My granddad died in 1983. For the previous 20 years, he kept a diary, recording his day as a farm worker and then through his retirement. We are lucky enough to have his notebooks, all the entries in block capitals, often in pencil. He always tells us about the weather, sometimes about what is going well at the allotment. We get updates of how Liverpool are doing and the occasional political thought. He suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, was always in pain, but you would never know from these entries. My mum once described him as a contented man. Who knows, really, but certainly, there is something soothing about these entries. So I thought I would share them with you. We have a few years to cover so buckle up.
A dull cloudy day with high winds. Got up at 10a.m. Next door went on holiday to Anglesey. Dot, Ron and Jane came. Ron went to football.* Went to P in the p.m. Did mowing, some weeding.
(First Division match at Ewood Park, Blackburn v Liverpool, 1-2; Liverpool goal scorers, Ronnie Moran and Ian Callagahan.)
My Granddad is Keeping Busy 
One response to “Saturday 24th August, 1963”
Good football information there 👍🏽
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