(Half-Quarter Day)
Got up at 8.15 and went to do my jerks at therapy. Got on ok. Home at noon. Went up the road for a walk in the afternoon. Got as far as Everitt’s.
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.

(Half-Quarter Day)
Got up at 8.15 and went to do my jerks at therapy. Got on ok. Home at noon. Went up the road for a walk in the afternoon. Got as far as Everitt’s.
Got up about 9.30am. Not a bad sort of a day. Dot, Ron and Jane came for tea. Frank and Dora also came to see us. At night, Joe and Bet came.
Got up at 9.30 am. It was raining and kept on raining all day long. Nothing of importance happened. My leg seems to be going on ok but slowly.
Went to therapy. They came for me about 9.15. Got home just after noon. Went for a walk up the road in the afternoon. Got as far as MNL bank. Did a bit of reading.
Got up at 9am. A rather cold day. Did a bit of pruning in the rose garden. Dot and Jane came on the 10.30 bus. Went home on the 4.30.
Went to C’Bridge for therapy on my knee for the first time. Got on ok there and got home about noon. Went for a walk up the road as far as Everatts.
Got up at 9am. Leg seems to be going along slow but sure. I went for a walk up the road. Not too bad. Nothing very special to report.
Pheasant and Partridge Shooting end
Got up at 9.30am. Not a bad day. Nell rang up C’Bridge about an ambulance to take me to therapy. One is calling me on Wednesday.
Got up at usual time. Morning not too bad. The gang came for tea again. Jane full of beans. Nell and I watched telly at night.
Got up at 9.15am. A nice sort of morning. Leg seems to be doing ok. Day seems to follow day without much change but I suppose one must be very patient.