Jan 27 Monday.

Honor's Mother1 stopped for a drink in company with Mr Marsh & Mr Stone (Monte Carlo talk). (Karl's face eczema'd). They found it all so 'different'.
Fine day.
Planted seedling African marigolds & 'mimulos' (?)2 in front bed. Also Seb. planted lemon at Posada to obscure Rosa's view. Sebastian planted almond-trees at Posada 'about fifty years ago'.
Wrote to A.G.
Pruned rose trees.
Five rose trees from Barclona: three for Canellun, one for Posada, one for Can Torrent.
Went over English Ecc H, 1 & 2 with Laura, & over Welsh.

Editorial Notes

1Mrs. Ann Wyatt. eds
2mimulus: both annual and perennial species. WG

Hands Referenced

Places Mentioned

  • Posada, La

    Deyá, Majorca, Sp
    House on the Puig next to Deyá church. Originally part of the Es Molí property. It had been rented by the church for Sunday school. RG and LR bought it in February, 1935, to use as a guest house for their visitors. WG, eds.

  • Canellun

    Deyá, Majorca, Sp
    Laura Riding and Robert Graves' house. Also Canellun (private) road. WG, KG

  • Can Torrent

    Deyá, Majorca, Sp
    House next to Canellun also belonging to LR & RG. Built by Norman Cameron. WG

People Mentioned

  • Laura

    Riding, Laura
    (1901-91) American poet. Laura Riding (née Reichenthal; then Laura Gottschalk).

  • Sebastian

    Sebastian
    Gardener getting on for 80. KG

  • Honor

    Wyatt, Honor
    Journalist. Arrived in Deyá fortuitously. Married to Gordon Glover...Son Julian. W.G. First acquainted with R.G. and L.R. early in 1934; returned to visit in 1935; continued friendship in England. eds (RPG 211).

  • Rosa

    Rosa
    Dress maker. Also made cushions, seat covers, etc. WG

  • A.G. (A.E.S.G)

    Graves, Amy
    Amy Graves, RG's Mother. WG

Bibliography

    • Title: English Ecclesiastical Habits [prose]
    • Author: Graves, Robert
    • Editor: Riding, Laura
    • Date: 1936
    • Title: Welsh Ecclesiastical Habits [prose]
    • Author: Graves, Robert
    • Editor: Riding, Laura
    • Date: 1936
    • Title: English Ecclesiastical Habits 2 [prose]
    • Author: Graves, Robert
    • Editor: Riding, Laura
    • Date: 1936