Aunt Pamela – Childhood Memories (Part 5) [KPD left – as well as her diaries – an old exercise book, falling apart, and not by any means full, but containing some family history information. Inside the front cover she has written: ‘I meant to rewrite this book…I hope I have not repeated myself too much”. …
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23rd March
Aunt Pamela – Childhood Memories (Part 4) [KPD left – as well as her diaries – an old exercise book, falling apart, and not by any means full, but containing some family history information. Inside the front cover she has written: ‘I meant to rewrite this book…I hope I have not repeated myself too much”. …
22nd March
Aunt Pamela – Childhood Memories (Part 3) [KPD left – as well as her diaries – an old exercise book, falling apart, and not by any means full, but containing some family history information. Inside the front cover she has written: ‘I meant to rewrite this book…I hope I have not repeated myself too much”. …
March 21st
Aunt Pamela – Childhood memories (Part 2) [KPD left – as well as her diaries – an old exercise book, falling apart, and not by any means full, but containing some family history information. Inside the front cover she has written: ‘I meant to rewrite this book…I hope I have not repeated myself too much”. …
Date: 20th March
As there is no diary scheduled for a week, here is another chance to read the extracts of childhood memories KPD left: Aunt Pamela – Childhood memories (Part 1) [KPD left – as well as her diaries – an old exercise book, falling apart, and not by any means full, but containing some family history …
Diary Date: 19th March [1940]
Diary Entry: Saw “Escape to Happiness” with Hull. Diary notes: ‘Hull’ was one of KPD’s colleagues as Rossholme; she and KPD often went to the cinema at this time. “Escape to Happiness” seems to be better known as “Intermezzo”, a 1936 English language remake of the Swedish original, directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Leslie …
Diary Date: 15th March [1940]
Diary Entry: Went to Mr Farley to have eyes tested. Diary notes: Presumably Mr Farley was a local optician; KPD wore glasses all her life.
Diary Date: 12th March [1940]
Dairy Entry: Went to “Dead Man’s Shoes” with Hull. Diary Notes: ‘Hull’ was one of KPD’s colleagues as Rossholme; she and KPD often went to the cinema at this time. “Dead Man’s Shoes” was a 1940 British film drama starring Leslie Banks and Wilfrid Lawson. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Man%27s_Shoes_(1940_film)
Diary Date: 10th March [1940]
Diary Entry: Four more measles. Diary notes: Measles was a serious illness in the pre-vaccination age (a vaccination for measles was developed in the 1960s). At this time, KPD’s diary often mentions measles and other illnesses amongst her charges. Perhaps for that reason, her entry for today repeats the one of two days ago!
Diary Date: 8th March [1940]
Diary Entry: Four more measles. Measles was a serious illness in the pre-vaccination age (a vaccination for measles was developed in the 1960s). At this time, KPD’s diary often mentions measles and other illnesses amongst her charges.
Aunt Pamela's War 