Got on all right. Ask[ed] Nell if I could go home at 5.15. |
| March 24th - Tuesday |
On overtime. Went down High St with Rennie. |
| March 25th - Wednesday |
On overtime. Went to the Mannequin Parade at the Co-op with Edna Underwood. |
| March 26th - Thursday |
On overtime. Stopped in - cleaned the piano. |
| March 27th - Friday |
Went out. |
| March 28th - Saturday |
Went down the High Street. Met Rennie out of Theatre. Rennie went with Norman. |
| March 29th - Sunday |
Went Chapel. Went for a walk through the fields. Went down the High Street. |
| March 30th - Monday |
Went to work. Stopped overtime till 6.0. Went Concert 6.30. Went down the High Street. |
| March 31st - Tuesday |
Stopped in. Machine[d]. Washed, not till nearly bed time. |
| April 1st - Wednesday |
Stopped in. Machine[d]. |
| April 2nd - Thursday |
Jack Buchanan * 1891. Broke up from work. |
| April 3rd - Good Friday |
Went to work - stocktaking. There until 3. Went up Clifford's and stopped the night. Rained. |
| April 4th - Saturday |
Came home on Aunt Ada's bicycle. Went and seen Mabel's wedding. Went for a ride. |
| April 5th - Sunday |
Irene's Birthday. Went up the cemetery. Went for a walk. Stella stopped down street with some boys. |
| April 5th - Monday |
Went for a ride with Irene. Went for a ride in the afternoon with 6 girls to Souldrop. |
| April 6th - Tuesday |
Went for a walk, Went to Northampton and seen the football match. Seen some bicycles in a shop window. |
| April 8th - Wednesday |
Joined Brigade 1929. Started work. Went up the reck, saw some boys. |
| April 9th - Thursday |
Uncle Owen the first to wish me on my birthday, Mother second. Georgie came out of his room. Played with him. |
| April 10th - Friday |
Went down the High St. Rennie went with "Fat", I walked with Stella. |
| April 11th - Saturday |
Went Theatre - good - Laurel & Hardy. |
| April 12th - Sunday |
Went for a walk with Rennie - missed Stella. |
| April 13th - Monday |
Started Brigade since my illness. Dad went to London. |
| April 14th - Tuesday |
Went up the "reck". |
| April 15th - Wednesday |
Stopped in. |
| April 16th - Thursday |
Went out with Rennie & Stella. |
| April 17th - Friday |
Went for a walk round the fields. Mum & Georgie went London. |
| April 18th - Saturday |
Went Theatre with Rennie & Stella. |
| April 19th - Sunday |
Went up Aunt Ada's to dinner & tea. |
| April 20th - Monday |
Went Brigade. Dad, Mum & Georgie came home from London. Mum bought me a Sun-ray. |
| April 21st - Tuesday |
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Ada with her bicycle
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Princess Elizabeth's birthday - 5 years old. Had my new bicycle for my birthday present. Overtime. |
| April 22nd - Wednesday |
Went for a ride up the Newton Road & came down Wymington Rd. |
| April 23rd - Thursday |
Went up the "reck" on my bicycle. Went for a little ride with "F". |
| April 24th - Friday |
Did not have to stop overtime. £1.1.6. [probably her wage for the week] |
| April 25th - Saturday |
Went Palace - booked. |
| April 26th - Sunday |
Went Chapel. |
| April 27th - Monday |
Went Brigade. Leather-work. |
| April 28th - Tuesday |
Went down the High St. Went and got cowslips with Vera. |
| April 29th - Wednesday |
Went for a ride with Vera over as far as Raunds and back. |
| April 30th - Thrusday |
Went for a ride with Vera. |
| May 1st - Friday |
Went to fetch a book up Night School called "Patricia Prefect". |
| May 2nd - Saturday |
Went for a ride with Vera Smith, got bluebells & cowslips. |
| May 3rd - Sunday |
Went for a walk round the Bridle [path], then down the High St. |
| May 4th - Monday |
Overtime. Went Brigade - danced. |
| May 5th - Tuesday |
Overtime. Went for a ride. |
| May 6th - Wednesday |
Overtime. Went down High St. |
| May 7th - Thursday |
Overtime. Went for a ride. |
| May 8th - Friday |
Overtime. Went up the reck with Rene. |
| May 9th - Saturday |
Rene & Stella went Northampton. I met them. Went Doctor's - had some medicine. |
| May 10th - Sunday |
Went for a walk wound the Bridle. |
| May 11th - Monday |
Went Brigade. Making a pochette. |
| May 12th - Tuesday |
Overtime. Went for a ride. |
| May 13th - Wednesday |
Did not go work in the afternoon - billious attack. |
| May 14th - Thursday |
Went out for a walk. |
| May 15th - Friday |
Poured of rain. Went down High St, seen Vera & Mrs Denton. |
| May 16th - Saturday |
Rained. Did not go out. Machine[d]. Went Doctor's. |
| May 17th - Sunday |
Went Chapel & for a walk. |
| May 18th - Monday |
Went Brigade. Went in for knot tying. |
| May 19th - Tuesday |
Went right round Hayway with Rene on our bicycles. |
| May 20th - Wednesday |
Went for a ride. Seen F H. Played cricket. |
| May 21st - Thursday |
Cleared up my bedroom and all the drawers. |
| May 22nd - Friday |
Left off work. Went for a walk. |
| May 23rd - Saturday |
Went work until 9.30. |
| May 24th - Sunday |
Went Sunday School & Chapel. |
| May 25th - Whit Monday |
Went kettering. |
| May 26th - Tuesday |
Went Chelveston with Connie, took our tea, stayed with Brenda. |
| May 27th - Wednesday |
Went down the Street with Mum & Dad, Georgie & Ron Gaunt. |
| May 28th - Thursday |
Rained morning & afternoon. |
| May 29th - Friday |
Went for a ride. |
| May 30th - Saturday |
Went for a walk with three friends. Went for a ride to Felmersham |
| May 31st - Sunday |
Went Wellingbora'. Went to a sweet shop to tea. Came home in Captain's car. |
| June 1st - Monday |
Went Brigade. Rennie started again. Went to Leather Class. |
| June 2nd - Tuesday |
Went round with the Wonderlands. Rennie came with me. Went round for Stella. Went up the reck. |
| June 3rd - Wednesday |
Stopped in, then read. |
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[From here the entries are sparse and several days have no entry at all] |
| June 10th - Wednesday |
Cut the hay up the reck - rolled in it. |
| June 13th - Saturday |
Went on Parade. Garden Fete in the Hall. Ist prize L.B. - 1st Cadets 2nd. |
| June 29th - Monday |
Went Brigade. Had some Crisps. [this was worthy of note in her diary!] |
| July 3rd - Friday |
Torn my frock up the reck. |
| July 4th - Saturday |
Co-op Tea. Went down the baths. Went up the Jubilee Park. |
| July 11th - Saturday |
Knuston Hall. Served on the sweet stall ½ five to ½ six. |
| August 1st - Saturday |
Went Long Eaton, arrived about 1. Went up the Waycks [?]. |
| August 2nd - Sunday |
Went Sunday School with Lucy & Elsie. Went for a ride on the bus. |
| August 3rd - Monday |
Bank Holiday. Went round the wayck. Won an aeroplane for George. |
| August 4th - Tuesday |
Went down the park. Had a good time. |
| August 5th - Wednesday |
Went Skegness. Won a tin of toffees. Had a very nice time. |
| August 6th - Thursday |
Went pictures, seen "Captain of the Guard". |
| August 7th - Friday |
Went down Aunt Martha's for the day. |
| August 8th - Saturday |
Pour[ed] of rain, could not go out. Went pictures in the evening "All quite on the Western Front". |
| August 9th - Sunday |
Went Sunday School with Lucy & Elsie. Went in Lucy's class. |
| August 10th - Monday |
Aunt Ada's birthday. Norma Shearer* [no reference has been found regarding the *]
Came home - arrive[d] about 12. Bought Renee a box of Fancy g..tar & Hasby[?]. |
| August 11th - Tuesday |
Reny brought me a broach. Went up the reck with Gwen Okey. |
| August 12th - Wednesday |
Rennie called for Kath. Did not want me. Mum told me not to go weith her then. |
| August 13th - Thursday |
Charley Rogers*. R. did not speak to me so I did the same. Went [on] a machine at Work. |
| August 14th - Friday |
Went up Aunt Elsie's. Pay Day. |
| August 15th - Saturday |
Stop[ped] in. Lorcy[?] on the wireless. |
| August 30th - Sunday |
Went into Grandma's to tea. Went Chapel with Grandma & Hazel Childs. Went down the Hall - seen Freda. |
| August 31st - Monday |
Went Brigade. Had two photo's. Mrs Lovell lost Bobby. |
| Sept 1st - Tuesday |
Went out with Hazel down Street. |
| Sep 2nd - Wednesday |
Went in the frontroom & played the piano. Went down the High St with Hazel. |
| Oct 18th - Sunday |
Went Sunday School. Went up Cliff's on a bicycle to dinner & tea. Played with Cliff. Came home about 8.45. |
| Oct 19th - Monday |
Went Brigade & Temperance class. Had a dance. |
| Oct 20th - Tuesday |
Stop[ed] in & listened to the wireless. Vauderville. Very good. Went to bed 9.30. |
| Oct 21st - Wednesday |
Stop[ped] in. Read & listened to the wireless. Not much cop. Bed 10 o'clock. |
| Oct 22nd - Thursday |
Stop[ped] in. Help[ed] mum. The Vauderville on the wireless good, same as Tuesday Vauderville. Mitzi Green 1920*. |
| Oct 23rd - Friday |
Went to work. Met Kath Webb, talking outside Tap shop. Asked if I should go pictures with her - I said I'd let her know. |
| Oct 24th - Saturday |
Went Theatre - The first time I went out with Kath since she did not speak to me. |
| Oct 25th - Sunday |
Went Chapel morning & night. Seen Freda at Chapel. Had a walk down street. |
| Oct 26th - Monday |
Went Brigade. Had a good time. Took 2 bottles of milk. |
| Oct 27th - Tuesday - Election Day |
Went for a walk with Kath. Went Temperance - James got in meetings. |
| Oct 28th - Wednesday |
Went as far as Higham for a walk with Kath. |
| Oct 29th - Thursday |
Rained. Stopped in. Listened to the wireless. |
| Oct 30th - Friday |
Went up Aunt Elsie's and up Gramp's. Went down Street with Kath. Georgy got a splinter in his finger. |
| Oct 31st - Saturday |
Went Wellingbora' with Kath (Feast) Went 10 to 1, came home 9.30. Had a good time. Picture - "Sunny". |
| Nov 1st - Sunday |
Went Sunday School & Chapel at night. Went down Street. Went in. Stop[ped] in. Played cards with Dad & George. Listen[ed] to the wireless. Ridgeway Parade "Old Soldiers Night" |
| Nov 2nd - Monday |
Mother's & Uncle Sam's birthday. Sent her a postcard. Very windy. Went library. Stopt in & read. "The Story Book Girls". |
| Nov 4th - Wednesday |
Took Wonderlands round. Kath came with me. Talked outside near Lynes. Went in 8.45. Bed 9.0. |
| Nov 5th - Thursday |
Elsie's birthday. Guy Fawk's night. Went up Aunt Ada's. Had a big bonfire & fire works. Had a new row of beads & chain necklace. |
| Nov 6th - Friday |
Went up Aunt Elsie's. Went down Street with Kath. Looked in the shops. Went in 8.15. Had a pick-up. Very nice. |
| Nov 7th - Saturday |
Did not have to go work - Engine broke. Went down Street in the afternoon. Kath came in our house at night. Bought a canvas bag - started it. |
| Nov 8th - Sunday |
Brigade Sunday. Took two girls home, George, two boys & Grandma had two. Went off very well. |
| Nov 9th - Monday |
Went down Street and had a new mac. Send it up white on from Roe Bros. Listen[ed] to the wireless. |
| Nov 10th - Tuesday |
Rained all day. Stopped in & read. Done some of my bag. Listen[ed] to the wireless. |
| Nov 11th - Wednesday |
Two mins silence … … Cried. Had my new mac on - rained. Went out in it. Tackled a second War song. Went Higham & little way to Irthlingbora'. |
| Nov 12th - Thursday |
Fine day. Connie not at work. Dunmore told me to go on trimmings. Stopped in & played cards. Dad not well - pains. |
| Nov 13th - Friday |
Went down to take my sum down Harts on the club. Took them up Chamberlains. Went down Street. |
| Nov 14th - Saturday |
Went pictures - very good. "Hot Heiress". Went in Woolworth's. Seen Eric with girls dressed in Blue. |
| Nov 15th - Sunday |
Went Sunday School & Chapel. Went to Chapel at night. Went down Street. How do you do. |
| Nov 16th - Monday |
Went to practice for Thursday. In Fairy Marching. |
| Nov 17th - Tuesday |
Stop[ped] in. Not very well. Done some of my bag. Vauderville lovely. |
| Nov 18th - Wednesday |
Stop[ped] in. Done some of my bag. Liseten[ed] to wireless - Vauderville rotten. |
| Nov 19th - Thursday |
Went Wellingbora'. Had a nice time. Got home about 10.30. |
| Nov 20th - Friday |
Went down High Street for a walk. Went round Tommy Essam's. |
| Nov 21st - Saturday |
Eric's birthday. Went pictures - Laurel & Hardy in "Jailbirds". Walk up street. |
| Nov 22nd - Sunday |
Georgie's. Went Sunday School & Chapel. Went Chapel at night. Went down street. |
| Nov 23rd - Monday |
Went for a walk to the bottom of Higham Hill. Went round Tommy Essam's. |
| Nov 24th - Tuesday |
Stop[ped] in. Broke to records. Serenade, Moonlight on the Colarado. Fetched Serenade. |
| Nov 25th - Wednesday |
Stopped in & done some of my bag. |
| Nov 26th - Thursday |
Went as far as Higham for a walk with Kath. |
| Nov 27th - Friday |
Kath had two teeth out. Rained. Went Bazaar. Went behind the counter. Home 10.15 |
| Nov 28th - Saturday |
Went Bazaar. Served. Pinned a carnation in the opener's button hole. Stopped in Kath's for the night. |
| Nov 29th - Sunday |
Uncle Ralph. Went Chapel in the morning & night. Walked down street. |
| Nov 30th - Monday |
Went Meeting & Brigade. Danced with Jessie Bass. |
| Dec 1st - Tuesday |
Got my thumb in my mac line [lining?]. Didn't half hurt. Stop[ped] in - read. |
| Dec 2nd - Wednesday |
Went Irthlingbora. Bought Georgie a smokers outfit for Christmas [this would have been a box of sweets - in the shape of cigar, pipe or cigarettes]. Bused. |
| Dec 3rd - Thursday |
Mum went London with Grandma. Rained. Kath came in our house. Went down Street & up Co-op Fish Shop 9.30. Got in 10.10. |
| Dec 4th - Friday |
Went Temperance exam. Ever so hard. I was the only one who did not do them all, so I shall lose marks. Cliff had a tooth out. |
| Dec 5th - Saturday |
Went Theatre. Poor Old Ball & Avalance - not bad. |
| Dec 6th - Sunday |
Went Sunday School. Went Chapel Morning & Evening. Spoke to him for a long while. Went down Street. |
| Dec 7th - Monday |
Jack's birthday. Went Brigade. First Aid & drill. Winnie stopped & spoke to Ken. |
| Dec 8th - Tuesday |
Went to a concert at Wesleyan. Went Higham & back. Seen him. Spoke. Fell out. Cried. |
| Dec 9th - Wednesday |
Stopped in & made meat & Plum Pudding. Wash[ed]. Went bed 9.45. |
| Dec 10th - Thursday |
Went nearly to Irthlingbora'. |
| Dec 11th - Friday |
Came home from work 11 o'clock. Had a terrible headache & a billious attack. Stayed in bed all day. |
| Dec 12th - Saturday |
Stopped in. Went Doctor's. Had my selection box 5/-. Kath came in. Went home 10.20. |
| Dec 13th - Sunday |
Went Chapel at night. Went down street. |
| Dec 14th - Monday |
Went on a Route March. Went in the Assembly Rooms. Had a social evening. |
| Dec 15th - Tuesday |
Went down the High Street with Mum, then with Kath. |
| Dec 16th - Wednesday |
Went down Street. Came back and help[ed] Mum. |
| Dec 20th - Sunday |
Went Chapel. |
| Dec 21st - Monday |
Went on a Route March. Had social evening. |
| Dec 22nd - Tuesday |
Went down Street with Mum & Kath. |
| Dec 23rd - Wednesday |
Stop[ped] in and help[ed] Mum |
| Dec 24th - Thursday |
Went Palace & seen Jeanette MacDonald & Jack Buchanan in "Monte Carlo" - very nice. |
| Dec 25th - Friday |
Woke up. Had a wristlet watch, Eric bought me a gold slide, & many other things. Had a party. |
| Dec 26th - Saturday |
Went up Aunt Ada's to tea, had a nice time. |
| Dec 27th - Sunday |
Went Sunday School & Chapel. Went in Kath's to tea. Had a nice time. Kath slept with me. |
| Dec 28th - Monday |
Woke at 8.30. Got up at 10.30. Cleared things up. Went up Aunt Elsie's for tea. Went Palace. Very good. |
| Dec 29th - Tuesday |
Got up at 10.40. Tidied up. Read. Stop[ped] in. Had a fire in the Front Room. |
| Dec 31st - Thursday |
Went in Grandma's to tea. Stayed up until 12 o'clock. Aunt Ada & Uncle slept here. |
