Sent proofs of 'Great Northern' to Myles North ₁₉₄₇

Wrote 5 pages of 'Pigeon Post': 'Tracking Nancy' ₁₉₃₆

Picked bunch of violets for Mother's birthday, from her garden. Mother excited as a 5-year old. ₁₉₂₄

Began writing 'Swallows and Amazons' ₁₉₂₉

At Scotland Yard, Sir Basil Thompson asks me what my politics are. Reply: Fishing. ₁₉₁₉

Went up behind Tilberthwaite with Gnossie. Saw several of the old workings ₁₉₃₅

Launched 'Swallow' on the lake ₁₉₂₉

Stomach-ache ₁₉₂₄

Had fine sail on big ice yacht in Riga. Too fast, like running at full pace in a drawing room ₁₉₂₂

Evgenia's birthday ₁₉₀₀

On board 'Scottish Prince', loading beans, off Cyprus ₁₉₃₂

Divorce finalised. Lost all my books ₁₉₂₄

Final verdict in trial today ₁₉₁₃

Found rooms in Petrograd ransacked. Complete collection of 1917/18 Petrograd newspapers burnt! ₁₉₂₀

Crossing border from Russia into Esthonia in coupe saloon car with 4 Russian couriers and typists ₁₉₂₀

On board 'Welcome' at Herbert Woods. Una rig and gaff sail. ₁₉₃₁

Married Evgenia at British Consulate, Reval ₁₉₂₄

Tabitha born ₁₉₁₀

Walked to station at 4am to launch 'Racundra' ₁₉₂₄

Arrived St. Petersburg ₁₉₁₄