A nice day again today. Washed H car making 107 to date. Had to go home after break as both knees very bad. Sent for Doc. Told me to poultice them. Put off work.

Not so nice today. Dull with some showers. Good lot to burn again. Both knees bad. Main man came instead of June. Did S car. Got some muck out of boiler. Did all the Ts again.

Another nice, warm day again. Both legs bad again. Took fronts of boilers and started to clean them. Cleared some stuff for Bryan Holme. Left the Ts.

Another beautiful day, with lots of sunshine. Legs bad today. A lot of stuff in to burn including a big pig and a calf. Washed a car and did all the Ts. No boilers on.

Not so nice today. A lot of cloud about. Nell decorating Dot’s room. I soiled my spuds up and did some weeding. Never went out. N went to housey. No luck. Miss the gang not coming.

A lovely day again, warm sunshine. Made a new lawn at back of house to put Jane a swing on. No one came. Saw Ossie* at night. He tells me he has no pub.

(*Oswald, one of Granddad’s brothers.)

Day off today again. A lovely warm, sunny day. Did the mowing. Went to P in the afternoon. Did mowing and some weeding. Knee very bad. Be glad to go to Clatter.*

(*Clatterbridge, local hospital)

A beautiful warm sunny day. Car washing again. H.K.G.T. in the week making 106 to date. A lot of stuff to burn. Did all the Ts. Dot and Ron start hols tonight. 2 weeks.

A lovely day again, with sunshine. Fitter came from Nuways. Inner assembly too tight. Did all the Ts. Hoed border under vet lab and started under blackcurrants. Dot and Jane home.

A nice day again with sunshine. Washed T car. Rest of the day working on No 2 burner. No oil going through the nozzle. Don’t know what the Hell.*

(*Not sure Hell is the work here. The pencil writing is a bit unclear and it doesn’t sound like Granddad.)