Grandfather's diary, 1933
Title
Grandfather's diary, 1933
Description
Diary cover and double page spread from 6-8 July 1933. This is a diary belonging to Lorna's grandfather which she discovered during the course of writing the memoir 'Bad Blood'. It enabled her to know her grandfather before she even existed and to 'hear his voice' again as she had forgotten how he sounded after he died when she was nine.
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'Lorna's discovery of Grandpa's diary was a crucial turning point in the writing of Bad Blood: '...what about the story that Grandma had blackmailed Grandpa for years, by threatening to show his private diary to the Bishop unless he handed over part of his stipend every quarter? Well yes, said my father, that was certainly true. But how do you know? I asked. Simple, he said, I've got the diaries, two of them...' (Bad Blood)
For Lorna, the diaries were '...a bit like eavesdropping on the beginnings of my world...' (Bad Blood) What she learned about her grandpa's oscillation between hopelessness and wickedness made part of the of writing her memoir not unlike the unravelling of a detective story.'
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'Lorna's discovery of Grandpa's diary was a crucial turning point in the writing of Bad Blood: '...what about the story that Grandma had blackmailed Grandpa for years, by threatening to show his private diary to the Bishop unless he handed over part of his stipend every quarter? Well yes, said my father, that was certainly true. But how do you know? I asked. Simple, he said, I've got the diaries, two of them...' (Bad Blood)
For Lorna, the diaries were '...a bit like eavesdropping on the beginnings of my world...' (Bad Blood) What she learned about her grandpa's oscillation between hopelessness and wickedness made part of the of writing her memoir not unlike the unravelling of a detective story.'
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Creator
Lorna's grandfather
Source
Sharon Tolaini-Sage Private Collection
Publisher
University of East Anglia Archives
Date
1933
Rights
Sharon Tolaini-Sage. All rights reserved
Format
jpeg image file
Type
Text
Text
July 1933
Thursday 6
Got up early and wrote to the archbishop re: institution Clergy School at Llantwit-Major. Glam. went with Wall and Ivett to Llantwit Major Clergy School. Had lunch with clergy. All clergy came to wish me goodbye and best wishes. Tea out on [?] Return 7.15. Walk 8.
77 Clyd [17] and 18 Hereford H. Home late.
Friday 7
Heavy thunderstorm in the morning. Got up later feeling very tired and anxious about everything. Letters from Lady Kenyon re the old canon’s effects. Sat in study with Valma’s lessons all the morning and afternoon. Came on to rain again in the afternoon. Got ready after tea to go to see W. Phillips at 6 Bryn[heulog] Ter[race]: Clydach Vale. Quite a wet evening. Arrived at Phillips’ at 7.30. Irene & Myra at home. Came home at 11:15. Walked first then train. Got in at 12. Bed later.
Saturday 8
Letter from the Archbishop to say the Institution will take place on the 2nd week of August so I have got 6 weeks left now to get everything done. A very wet morning. Spent the afternoon preparing my thoughts for tomorrow’s sermons. [?] coming home today. Very wet all the afternoon and so cloudy. Mrs J Hoddinott called and stayed the evening with us. Radio v. good. Walk to the Hall later and returned to find [?] [_ur_]. Went to bed very late.
Sunday 9 4th after Trinity
A showery morning. Fairly good attendances at the morning services. Went for a walk … with W. P [W. Phillips] and … sermon on the centenary. Took a class at the school. Came on to heavy rain at tea time. Walked up to St. Stephen’s for evening exchange with Rev. … at 6 p.m. Oxford at centenary. Came back and had supper at St. Stephen’s Vicarage. Very wet at 10.30.
Oxford move McSunday.
Thursday 6
Got up early and wrote to the archbishop re: institution Clergy School at Llantwit-Major. Glam. went with Wall and Ivett to Llantwit Major Clergy School. Had lunch with clergy. All clergy came to wish me goodbye and best wishes. Tea out on [?] Return 7.15. Walk 8.
77 Clyd [17] and 18 Hereford H. Home late.
Friday 7
Heavy thunderstorm in the morning. Got up later feeling very tired and anxious about everything. Letters from Lady Kenyon re the old canon’s effects. Sat in study with Valma’s lessons all the morning and afternoon. Came on to rain again in the afternoon. Got ready after tea to go to see W. Phillips at 6 Bryn[heulog] Ter[race]: Clydach Vale. Quite a wet evening. Arrived at Phillips’ at 7.30. Irene & Myra at home. Came home at 11:15. Walked first then train. Got in at 12. Bed later.
Saturday 8
Letter from the Archbishop to say the Institution will take place on the 2nd week of August so I have got 6 weeks left now to get everything done. A very wet morning. Spent the afternoon preparing my thoughts for tomorrow’s sermons. [?] coming home today. Very wet all the afternoon and so cloudy. Mrs J Hoddinott called and stayed the evening with us. Radio v. good. Walk to the Hall later and returned to find [?] [_ur_]. Went to bed very late.
Sunday 9 4th after Trinity
A showery morning. Fairly good attendances at the morning services. Went for a walk … with W. P [W. Phillips] and … sermon on the centenary. Took a class at the school. Came on to heavy rain at tea time. Walked up to St. Stephen’s for evening exchange with Rev. … at 6 p.m. Oxford at centenary. Came back and had supper at St. Stephen’s Vicarage. Very wet at 10.30.
Oxford move McSunday.
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Lorna's grandfather, “Grandfather's diary, 1933,” HOME, accessed April 24, 2024, https://lornasagearchives.omeka.net/items/show/8.