Showing posts with label Diana Cooper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diana Cooper. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Daily Dose


From Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to Her Son John Julius Norwich 1939 - 1952, edited by John Julius Norwich

DO

"Get hold of a typewriter when you can because you write with much greater abandon on the machine, unlike everyone else."

From July 25th, 1940 (John Julius Norwich is now the author of roughly two dozen books to date.)

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Daily Dose


From Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to Her Son John Julius Norwich 1939 - 1952, edited by John Julius Norwich

FARM FASHION

"It is out of farm fashion to give ducks swimming space, and yet they keep those awful feet.  It seems dreadfully cruel, like taking us off the snows but leaving our skies on."

From June 14th, 1941