Yet another lovely warm sunny day. Poor old Ron leaves tonight. I shall miss him. Car washing. H, G and T, B1 yesterday. A lot of stuff to burn from Hanns Hall and a pig from Joe. 67 cars to day.

Another lovely day, warm and sunny. Ladies Day at Neston. Car washing in the morn. T,B. Did some more mowing up the drive. A lot of stuff to burn. Pig off Rolly.

(I remember going to Ladies Day with my Grandma. An annual walk of the Ladies Club, I seem to remember a fair as well. The walk first took place in 1814, as part of the Ladies Club, with the 1817 regulations stipulating that “on the first day of June members meet at the Clubroom at ten o’clock in the morning and walk in orderly procession to the Church, where an appropriate sermon shall be preached, this to be followed by taking tea together.” https://www.nestonpast.com/neston-female-friendly-society/)

A lovely day today, warm and sunny. Got moped done at Fred Rowe’s last night. Sent for new points. Derby day. Moving up the drive. Big sow to burn. Dot and Jane at home.

Another cold wind today but some sunshine. Did some more mowing and gathered it up. Cleaned both the jets. A.F. brought a ton of coke. Bike not running right again.

Another cold day with no sunshine. Did the usual chores. Did some mowing by front lawn. Went for petrol. 4/5½. A lot of stuff in to burn again. Several sacks Mrs H.

Still a cold wind and no sun much. Dug the front borders. Went to the Port in the afternoon. Dot, Ron and Jane there as well. Joe brought bedding plants.

Still very cold wind and very little sun. Cleaned the moped and did all the mowing. Dot and Jane came for an hour in the afternoon. Very nice.

Another dull cloudy day with a cold east wind blowing. Car washing. H and Doc. Yesterday T, B1, G making 63 to date. Cleared all the lab bins out. Had boilers on again, so cold.

A dull cloudy day with a cold wind. Put boilers on. Car washing. T, B1, G. Saw Mr Kelly. Dot and Jane home at noon. Men digging a trench for electric cable outside our house. Very noisy.

Not a bad day. Some sunshine and cloud. Finished one side of the drive. Started the other. Got up 2.30am to watch Clay Liston fight. All over 1 minute of round 1. A farce.

(“Some speculated Liston wanted an early exit for fear of being killed by an errant bullet if a follower of Malcolm X tried to assassinate Ali. Others concluded the fight had to be fixed, though it’s difficult to imagine a more clumsy way to execute a dive. And if that was Liston’s intention, why would he get up and then try to resume fighting? To this day some believe Liston, an ex-con and former mob enforcer, threw both fights with Ali, though hard evidence to bolster that idea has never surfaced. The bottom line is the mysterious and bizarre Ali vs Liston rematch has never not been controversial in all the years since, and it will forever stand as a surreal episode of infinite weirdness, indeed, the most controversial match in the long history of the prize ring.” [The Fight City])