Diary •
Diary extracts for Jan to February 1940
8th Jan 1940:
Rationing starts today.
8th Jan 1940:
Making observations of scene of barrage balloons on Southampton Water . . . all to be done from memory owing to restrictions.
15th Jan 1940:
Amazing cold weather . . . I do a round of some of the neighbours to see that their cisterns are not frozen up
16th Jan 1940:
Portrait of Mother(15x18). Finished on 26th . Father a bit cool about it, he rather baulked at my putting the knitting in!
8th Feb 1940:
The school grows! Eleven pupils now, but still some away owing to epidemics which are rife.
10th Feb 1940:
Mavis's School
Worked all day removing the school room to the old studio.