A lovely day with plenty of sunshine. Got some wood from black shed. Saw first swallows. Hoeing up the drive. Started to clean the house windows again. W.

(Re Sunday 22nd April, this is the ABC Granddad made from sticks. Now on my mum’s wall.)

Got up at 9.30. Started creosoting outside fence. Did the mowing. Spuds are through now. Ron and Dot came for tea. Dot’s birthday. Mrs won a nice table at housey.

My mum, Dot (but some years earlier)

A day on today. Got done early. Finished creosoting new fence. Went to P in the afternoon. Cleaned the drive up. Heard the cuckoo for the first time.

Colder first thing but warmer with sun in the afternoon. Car cleaning again. H.B.S.Mc. making 105 to date. Won £1 in Neston Council sweep. Brushed up around the bins.

A fine warm sunny morning but changed to cloud and drizzle later. Hoeing up the drive. Got some creosote for my fence. Let Mr Shac see the A.B.C. Thought it v.g.

Beautiful warm sunny day. Cleared some carbon out of No. 1. boiler. Cleaned both the jets. Finished the squares under fruit trees. Started on beds in front main lab door.

A lovely warm sunny day again today. Car washing again. A.S.K.D. making 99 to date. Glued my A.B.C. A lot of stuff to burn from Hans Hall.

A lovely day again. Finished the borders. Did the mowing. Ron went to the match at Liverpool. Nell went back with Dot for tea. Saw Bert Harris in Sheaf.

A lovely day, warm and sunny. Started to fork the borders. Dot and Ron came. Stayed the night. Got my A.B.C. back off John Roe.

(Granddad collected sticks in the shape of every letter of the alphabet and framed them. My mum still has it.)

A morning of heavy cloud but not so cold. Finished the fence. Started to rain about dinner time. Rained all afternoon. Unable to go to P. Watched tele.