A cool cloudy day but dry. Digging the borders again. Did all the toilets and brushed round the bins. Went to Bill Barnes’ stag party at The Harp lat night. Had a good night.

Heavy showers nearly all day but not so cold. Cleaned both the jets and polished all the copper in the boiler room. Cleaned all the toilets. One of the cisterns leaking.

Wind still cold and strong. Some showers. Mrs Harris started today. Car cleaning. S.B. making 96 to date. Did all the toilets. Fred Evans from Pud started here.

(Pud is Puddington, a village)

Still very cold. Got up at 9.30. Finished borders and did the mowing. Ron, Dot and Jane came at 12.30. Jane is lovely. Frank and Dora came in the afternoon. Went at 8.

(Frank was my grandma’s brother.)

Day off today. A bitterly cold wind blowing. Dug the border in front of the house. Went to P in the afternoon. Tough going. Got money for plants for B. Edwards.

Wind rather cold bu a lovely day nevertheless. Car washing H.A. making 94 cars to date. Did all the toilets. Machine back at P yesterday so do some mowing tonight.

A lovely warm day with no cold wind. Dug some more of the border and loaded trailer with rubbish. Did all the toilets. Gordon and Ted gone on trip to Ireland. Did Howarth’s axe.

Cold wind at first bu nice and sunny later. Swept part of the drive and started to dig borders in front of lab doors. Went to Neston with John and got a new set of draining rods. 15.

A few showers but warmer today. Cleaned both the jets. Swept up round the bins and did all the toilets. Put some late spuds in last night. The yanks sending up a space man today.

(Mercury Atlas 9 (MA-9, designated also Faith 7) was the fourth and final manned orbital flight of the Mercury program. The pilot was L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.)

Not a bad day but the wind still cold. Mr Green got beat by 6 votes. Jack Elliss passed away. Car washing again. S.B.Mc.K. making 92 to date. Only time to do outside toilet.