![]() ![]() ![]() She remembers asking Robert Graves what his proudest memories were – He replied ‘translating Winnie the Pooh into Latin’. A stepmother with literary aspirations inveigled a family invitation to that special event and Sue was encouraged to be polite and mingle. Another memory of that holiday was being present at Robert Graves 70th birthday party in Deya. The one event that is easy to recall was the first delicious kiss given by a local Don Juan (who still lives in the village). The gentle,comparative sophistication of Soller and the delights of the beach became filed in her memory box under the title ‘teenage holiday in Majorca’. Fiesta nights in the square with live music and dancing, kids flirting with each other and hiding from their parents in the back lanes and maze that is Fornalutx streets. The restrictive, proper boarding school of Cheltenham was her lot in life just then and a school holiday in the mountains meant just one thing – freedom. She didn’t register very much of the beauty that surrounded her as she was too busy having fun. A family holiday in Fornalutx at age 15 prepared Sue Lloyd Roberts for freedom and adventure. ![]()
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