Thursday, December 21:
To start with, great trouble in the house, no servants, everything to be restored to order! Pleasure for me in the work, which prevents all looking ahead or behind. The children blissful with the dogs.
Cosima's Diaries
Diary Entry of December 21, 1876
Overview
The household was in disarray because there were no servants, so the day was spent putting everything back into order. The work itself felt pleasant to me because it kept me from dwelling on the past or the future. The children were delighted and content with the dogs.