Grandad – Got up & shaved but felt groggy.
Mum – Posted letter to FR in am. Rang 6 at night. Started wallpapering kitchen.
Notes
Grandma Was Keeping Grandad’s Diary at This Point
Grandad was not very well at this time, see Chapter 116. I think this means that grandma filled in his diary for him. The evidence for this is the change of handwriting but also that, sometimes, she referred to him as Gordon and not as “I“. Grandma completed grandad’s diary quite a lot when he was sick, see Chapter 113. However, she was not always consistent. Sometimes, she referred to herself in the first person and grandad in the third person while, at other times, it was vice versa. On this occasion she referred to grandad in the first person.
Grandad Got Up and Shaved
Grandad was not very well and he had been in bed for a few days as had been recommended by Dr Eve, see Chapter 116. However, on this day, he managed to get up and shave although he felt groggy.
Rev Dowson
FR refers to Rev F R Dowson. Frederick Rodham Dowson entered the Methodist ministry in 1936. He was born in Haxby, York on 5 August 1912 and he died in Selsey on 4 September 2011, aged 99. I believe he was superintendent Minister for the Park Lane circuit from 1968 to 1974. He and mum were close and they spoke and corresponded frequently, see Chapter 114. On this occasion, mum posted a letter to him in the morning (am). They spoke by phone at 6pm.
Mum Started Wallpapering the Kitchen
Mum had been decorating the kitchen for a few days, see Chapter 126, and she started wallpapering. She had earlier bought the wallpaper from curls, see Chapter 125.
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