Saturday, 20 February 2021

Fortunately he had not understood, owing to the Berkshire accent they already affected, that what they were calling him was bugger-shit.

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The house, Crux Easton, was exactly right and I bought it on the spot. We got our Wootton furniture from store and moved in at once. We boug...
Friday, 19 February 2021

Reception, for example, which in the ordinary world means a rather dull and formal sort of party

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The prison words never ceased to amuse. Reception, for example, which in the ordinary world means a rather dull and formal sort of party, wa...
Thursday, 18 February 2021

How do people expect a church to keep going for 3 occasions in a lifetime?

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It set me thinking how strange it is that a man who had never set foot in his village church should wish to have his funeral service there. ...
Wednesday, 17 February 2021

She was mad of course

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How strange it is, this adoration & beatification of the princess. If only they knew. It just shows how humans must have an icon and the...
Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Not a real church like Swinbrook, more a hall with kitchen food

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Dink/Terry are coming here from June 11 to 21, I’m so excited for their visit. She/Benj are planning a 50th wedding anniversary for Bob/me o...
Monday, 15 February 2021

I suppose he did it to force me to buy a wig

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My hair was cut in London by what I thought was a faithful hairdresser. I was writing to you & Honks & Woman & not ...
Sunday, 14 February 2021

Two enormous countries where you can’t get servants & where everything in the shops is machine-made

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Then there was talk about Russia & I said, ‘You must realize that to us in Europe, Russia & America seem exactly the same, two enorm...