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Alice. Dec 25th - 31st, 1921.
'Ring down the curtains. The tale is told. Closed are the eyes of '21. What will another year unfold. With hearts a glow we'll go...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Dec 25, 20211 min read
Alice. Dec 18th - 24th, 1921.
'Into the cold crisp Christmas air. The happy carols rang. Came Christmas thoughts all pure and fair. And my heart with gladness sang.'
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Dec 18, 20211 min read
Alice. Dec 11th - 17th, 1921.
'How like the weather our nature ? Now blowing east now changed to west. The clouds look black. The tempest ? Then suddenly comes calm...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Alice. Dec 4th - 10th 1921.
'Oh! Hills so big and grand and high. Oh! Rivers splashing along your stony way. Oh! Moon majestic in the starlit sky. Gods songs that...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Dec 4, 20211 min read
Alice. Nov 27th - Dec 3rd, 1921.
'All cold and crisp the evening air. As we sped through the lanes and byways. And kindly village souls welcomed us there. On their...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Nov 27, 20211 min read
Alice. Nov 20th - 26th, 1921.
'We strolled down the town 'mid the lights and the noise. Mid the trams and the shops and the carts and the cars. There were girls all...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Nov 20, 20211 min read
Alice. Nov 13th - 19th, 1921.
'Away from home the livelong day Oh! Lonely and strange it has been. Oh weekends do not fly away. You come like an oasis fresh and green.'
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Nov 13, 20211 min read
Alice. Nov 6th - 12th, 1921.
'We laughed and sang and joked all night. And then we sauntered home. But I missed our stroll neath the glad moonlight. I missed our...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Nov 7, 20211 min read
Alice. Oct 30th - Nov 5th ,1921.
"We listened to the story of far off days. When we were babes and mother was young. On that happy young home stood to gage. And I hear...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 31, 20211 min read
Alice. Oct 23rd - 29th, 1921
"Into the quietness again we wandered. Away from the glitter and glare. On and on we just meandered. Oh glad was I to be there".
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 23, 20211 min read
Vincent. Oct 23rd, 1921
23rd - saw Alices face this morning which showed what had happened since Thursday with her. Worse than ever. Interminable afternoon. Will...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 23, 20211 min read
Vincent. Oct 21st, 22nd, 1921
21st - rather a rotten day. Went to see Foogoods at 11. Heard Alice go out about 11.50. Johnson very cool. Went to pictures at night....
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 21, 20211 min read
Vincent. Oct 20th, 1921
20th - up to see Mr.Page 3pm. Met Alice 5.10 and talked to her til 5.30. Arranged to see her at 7. Met her and had a walk for an hour....
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 20, 20211 min read
Vincent. Oct 18th - 19th,1921.
18th - arranged to go and see Iolanthe at Shildon. Met Alice on the 7 train and met a lady at the station who took us down to the place....
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 18, 20211 min read
Alice. Oct 16th - 22nd, 1921.
"Clouds and cold and wind and rain. Nature is weeping and wailing. And my heart is singing a mournful strain. It echoes the tumult...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 18, 20211 min read
Vincent. Oct 16th - 17th ,1921
16th - father and mother leave gor London 8.30am. To chapel in the morning. Afternoon Alice came down - walk in the park & she came in...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 16, 20211 min read
Vincent. Oct 10th - 15th,1921
10th - met Alice accidentally at 5pm. Not working back so we went to the Hip...walk home talk re. Charlie. Alice wants to know if I mind...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 11, 20211 min read
Alice. Oct 9th - 15th, 1921.
"A wide expanse of star lit sky. A haystack and the good old moon. A scramble o'er the hedge that was too high. A night that passed alas...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 10, 20211 min read
Vincent. Oct 5th - 9th,1921.
5th - met Alice as usual. Both had colds so decided to be in early. Up West Auckland Road till 9 then slow walk home. Grand time after...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 5, 20210 min read
Alice. Oct 2nd - 8th, 1921.
'We heard the rustling in the trees and with a sigh a tired leaf would fall. We heard the murmering of the breeze and now and then a bird...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Oct 2, 20211 min read
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