Got up at 9 a.m. Another very hot day. Ron, Dot and baby came. Went to see Frank and Dora but they were out. Girl called while we were away. Wire broke off pylon. No electricity.

Day on today. another very hot day. Screws bad. Dot at home with the baby. Ron gone to Manchester races. Went to P in the afternoon. Did mowing and hoed the drive. Very hot indeed.

Another very warm day with sunshine. A heavy thunder storm in the p.m. Lightening struck top of the mill. Car washing. H.A. making 110 to date. Did all the toilets.

(The mill is in Willaston. It was built in 1800, and my Granddad was born in a cottage in its shadow.)

Another lovely day with plenty of sunshine, Ladies’ Club Day. Dot, Ron and babs to Ness today. Got a hell of a cold on me. Hoed under the rhodies. Did toilets. Got post for Ron.

(Neston Female Friendly Society was established in January 1814 and continues to this day as the Neston Female Society, although it is known locally as Ladies Club. The annual walk, is held on the first Thursday in June. My sister and I used to go every year, wearing our best dresses. I think there was a fair too.)

Another lovely day again. Sunny and hot. Did some scything up the drive. First day of the Cheshire Show. Had to get through windows this morning. Did all the toilets. Not much to report.

Another lovely day. Very warm and not so much wind. Car washing. B.Mc.K. making 108 to date. Did all the toilets. Swept round bins. A lot of stuff to burn. Ron is on holiday this week.

Still lovely weather. Cut my garden hedge. Dot, Ron and Jane came. We went to Delamere Forest. Quite nice. The Pope died*. I’ve got a bit of a chill on my tummy.

*Pope John XXIII

Another lovely day. Wind still cool. Got up 9 a.m. Did the mowing and some weeding. Dot, Ron and Jane came. Jane grows lovelier. Got some plants off Ted Gray.

Day off today. A lovely sunny day but wind rather cold. Cleaned the rose beds. Went to P in the afternoon. Did some hoeing drive and new rose beds. Mrs P still away.

A lovely warm sunny day all day. Only washed one car. H. making 105 to date. Did all the toilets. Brushed down boiler room and round the bins. Ted Evans not been in since Monday.