Cynthia Enloe Visits (pg5)

I keep telling myself that I shouldn't be so fussy about the house. This place is really hard to keep clean. Between the soot, the cobwebs, dust, and Snoopy, I'm on the go all day, and it seems I just get one spot clean and there are two more places a mess. I have finally given up on the french doors in the sunroom. When Snoopy wants to come in from the garden, she jumps on the doors with her muddy paws. I would right behind her with Windex, but now I have just reconciled mysellf to it and the fact that I'll clean it all up when she leaves. Talking about Snoopy, right now I am not too happy with her. Last night she chewed up one of my new black patent leather shoes. And the night before she woke us up at four in the morning to take her out! This companionship stuff is getting costly.

Monday evening August 26th, Cynthia Enloe from Manhasset called from London. She has been living in Germany this summer. She was part of a group from the Experiment in International Living. She lived with a family in Germany and found it really fascinating. We invited her up for a day and since Dick wouldn't be back until late wednesday, we decided on thursday. Cyn arrived at 11:30; we had a rush-rush lunch at home and then went into Cambridge to view the university. We went first to King's College. We waled around the grounds and watched the people punting on the river (punting is a form of boating - done in a sort of flat bottomed boat with a stick to push yourself along.) We went inside the chapel and it was magnificent. I wish I could really describe it, but it's impossible. I can only say it was immense and beautiful. We then went to Trinity College, founded in 1546 by King Henry VIIIl We saw where Isaac Newton worked out the proofs of his great scientific discoveries, where Thackeray lived and Lord Macaulay. The chapel here - different in its architecture from the one of King's College, but beautiful too in its own right. We also visited the dining hall, which is used today. What a contrast in elaborateness and plainess. All around the hall are truly great portaits of famous Trinity men - one in particular done by Sir Joshua Reynolds. The interior ceililngs and walls are beautifully carved, etc., and then amidst all this beauty are horrible plank board tables and benches. However, I guess it must be this way because of its use by students who might be tempted to ruin any decent furniture.

Since Cynthia had to catch a plane at 7 o'clock from London, and it was after three, we decided we had better head home. I made sandwiches and then Dick and she left. I am afraid Cyn's visit was a rather hectic one, but I do hope she enjoyed it.

Today seemed one of those bad days. Water dumped all over the floor when the wringer attachement that sends the water back into the tub was the other way. The bottom of the big box of Tide fell apart and dumped a load soap on my newly washed and waxed floor. Beth threw up on me. I wonder what's next!