Not quite so nice today. Some showers and some sunshine. Car cleaning. H and Doc. K yesterday making 52 to date. Cleaned all lab bins out and a lot to burn.

Yet another wonderful day. All sunshine. [something I can’t read] a bit of scrap. Cleaned K car and hoeing down the drive. Key to the office missing. Talking to Dumpy. Not working yet.

Another wonderful day. Sunshine all day. Hoeing nearly all day. Had break in the mill. Ron having one of his days hols. Liverpool play Milan tonight. Hope they win.

(Bill Shankly in his autobiography: “There was no joy at the match in Milan’s San Siro stadium. The Milan supporters had been told the fans at Anfield had been like animals because of the noise they had made when Milan had been sent out first and we then brought out the FA Cup. But what did they expect? We had got the cup for the first time and it was the greatest night of their lives. The crowd in the San Siro was really hostile. They even had smoke bombs, purple things in jars that went up in smoke when they burst. One of these landed on the steps and Bob Paisley’s clothes were covered in the stuff. Inter beat us 3-0 but not even their players enjoyed the game, and we didn’t think two of the goals were legal. They put an indirect free-kick straight into the net for the first, and the ball was kicked out of Tommy Lawrence’s hand for the second.”)

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.