Sept 10 Saturday

Proofs all day: 20 minutes interval for sawing wood (the saw has been resharpened) only.
* At midnight Alan went to bed & Laura & I continued – finishing at 4.30 am.
Beryl had Eileen with her to keep her company: (Eileen is calling herself Isabel now.)
Gave Alan Scottish pebble brooch & two ties, reward for week's work.[RG]
British fleet mobilized
'Bleé noir1' or 'Sarrazin2' being cut: it is used for the galettes3.

Editorial Notes

1 "buckwheat" eds.
2Sarrasin KG; buckwheat eds.
3biscuits KG