Another sparkly sunny frosty morning so enjoyed exercising the nordic sticks round playing field.Blinded by sun on upper corner.I live so much in my head nowadays that i had not even noticed that fine horse chestnut tree had gone from the Bridges memorial seat. Graham told me it had come down in the recent storm. Nigel had already chopped it up and taken it away.Barbara Bridges planted it ,I think, in memory of her husband Archie ? Or was it there when she put his seat below it ? She was a good friend for the first 20 years we lived here and now she is dead for another 20. The Guardian yesterday and Observer today are going on about Memory being a creative activity, not a video. I am aware I already make a good story out of any memories I want to recall.
London,Kensington.Friday 15th january 1943
Hard day’s work for a change doing Northern Ireland letters etc Lunched at the Victory with Angus, Richard K. and Dougald and evening supper in MOI canteen with Petrie(ED Now doing 3 years in hospital after 3 years at Cambridge, like Camilla in order to become a Doctor) and Anna (originally school friend, but also Cambridge )and to see’Talk of the Town’
