1916 christmas day

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I'm getting fearfully slack.when war broke out,i vowed to keep a diary, so that one day I could tell my Children what it was like. And when my mother asked me, just last month, how it was going, all I could say was,"not very well, Mimi.Infact, it's not going at all. I'll start it tomorrow, most definitely I will."
"Daffy, darling," she said," if you don't want to do ,it then don't do it."
That's my mother all over. But I do want to do it and lo and behold, I've begun (even though a month has gone by since I said I'd stat the next day).One of my Christmas presents was this beautiful book.I love the pale pink silk cover and the creamy pages, and today seems the perfect day for starting something new.However, I can't think what else to write,so,as it's lovely crisp arfternoon, I'll go for a ride on Honeycomb.I have a Christmas present for her- a thick rug to keep her warm.

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