… tiny blue butterfly … (Rosemary Sutcliff Diary, 2/8/89)

August 2nd Tuesday. Tiny blue butterfly on the dining-room flower bed.

… we could see the waves breaking white in the harbour mouth a couple of miles away … (Rosemary Sutcliff Diary, 2/7/88)

July 2nd Saturday. A gorgeous afternoon after the rain, and got Ray to take us all down to Mill Hamlet. Really lovely down there, the tide full in, big puffy clouds in a clear blue sky feathered with ‘Mares tails’, we could see the waves breaking white in the harbour mouth a couple of miles away. Think Ray enjoyed it quite as much as we did. Letter from Jeremy H .

Nice peaceful day … (Rosemary Sutcliff Diary. 10/7/88)

July 10th Sunday. Nice peaceful day, the first for ages.

Wet and miserable start to the month … (Rosemary Sutcliff Diary, 1/7/88)

July 1st Friday. Wet and  miserable start to the month, but clearing up to a lovely afternoon later. G and J for tea.

… a noble effort on his part … (Rosemary Sutcliff Diary, 30/6/88)

June 30th Thursday.  A pile of Catraeth stuff from DE; most of it alas, no good, but a noble effort on his part.