Day on today. A very cold wind blowing. Had to change nozzle unit on No.2. Jane and Dot staying for weekend. Ron gone to watcher Liverpool at Arsenal.*

*Liverpool won 0-1. Ian St John scored.
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.

Day on today. A very cold wind blowing. Had to change nozzle unit on No.2. Jane and Dot staying for weekend. Ron gone to watcher Liverpool at Arsenal.*

*Liverpool won 0-1. Ian St John scored.
A day of cold, east winds and grey skies. Only one car today. H. But did two yesterday. S.T. making 32 to date. Miss Shaft’s new car. Doing work on the boiler.
Sunny today but a cold, east wind blowing. Cleaned two cars today, B and T. Had a bit of carbon in No.2. Cleaned the silage lab out and a load out of class room. Did all the Ts.
A nice day. Not so much cloud. Cleaned both jets. Cleared out the silage lab. Did all the toilets. Not much in for burning. Hoovered down the boiler room.
Another cloudy day. Dry but rather cold. Went to Tom Jellicoe’s for a load of firewood. A big pig to burn and a lot of other stuff. Did all the Ts.
Still dull with a cold wind but dry. Car washing again. B.Mc/G. making 29 to date. A big calf to burn today and some from Hanns Hall. Did all the toilets.
Got up about 10 a.m. A cold wind still blowing. Pruned all my roses and hoed small bed. Ron, Dot and Jane came. Little Jane a bit off colour with her teeth. Gave her some rides.
Day off today. Got up at 9.30. A rather cold wind. Put piece of glass over the porch door. Tied up my rambler roses. Never went to P. Watched the wrestling. Everton beat LPool.*
*Everton won 3-1. Ian St John scored for Liverpool. (https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/216)
A dull cloudy day and rather cold. Did all the Ts. Car washing. A.H. making 26 to date. Gave Bert a hand to finish putting the fan in boiler room. Got 1 doz cracked eggs.
A heavy hoar frost last night but nice and sunny today. Cleared a load from silage lab and finished the incin. Did all the Ts.