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NOVEMBER 1944

19 Sun - 24th after Trinity Rained nearly all day. Went to Sunday school in morning and taught primary. Went to S. School again in afternoon. Went to chapel in evening. Dave preached Colin & Bill read lessons a WAAF sung a solo Harry played & Denys took collection. Had singing and refreshments after afternoon.

20 Mon Quite a cold day; but wet. Did [theosis vacriants] in biology, had some fun. Did quite a lot of work in free lessons. Dr Conway came in afternoon & we had a singing rehearsal. Colin washed my hair. We played games.

Colin's birthday 21 Tues Lovely day. Did chemistry in free lessons. Went down to Miss Tillys. She let me drop chemistry and take art instead. Only had reading homework. Mummy & Daddy out in evening. Bill Denys & Dave came in. Bill went to dance.

22 Wed Mild day. Had my first art lesson for 2 yrs in morning. Singing lesson quite nice and gym very strenuous. Got [camp] knitting in free lesson. History not bad. Didn't do any H.W. in evening. Ted came in. Went to bed early.

NOVEMBER 1944

23 Thur - First Quarter, 7.53 a.m. Lovely day. Discussed education in current events. Only had one free lesson & did no work in it. Did notes all the time in biology. Had nice bible class in evening. Dave Colin Billy and Joan Hart came

24 Fri Quite a nice day. Didn't do much in free lesson. Scripture lessons quite interesting. Went out in dinner hour and did some shopping. Had a nice game of hockey. Denys came in for a short time early in evening. Did some homework. We all went to bed a nine o'clock

25 Sat - s.r. 7.34, s.s. 3.59 Quite a cold day. Helped Mummy all the morning. She did the washing. I did veges. Had a bath in afternoon. We had a party in evening. Dave Colin Bill & George came. We played games until after twelve, and had a very good time.

Lift Rhubarb and Seakale roots for forcing. Prepare root cuttings of Seakale, which should be stored in sand in a sheltered place until planting time in spring. Should it be necessary to replenish the stock of bush fruits the present is a good time to insert cuttings of Gooseberries, Black and Red Currants. Prune Vines as soon as the leaves fall and thoroughly cleanse both Vines and houses.

NOVEMBER 1944

26 Sun - 25th after Trinity (last) Cold wet day. Went to Sunday School in morning & taught primary. Five airmen came in at dinner time. Went to S. School again in afternoon. We all went to Little Thetford in evening with Constables. [...] Dave [...] Denys & with us. Daddy preached.

27 Mon Very cold day. Did experiments in biology. French lesson rather dry. Didn't do much in free lessons. Went to the cathedral in afternoon for a practise of carols. Didn't do any H.W. in evening. Went to camp cinema in evening and saw "Song of Russia." Very good.

28 Tues Miserable day. Did not have any lessons at school at all. Went to cathedral in morning for a rehearsal. Had the recital afternoon. Miss M. Hayward played the violin I gave out programmes. Dave & Colin went. Did no H.W. in evening. Went for a short walk with [Bill] and one with Dave.

29 Wed Lovely day. Had to draw figures in art. Singing & Gym quite nice. Spoke to Hump in the dinner hour. Did notes in history. Mummy went to the pictures to see For Whom the Bells Toll with Daddy Did H.W. all the evening. Bill on duty all night.

NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 1944

Hump's birthday 30 Thur - S. Andrew Full Moon, 12.52 a.m. Quite a cold day. Didn't do much work in free lesson. History & french alright. Did biology experiments all the afternoon. Had some fun. Did not go to bible class in evening. Dave Denys Ted Bill Joan came

1 Dec. Fri Windy day. Did biology in free lessons. Scripture lessons quite interesting Went out in dinner hour & bought presents Had a very good game of hockey in afternoon Washed my hair in evening. Colin came in & Bill Ted & Joe came in later. Denys & Daddy went to the pictures.

2 Sat - s.r. 7.44, s.s. 3.54 Cold windy day. Helped Mummy all the morning and went to Sutton & did the errands. Had a bath before dinner. Did homework in afternoon & in evening. Dave & Colin came in and Bill came in later. Dave is an officer now.

It is important that all fruits and vegetables in store should be inspected periodically during the winter months. It is work that can be conveniently carried out during spells of bad weather when it is impossible to work in the open. Remove all specimens which show the least sign of decay ; those slightly infected can be put on one side for immediate use.

DECEMBER 1944

3 Sun - 1st in Advent Cold windy day. Went to Sunday School in morning and taught Primary. Went to S. School again in afternoon. Went to the Chapel in evening. Colin presided, Dave preached & Bill & a Scotch airman read the lessons. We all went to Constables after the service.

4 Mon Very cold day. Had a singing practise first lesson. French lesson not bad. Didn't do much work in free lessons. Went out in dinner hour. Had art all the afternoon. Janet & Daddy went to pictures. I stayed home with Mummy and Ted.

5 Tues Very cold. Only had two lessons. French and English. Did French homework in free lessons in afternoon. Bill on duty in evening. Ted in all the evening. Spent all the evening trying to do homework.

Phil's birthday 22 6 Wed Sharp frost. Very cold. Had art in the morning. Had a singing practice after break so missed gym. Did french in free lesson and had notes in History. Bill came in for a short time in evening and helped me write a lecture on the Dunbarton Oaks conference.