A day of reaction after Christmas. Practically no breakfast. Resolutions were made but not carried out. It was not till the evening that anything occurred to break the lethargy. At the end of the news bulletin it was announced that the BBC had received a telegram from the Oxford University Arctic Expedition, Brandy Bay, Northeastland ''Thank you for your messages, greatly appreciated and perfectly received. We send you all our best wishes for New Year." At 10pm we turned to the Regional Program and I won 4 squares when we heard the message repeated. Afterwards we got on to the news bulletin in Welsh and I lost the 4 squares again when we were not mentioned!
Friday December 27 - Monday December 30th
There has been great activity in the photographic line. Andrew and David have been going hard at negatives first, and then some printing.
Tuesday December 31st
We sat up for the wireless program but were profoundly disappointed. The idea of the bells was distinctly good, but went on too long, and the dinner in Carlisle was just absurd. However we were given the idea of the black stranger bringing luck: we went out (it was cloudy but the temp. -6℉ - our coldest up to now) and John, who is dark, visited the observatory and ionosphere hut, and then we brought indoors one of Upik's puppies - they all have black tips to their tails, and we were lucky enough to pick up the odd one out of the jumble. We had great fun with the little fellow running over the table. Brownie unfortunately had been in bed all this time, as his England communication began at 2am on New Year's Day.
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