Freda's grandchild
Freda's grandchild

Staying in Bude Hotel as we struggle with Della and Debbie gets scalded in the restaurant before we visit the Butterfields and find them well

A very sound night’s sleep, but awake with the morning light at 6.30am and the long wait until the maid brought our morning drinks as requested at 7.15am. During this time I crept past the baby and managed to wash and dress. After, down to breakfast and we all ate well, except Diana who was left with a tomato after the baby had taken her sausages. The waiter spoiled our meal by spilling scalding tea over Deborah after I had just warned him about what he might do. What an annoyance! A walk after breakfast across Nanny Moore’s bridge to the recreation area. Morning coffee at the recreation pavilion, a nice row in a row boat on Bude Canal for £1.50, Cornish pasties and ice creams at the museum after an interesting look round for Diana and I. To the hotel then and off by car to Holsworthy and the Butterfields. We talked, drank tea, ate their biscuits and then walked across to Stacey’s house in Northcote Terrace, where she seemed quite comfortable with her baby girl.

We invited them to our hotel on Thursday evening, but it seems that Alf is too shy to come as well. Home to let the children swim in the hotel pool (again) and for Di to struggle with Daniella. Di had become rather depressed with Della, who had lost her routine and was being difficult. Eventually I helped to get her out of a screaming fit and she settled, eating her tea, having her bath and then going to sleep. We took Daniel down to the hotel restaurant for dinner and thoroughly enjoyed it. Up to find the girls all right and then changed for bed. I updated my journal after reading Joan Rendell’s book of pictures and anecdotes about Bude and Stratton. Today, cool and showery and we hope for better weather tomorrow so that we can get onto the beach.