I also realised that Pat didn�t like the dress at all, thought it was much too fancy, and he was pleased with the simple long georgette dress (which I just thought of as a �change frock� not a ball gown) which I then wore instead.

Another garment which Pat disliked was a pair of slacks which I�d worn happily without his commenting on our trip up, but at home Pat said I must give them up as they would offend local customs.

We often spent weekends at Fairview with Peggy and Bill Hanmer, and were there when John Olivey was helping with the shearing. A telegram came for John saying that Ann was seriously ill at Prince Albert Hamlet where she and Annabel were staying with Ann�s parents, and sadly, Ann died before John even got there.