Fog at first but cleared later and some sunshine. Car washing. G,B2,A,K making 224 to date. Did Ts. Stayed dinner again. Knee very bad today. Told T I am going to get it locked*.

*I think this was arthrodesis , a process used before reliable joint replacements were available. The bones in joints, like Granddad’s knee, were surgically fused to create one continuous, stable bone. This permanently “locked” the joint in a fixed position (usually a slightly bent angle for walking) to eliminate pain and provide stability. Pretty brutal.  This is how I remember Granddad, with one leg permanently straight.

The fog still round. Got up 10am. Cold. Dot and Jane came for tea. Went home at 7pm. Stayed in with Nell and watched tellie. Not very good programme.

Day off today. Got up at 10.30am. A cold morning with fog about. Leg too bad to do any gardening. Did some reading and watched the telly. Went to pub on bike.

Another dull cloudy day but not too cold. Car washing again. H.T.B1. making 220 to date. Did all the Ts. Heard that S is leaving. Mark and Roger are leaving tonight.

A fairly mild day but dull. Raking leaves up the drive and burning them. Did all the Ts. A lot of fowl to burn from Hanns Hall. Went home to dinner. Dot and Jane there. Also pup.

A nice mild day with sunshine. Cleaned both jets. Cleared out silage lab and did all the Ts. Stayed dinner again. Leg a little easier but got a bad head.

A lovely mild day. Nurse came to give flu injections. Couldn’t have one. Brushed the leaves up off drive. Did all the Ts. Knee pretty bad again. Stayed dinner.

A fairly mild day but cloudy. Car washing all day. K.A.S.B1.B2. making 217 to date. Stayed dinner. Knee still very painful. In splint all day. Dot Sharp is engaged.

Got up just after 9am. Still pretty cold. Knee still bad. Dot, Ron and Jane came for tea. They got a little pup today for Jane. Never went out. Leg too bad. Watched the telly.

Day on today. Got done about 10am. Frost at first. Cold all day. Shewrings went at 11.30. Knee still very bad. Never went out until 9pm. The clocks back 1 hour.