4 Jun 1940

Scope and Content

On receiving her packet and Taqui's letter, post, the weather, the worst times experienced by her and most people, people getting busy even in Coniston, neighbours and villagers only just waking up to the fact that this is serious, having a bad time worrying about Fred but then Kammie receiving a letter from him from a hospital with a damaged foot after being evacuated from Dunkirk, Kammie's blindness is her left eye, her birthday, a lack of news from people, Lanehead, Bettyfold, going to tea with Miss Curwen to meet Katie Milcry who was evacuated, Hannah Bee, a message for Taqui about books, and Arthur [Ransome]'s plans to push off if anything happens.