Hair set in am then to GTE. Work in aft. Very busy. Mr A came in briefly. Choir practice at night. Mr Martin was prepared – first time. New organist & choir master R came. Very young! 1T 1S.
Notes
Hair Set
Mum had her hair set in the morning (am).
Work for Rev Eddy
GTE refers to Rev G T Eddy who was the Chairman of the Methodist District. Based on her CV, see Chapter 105, mum did some part-time secretarial work for him between 1973 and 1977, see Chapter 121. On this occasion, mum went to his after she has had her hair set.
Mum Worked for Mr Ashken and Mr Stephens
During this period, mum worked as part-time medical secretary for the private practice of two surgeons, Mr Ashken and Mr Stephens, see Chapter 121. This practice was based at 41 Newmarket Road. She worked all day on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and half day on Fridays. As it was a Friday, she worked in the afternoon (aft). She noted it was very busy and underlined “very“. Also, she noted that Mr Ashken (Mr A) came in briefly.
Choir Practice
Mum went to choir practice at night. This was for the choir at St Peter’s Park Lane Methodist church, see Chapter 124.
I believe that Mr Martin was the choir master and organist. Mum was not a fan of his. On this occasion, she noted that he was prepared but that this was the first time! It seems that there was to be a new organist and choir master. Mum identified him as R and noted that he was very young. Elsewhere in the diaries, he is identified as Ralph Cupper. Later in January, he told mum and Tricia that he might only be there until September. I wonder if he was actually there a shorter time as there is no mention of him in the diaries after February 1976.
Antidepressants
During this period, mum had had severe struggles with her mental health, suffering with depression and anxiety, see Chapter 116. She was on antidepressants. On this occasion, she took one tablet of amitryptilline (Tryptizol, T).
Senokot
Mum noted taking one Senokot (S) presumably for constipation. Senokot is a senna-containing medicine for the treatment of constipation.