Leg better this morning, thank God. A nice sunny day. Mowing in between the houses. Dot and Ron brought Jane to stay while they go to Holland.*
(* One of my dad’s few – maybe even his only – work trips abroad.)
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.

Leg better this morning, thank God. A nice sunny day. Mowing in between the houses. Dot and Ron brought Jane to stay while they go to Holland.*
(* One of my dad’s few – maybe even his only – work trips abroad.)
Trinity Sunday
Another nice day. Leg a bit easier today. Keith and his wife and daughter came to see us, as well as Dot, Ron and Jane. Quite nice. Children had a good time in the sand.
Other knee very bad this morning. A nice warm, sunny day. Did all the mowing. John Norman brought the bags of sand last night. Made a sand pit for Jane.
Cloudy today but very warm. Car cleaning. H, Doc, T1, B1 yesterday making 71 to date. Got 6 pints of juice 4.4½. Len starts his hols tonight. Cleared all the lab bins.
A lovely warm sunny day. Car washing. T, B1. Did a bit more mowing in the wood. Dot and Jane at home at noon. Jane very funny. Had us laughing. She sang.
Dull at first but fine and sunny later. Got moped back last night. New points. £1.3.6 so it ought to be ok that side for a bit. Cleaning boilers down for summer. Cheshire Show starts today.
Fine at first but rain the in afternoon. Took my bike to Cameron’s. Stayed to dinner. Saw Harry Welch while I was in Neston. Did some mowing up the drive. Lot in to burn.
Whit Monday, Bank Holiday
Another nice day. Did the small rose bed. Went to Dot’s in the afternoon. Jane was very amusing. Got home about 9 p.m.
Whit Sunday
A nice day again today. Cleaned the big rose bed and finished the mowing. Girl and Al came to see us. Also Dot, Ron and Jane. Went for a drink.
A nice warm day again. Finished digging the border. Made a small house for Jane. Her and Dot came for the day. Ron gone to the races at Doncaster.