My Granddad is Keeping Busy

Another lovely warm sunny day. Boilers off all day. Saw first swallows and heard a cuckoo for the first time. Hoeing all day under the B currant bushes and Mrs H Garden.

A lovely warm sunny day. Did all the usual jobs and did some hoeing all the afternoon. No cars in to wash. Alf Watts paid a visit. Boilers off all day.

The wind still at gale force. Rain all night. Went to see Dot. Little Jane very pleased to see me. Got back just after noon. A big flood down the Old Lane.

Got up at 9am. A very strong wind blowing. Did all the mowing and cleaned the moped and tightened the chain. Had a good bath in the afternoon. Went to pub at night.

A mild day but showery. Car cleaning. H.B2. Doc. Yesterday T and K making 49 to date. Went to the Shrew for some petrol 4/4½. Old Mrs Hampson from Willaston passed away.

Warmer today but started to rain at noon and kept on. Painted other vin from vet lab. Washed two cars, T and K. A lot of birds to burn from Hanns Hall.

A strong wind blowing. Very cold. N gone to Chester races with Dot, Ron and Jane. Did jets, Painted one of the bins from P.M. lab. Did usual lot of chores.

A nice warm , sunny day. No 1 burner on red this a.m. Jet blocked. Took all the tins back that I put in the incin place yesterday. The gang home at noon. Did some hoeing under B.C. bushes.

Very heavy rain all morning but clear at noon. Big flood down the Old Lane. Did all the usual and moved 30 tins into incinerator place. 600 hurt in cup crowds at Liverpool last night.

Got up about 8am and made a pot of tea. Still dull. Did all the mowing and a nice quiet day at home. No visitors. N went to church at night.

A dull day but fairly mild. Cleaned the moped and fixed the porch door. Watched the Cup Final in the afternoon. LPool won 2.1 after extra time. Good game.

(Liverpool beat Leeds, the first time they won the FA Cup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPXgX4CGWj0 )

Cold and dull at first. Nice and sunny later. Cleared all lab bins. Car washing H.G. (B1, T, K and Doc’s in the week) making 44 to date. Had 600 gals of oil come. Men finished ventilator.

A bit warmer today with some sunshine. A big calf in to burn and a lot of other stuff. Washed B1 and T car. Dot, Ron, Jane gone to Wembley. Hope they have a good journey.

(assume Dad was going to the final on Saturday)

Nice at first but rain showers later. Got my moped back at noon. Dot took me for it. 3/6. Did K and Doc car and the usual chores. Putting ventilator in boiler door.

A cold day again. Some showers. Went to see Mr Partridge. Said leg was ok. Blasted moped gone again. Had to walk from just past chicken corner. Think the timing gone again. 1 ton coke. C.

A cold day with showers. A gale force wind blowing. Did usual jobs and cleaned both jets. Went for petrol at dinner time. Half a gallon. Poor John Wise gets buried today. A rotten business.

Warmer today. Some showers. Did a bit of digging. Had a nap in the afternoon. The gang came for tea. Never went out. Had no other visitors come.

Not a bad day. Some showers. Got up at 9am. Cleaned the moped and mowed the lawns. The gang gone to Banger races. Watched telly in the afternoon. Went to the Wheat at night.

Rain at first but some sunshine in the afternoon. Car washing B2, H. Did five in the week making 38 to date. A big lot of stuff in to burn one sort or another. Cleared silage lab.

Heavy frost last night but lovely later. Did four cars, A.K.B1.T. John Wise got killed going to work yesterday morning. Dot and Jane home today. Moped back.

A lovely sunny day. Did the usual and cleaned both jets. Came to work on push bike. Stayed dinner. Saw Mrs Ward. Cleaned John Guy’s car.

Should have gone to Clatter to see Mr P but moped let me down. Think I put too much oil in it. Took it to Cameron’s. Came to work on the bus. A lot of meal in to burn.

Still cold and windy with snow and hail showers. Dot took Nell and Jane to see Lou and Les. Got back at 4.30. I never went out. Too cold. Stayed in and watched the telly.

Wind still at gale force. Heavy showers. Dot brought little Jane to stay the night. Cyril came on 7.30 bus. Went to the Sheaf with him.

Wind still cold and very strong heavy showers at times. Jane and Dot came in the afternoon. Ron gone to the match. Went to Wheat at night.

A very cold day with gale force winds and rain at times. Changed the oil in the moped. Had a quiet day at home and no visitors came.

A nice mild day with a few showers. Car washing. H.T.B1, making 31 to date. Burnt a bitch belonging to John Howarth. Cleaned silage lab out. Dot and Jane at home to day.

Rain again nearly all day. Wind dropped and a bit warmer. Did usual daily jobs. Emptied all the lab bins. Two more pigs to burn and a sack of meal. Swilled down the boiler room.

Wind still blowing strong, cold as well. Went for half gall of petrol. Got 1 pint oil. Cleaned both jets. Cleaned windows in the office. A lot of old meal in for burning.

Rain at first but fine later. A strong wind blowing cool. Irish gave birth to a son this morning at 3am. 7lbs weight. 11 pigs in to burn and a lot of fowl and lambs from Hans Hall.