Knee about the same today. It seems a slow job but reckon I must not get impatient. No word from Clatter yet about next visit. Len came to see me.

New Year’s day today. I hope it will be a better one for me than last year. Ossie came to see me at night. Cordon brought my wages with young Bill.

Got up at 9.30 again. Last day of the old year today. Hope that ’65 will be a better one for us. Eric came to see me at dinner time and Bill Edwards and Charlie Birch at night.

Got up at 9.30 a.m. Leg feels a bit better today. No visitors today. A nice day but a bit on the cold side. A week today since I came out of hospital. Time does fly.

Got up at 9.30 again. Leg about the same. A week today since I had the clamps off so mustn’t be in too big of a hurry. No one came today. Paid for Xmas birds £3.11.3.

Got up at 9.30. Leg seems a bit better today. Howarth and Doc came to see me at dinner time, and brought six bottles of beer. Very nice of them.

Snowing, still the gang going home this morning. Jane’s cold much better but Dot still got her’s. Managed to get upstairs today. Quite an achievement.

Leg about the same today. Couldn’t get on it much yesterday. Started to snow in the afternoon. Lou and Les went straight home. Don’t blame them.

Christmas Day today. Able to walk a little bit better today. Lou and Les came for dinner. Nice to see them but a lot of work for Nell. Dot, Ron and Jane came.