Rain in the night and first thing but a beautiful warm sunny day later. Cut some boughs off beech at top of drive. Car washing. A.D. 212 to date. Bloody rent up 5/6.

A nice day again but wind a bit cool at times. Screws still bad. Working on the borders round the labs and the square under the fruit trees. Nothing unusual to report.

A slight frost first thing but beautiful warm sunny day later. Lot of boxes and stuff to burn. Cleaned both jets. Finished house windows, ground level, last night.

Quite warm and sunny today. Brushed up round bins. Raked the lawns under fir tree. Cleared the silage labs out. Started hoeing under the little wall round the big lawn.

Not a bad sort of day. Only did one car. K. making 211 to date. Went to see work’s doctor with my knee. Couldn’t do anything. Got home on 5.30 bus. Nice on river. 600, 1st. 0.

Got up at 10.30. Not a bad day but strong wind blowing. Dug the big rose garden over. Ron and Dot came for tea again. Knee still very bad. Nothing important happened.

A nice sunny day at first but strong gales and heavy rain at night. Went and scythed the grass at Maureen’s new house. Finished 3.30. Quite a big piece. Grile’s girl married.

A very mild day without sunshine. Car cleaning again. Bond, first time new car. D.Mc.S. making 210 to date. Went into see Shack about rent and doctor. Going to see them on Monday.

A nice day but a cool wind blowing. Slight frost first thing. Brushed round bins. Working up the drive. Hoeing. Knee still very bad. No change of rent.

Not a bad day. Some rain in the later p.m. Skinned a hare for Mrs Shack. Did the razors again. Working up the drive. Man came to start on road wall. Knee still very bad.