19th March 1936

I arranged a pretty bridge table with presents all wrapped up in Aunty Molly's gold paper, beside her bed. She awoke at 6.45 on her birthday morning. A birthday party with Hartrnut and Ursula and a few grown ups, with a large chocolate cake and seven white candles. Table decorated with 4 tall vases around a cake, filled with her birthday flowers, snowdrops and forget-me-nots and silver ribbon draped over to each corner of table. She still loves drawing and painting with crayons better than anything. We have collected several hundred pictures of hers. She sings very prettily, and knows a lot of Christmas carols which she sings perfectly in tune..