Thursday Ap. 30th The Water Audiencia1

No audiencia2 after all. It has been postponed until June because of Fascist trials (son of Son Morages in jail) & may fail then. Only Boy and the Señor3 of Pedrissa are still in and the latter comes from France next week.
Dealt myself a tailor4 last night.
We are having fires in the evening.
A close day. There'll be no fruit this year worth mentioning.
Finished jacking-up Antigua. Now only Laura's & Bill Fuller's corrections.
Sebastian took out tulips, which are now over.
Strong letter to Ivor Nicholson about my inclusion in the cigarette cards series of 'Celebrated Living Authors'.
Henry Wiatt5 returned. Miguel senior put in gauze-frames at Can Torrent.

Editorial Notes

1Hearing K.G.
2hearing K.G.
3master, or owner eds.
4refers to cardgame "66" eds.
5Sir Thomas Wyatt K.G. see April 5 eds.

Hands Referenced

Places Mentioned

  • Pedrissa, Sa

    Majorca, Sp
    Farm on the way to Valldemossa. WG

  • Can Torrent

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

  • Son Morages

    Deyá, Majorca, Sp
    The farm next to Son Canals where the Coloms lived. Son Canals and Son Morages have now been joined and are the 5 star LA RESIDENCIA hotel. WG

People Mentioned

  • Laura

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

  • "Boi"

    Boi, Sebastian
    The "torpe." Slightly half witted. WG

  • Bill Fuller

    Fuller, William
    lawyer and researcher for Antigua Penny Puce KG; m. to Mary Fuller eds.

  • Miguel

    Miguel
    One of four village carpenters. Others were Miguel Junior, Francisco and Antonio de Ca's Pintat. WG

  • Sebastian

    Sebastian
    Gardener getting on for 80. KG
  • Nicholson, Ivor
    Author and publisher. Partner at Nicholson & Watson, London.

Bibliography

    • Title: Antigua Penny Puce
    • Author: Graves, Robert
    • PubPlace: Deyá & London
    • Publisher: Seizin & Constable
    • Idno: A46
    • Date: 1936