Mary Quayle Innis, Personal Diary. [1969-1972].

[p. 6] January 1 1969 Wed. Very cold, wrote to Anne. Packed. To Hugh's for lovely turkey dinner. Joan there. They drove me home.

1970 Thurs. Captain's Farewell dinner [with] champagne. Games on deck. Everyone " Happy New Year".

1971 Sunny and cold. Set up new turntable in cupboard and wrote letters. To Hugh's for dinner with Joan and Robin Neill. Very good time.

1972 Sat. Packed food, Mary's cake. With Rough et al to Waterloo. Sunny and cold. Lovely day. Played pit and lotto. Turkey dinner. Talked and talked. Caroline ran everywhere. Perfect.

[p.7] January 2 1969 Thurs Plane at 10:10. Mary, Mrs. C. Kip and girls met me. Lunch at airport. Deep snow, Jo Oakridge, Mrs. Cates's and girls, tennis lesson.

1970 Fri. Got luggage out in corridor. Cold. Deck tennis - Anne and I . Anne and I and boys played "fish". Greek lesson. Packed, everyone excited.

1971 Sat. Snowing, shopped and wrote letters. Knitted. Heard " Fidelio" on radio. Superb.

1972 Sun. Raining. Very tired - a day to recuperate. Radio, TV, listed Xmas cards,wrote letters. TV- Kenneth Clark on Berenson and I Tatti.

[p.8] January 3 Fri 1969 Rain all day. To shop at Nnewton. Knitted and wrote letters. Mary and I talked.

1970 Sat. Stood in corridors till 11 and then in cold customs shed. Taxi to la guardia. Home in 5o minutes. Hugh et al met us. Daggs drove home. Hugh brot me here.

1971 Sun. To church - communion. Mild. Mary Campbell called. Ken came, we talked and talked. Gave me lovely round rug. Mary and all Cates's phoned.

1972 Mon. To library and Loblaws, and to local store. Baked muffins. Mild and dry. [Autobiography]. Wrote letters. Opera "Queen of spades on TV.

[p.9] January 4 1969 Sat. Rain. Snow melting. Wrote letters. With Mary and children to Oakridge and library.

1970 Sun. Tired. Opened mail and wrote letters. Much snow. Signed contract to repaint C.P.R. Unpacked and out away.

1971 Mon. Ken and I went down to Teraulay street to meet carpet buyer.

I went to Eatons, all met for lunch at Simpson. To College street to see carpets buyers. Ken left for Chicago.

[p. 10] January 5 1969 Sun. Mary and I to church. Mild. Took Kip to tennis. To Mrs. Cates's and had chicken dinner. To see " Odd Couple" at Dunbar.

1970 Mon. To store. Mailed contract and letters. Cold and sunny. Put things away and wrote letters. Have a cold.

1971 Tues. Mild but cold wind, met Elspeth for lunch, talked hard re H.A.i project. Typed rest of speech. Loraine called up.