Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

accent—(“brike” for break (brake for example). The half-hearted romance perhaps thrown in for “love interest” raised a question: “Are the Australians really such cold unemotional lovers, or was the director merely learning backwards from the exuberance of the Hollywood Version of love?”—A disappointing picture.; ; ; ; ; Sept. 1—; A rather irritating day. We stayed at home and worked, thinking it would be unsafe to go out on the high-way.; All afternoon Albarnelli’s had a party—with a phonograph unnecessarily loud, grinding out over & over again the same pieces, hour after hour.; Filled cracks etc on the frames with plastic wood—; Evening B & I to Century to see “The Batchelor [sic] and the [Bobby-Soxer]” (Myrna Loy, Cary Grant, Shirley Temple) very amusing farce.; ; ; ; ; Sept. 2 (Tues.).; An aimless day—; A.M. B & I to Dr. ; P.M. to Buffalo & to bank and shopping—everywhere traffic jams and long lines to get wasted on. I felt exhausted at the end of two hours.; Chopper is only now getting resigned to his loneliness. At first when we would come in he would hide in the bedroom and only liven up after a period of