22nd June – Saw a work of art made from an old book by detaching the pages, folding them creatively, then reattaching them to the hard cover. The book was Moral Dilemmas.
23rd June – Borrowed the latest DVD of Alice in Wonderland. The cover shows the Mad Hatter front and centre, with Alice peeking in from the side. That is, it shows Johnny Depp front and centre. Poor Mia Wasikowska who plays Alice.
24th June – Found an old pioneer house at Tidbinbilla that my husband thought was rented out. I insisted we go and look closer anyway. Clearly, the last tenants had moved out some time ago.
25th June – Rang the National Archives today for advice and got a woman who was very interested in my research. She talked to me for half an hour, asking more and more questions. Until today, I’ve always found Archives staff officious and disinterested.
26th June – In a book about books, a word was broken at the end of the line like this: had-. The next line began n’t.
