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Vincent. 26th - 30th March, 1921
26th - dodged Ernie and went to meet A as usual. Began to rain hard and git wet. Never mind. Glorious time as usual. Walworth Road this...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Vincent. 17th , 19th March, 1921
17th - dropped into Ice Co. for morning tea and was nagged about Alice. Heard all about previous night! 19th - arranged last Saturday...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Mar 20, 20211 min read
Vincent. 20th - 25th March, 1921
20th - another great Sunday night. Walked nearly to Croft with Mr and Mrs F, Poppy, Alice and Kate. Glorious moonlight night. Get A to...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Mar 20, 20211 min read
Alice. 20th - 26th March, 1921.
"A coward am I 'tis sad to relate. Of bulls I'm afraid and cake I hate". Walk with Fred to Low Coniscliffe. Watched thd moonbeams play on...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Mar 20, 20211 min read
Vincent. 14th - 16th March, 1921
14th - rang up Alice to apologise for last night. Alright of course but she was awfully annoyed. Promised to go to Croft with her on...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Mar 19, 20211 min read
Vincent. 11th - 13th March, 1921
11th - rang A up and she says right ho so ? for tomorrow night. 12th - what a lovely time. Met A at 7.20 and walked up Walworth Road. Ye...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Mar 18, 20211 min read
Alice. 13th - 19th March, 1921.
"The silvery moon, the twinkling stars. Bright Venus, Jupiter and Mars". To recite at Bondgate Weslyans. Recited. Don't like footlights....
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Mar 13, 20211 min read
Alice. 6th - 12th March, 1921.
"Winter is fleeting fast away. Soon will come the long long day". To Prudhoes to practice songs. Home with Vincent. Had a very nice time.
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Vincent. Mar 2nd - 8th, 1921.
Mr and Mrs F and I stood in queue from 5.15 to see Iolanthe in the "gods" - fine show. All went to the Hip again. Mr and Mrs F and Poppy...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Mar 2, 20211 min read
Vincent. 26th, 27th Feb, 1921.
Didn't arrange to meet Alice because didn't know what might have to do about Granda. However, booked Alhambra 1st House. Met RP in...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Alice. 27th - 5th March, 1921.
"List to the music, then read (?) the measure out. It fills your whole being, it makes want to shout". This is indeed a happy day. Had...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Alice. 20th - 26th Feb, 1921.
"Impulsive Peter of Bible days. ? broke a promise to his Master made. I've followed in Peter's reckless ways and for my folly the price...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Vincent. 20th - 25th Feb, 1921.
Get Farnells halfway to Croft and walked up with A and K afterwards - silly as usual. We are moving. Great jobs on at home. It's a...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Alice. 13th - 19th Feb, 1921.
"Gooch is coming, the terrible man. To examine the claims is his definite plan". Cheers! Norman is my valentine! So glad. Overtime until...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Feb 13, 20211 min read
Vincent. 8th - 15th Feb, 1921.
Unlucky - she didn't ring up. All went to Prudhoe's and played cards till 12 o clock. Alice and Kate there, Peggy, Norman and I - some...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Feb 8, 20211 min read
Alice. 6th - 12th Feb, 1921.
"The mystery of death, how deep how strange. We mortals bow beneath the change". Mother and Dad to Wetwang to funeral. Kate & I had tea...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Feb 6, 20211 min read
Vincent, 4th Feb, 1921
Cricket dance - The incident of the lost slipper. Met Alice and Kate and then went back home for Elsie. When we arrived at The Mechanics...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Feb 6, 20211 min read
Vincent. Feb 1st & 2nd, 1921
Golf dance at The Mechanics - not so bad but didn't enjoy it a great deal - got bored a bit. Miss Cowper's dancing class with Poppy....
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Feb 6, 20211 min read
Vincent. Feb 5th, 6th, 7th, 1921.
Another dance. This time at Temp Inst. where Sir Charles and Lady Starmer were host and hostess. Very jolly time. Gladys went. Dad ...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Feb 6, 20211 min read
Alice. Jan 30th - Feb 5th, 1921.
"So through the lanes we rode along, I listened to the engines song. And 'neath the starry heavens so bright, I felt suffused with...
Vincent and Alice Sykes
Jan 31, 20211 min read
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