Bytham Girls

Alice cooked a delicious dinner for us tonight, which we ate out on her backyard patio in Stamford. Afterwards, we went to the Arts Center to see "The Edge of Love" the new movie about Dylan Thomas' women. The Arts Center is housed in a Georgian building which dates from 1768. There are gilt framed mirrors and faded banquettes in the gallery. Alice took ballet lessons here when she was a child, and performed on the stage of the theater where the movie was shown.

I studied Dylan Thomas for A level English, and Alice's grandparents knew Dylan Thomas. The movie was interesting, but I had trouble with the Welsh accents, particularly Keira Knightley's. I don't think she was very good at it. Dylan Thomas came over as the piece of work he was, and there were some lovely hand knitted cardigans and jumpers. Wales looked cold, wet, and windy. Unlike Lincolnshire today which was warm and sunny.

Gracie, the third Bytham Girl, stayed home and guarded the house.