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Enclosures for June 1936
June 27 Saturday.
Boira on mountains.
Working. Rosa sewing, Catalina, Francisca, Maria Murciana, Catalina Martina whitewashing etc, in garden 2 Seb
[Sebastian]s, (Aquel
×××× [indecipherable]
putting the cañas1 on the arbour) & Bartolomé collecting stone for work on wall.
Arbour completed.
Jenny wrote saying that 'Follow the Sun'2 comes off today & she wants to come here for a holiday. Wrote, welcoming her.
Work on Schools. (early mediaeval).
Busy replacing Mesquida pictures & furniture.
Row: Maria Murciana & Catalina Martina insulted by something of Francisca's reported by the other Catalina. Laura smoothed it out, gave notice to Catalina. Catalina wouldn't go to bed, so Francisca for fear, came upstairs to sleep. Alarms in the night.
Editorial Notes
1rose canes eds. K.G.
2
C.B. Cochran's 1936 Revue "Follow the Sun" (music by Arthur Schwartz; lyrics by Howard Dietz &
Desmond Carter) eds.
Hands Referenced
Places Mentioned
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Mesquida
Deyá, Majorca, SpThe dining room in Canellun was called the Mesquida after a painting hanging in it. WG
People Mentioned
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Bartolomé
BartoloméThe mason. WG -
Sebastian
Aquel, Sebastian"That" Sebastian? (nickname) K.G. A villager who helped out with renovations, landscaping etc. May have had some seniority among the labourers there. W.G., eds. -
Laura
Riding, Laura(1901-91) American poet. Laura Riding (née Reichenthal; then Laura Gottschalk). -
Cochran
Cochran, C. B.Director of musical revues in London: RG's daughter Jenny performed as a chorus-girl in his "Follow the Sun" and "Midnight Laughter". (RPG 252-53) eds -
Francisca
Franciscamaid at Canelluñ hired May 25, 1936 eds. -
Catalina
CatalinaCook from Palma employed by RG and LR; worked with Margarita, the chambermaid. W.G., eds. -
Rosa
RosaDress maker. Also made cushions, seat covers, etc. WG -
Maria
Murciana, MariaMember of a Murcian immigrant family [check]. WG -
Catalina
CatalinaDomestic help. Called in for white-washing, etc. WG -
Jenny
Nicholson, JennyJenny Nicholson: oldest daughter of Robert by Nancy Nicholson.
Bibliography
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- Title: Schools [an international survey of education]
- Author: Graves, Robert; Riding, Laura
- Editor: Riding, Laura
Elements Mentioned
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boira
Mist. WG