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FL1634611
JUNE–1918.
23. Sunday. In bed forenoon. F.P. rang up & I met him at Albert Hall for Felice Lyne - Sammons concert. Then we had tea at Knightsbridge & I brought him home for supper & he stayed till after 11. He was cross & tired & instead of him cheering me I had to turn around & smooth his little feathers.
24. Monday. Cloudy & cold Maud came & ate her lunch with me & gave me some. Nancy ran in & out. I stayed in bed till 5 when I arose & wrote letters.
25. Tuesday. Paul Walsøe called in morning saying we wd. go to Bedales tomorrow. Cold day showers & shade & occasional glimpses of sun. Pottered. Went to bed early.
26. Wednesday.
Met Maud at Waterloo at 9 & left for Petersfield for the Whishaws at the Village of Steep, Hants. Had a lovely day of rest and comfort among roses & hot water. Lovely day
FL1634614
JUNE – 1918.
20. Thursday. Wet again. Crawled out of bed in night clothes & no wash - went with Mrs Fisher to look at premises. Then home & to bed. Struggled downstairs after a little milk. Feeling depressed & in need of food. Oh for hot water & a cleansing bath after the fever.
21. Friday. Full of pain in joints but nothing to eat in hse. so struggled down to Minerva. F.P. called up there. Home & to bed. F. P. called again. Wrote letters & had slight temp.
22. Saturday. Maud came before lunch & took me home with her for tea. I got home very tired. Pollard also called. Sometimes warm sometimes cloudy. A Norwegian Capt. who had been in the Belgian Congo was at Walsøe's
FL1634617
JUNE – 1918.
16. Sunday Cold day - Had a tea party. E.C. Brown & F.P. Mrs T. Price, Miss Claire, M Barfield et al. Showers & too cold to go in garden.
17. Monday. Beastly cold. Worked at Minerva in beastly muddle, Beastly tired. F.P. and Mme. Jallay came in evening.
18. Tuesday. Beastly cold & showery. Worked in Minerva muddle Home dead exhausted
19. Wednesday. Wet cold day. Terrible attack of malaria hurting all my bones. got into bed at 5.30. Temp. 102.4° F.P. rang up but Ethel told him I was out.
FL1634620
JULY - 1918
14. Sunday. Typed again. In afternoon went to Dr Synge's at Peckham Hse. Mrs. French there we listened to Hyde Pk. orators on way home. Showers & dull all day again. Very heavy rain in morning.
15. Monday. Dully muggy day showers. Went to Minerva then brought paper home & typed all day. F.P. came from 7 till 8.30. Nina Boyle from 8 till 10.30
16. Tuesday. Better day but few showers. Helped at Minerva Then inspected buildings Home, rested & typed a little.
17. Wednesday. Same routine. Warm muggy day with heavy thunder showers at 7. p.m.
FL1634622
JULY -1918.
18. Thursday. Went to Minerva & waited at table. Home about 4 & did some washing & typing Finer day but showers in evening
19. Friday. Typed all day at home. Heavy showers all day. A.A.S. came home in evening. Depressed & worried – money running out.
20. Saturday. Rain all day again. Went to Lady Byles for lunch met there Mrs Brook & Mrs D
Week-end. [no entry]