A lovely warm day. Cleaned the sump in the incinerator. Washed and polished Shack’s car. Cut the grass round the tennis courts and started in the wood.

Back at work again today. How soon two weeks have gone. Car washing. D.Mc.A.B. making 154 to date. Paid canteen. 3wks coke while away. X

A dull cloudy day but warm. Put some soil to my cabbage. Cyril came to see my on the 6.30 bus. Went to the Wheat with him. Good night.

Rained all morning so did some reading. Cleared up in the afternoon. Went to P. Did the mowing. Pulled the fence up and started weeding.

A lovely day by way of a change. Very hot all day. Burnt the thorns off hedge. John brought my money. Dot and Ron came at night.

A better day today. Cut the hawthorn hedge. Looks well now. Mrs Cartwright came to see us at night. Stayed until 9.30. Went for a pint.

Not much better today. Still thundery. Did my ABC. Put it in a frame. Went to Dot’s on the 4 bus. Came back on the 9.30. Went to the pub.

Another day of rain and thunder showers. Nell went on trip to Yorkshire. Poor day for it. Got back about 11.30. Went for a drink. Met Eric Roberts.

A day of more rain and some thunder. Not fit to do much. Did some reading. Never went out at night. Nothing important happened.

A fairly decent day. Mucked about. Dot and Ron came for tea. Went to see Cyril at the Coach. Saw Billy and Dora. Left him at 9. Walked back.

(Cyril was one of Granddad’s brothers. Bill was Cyril’s son, my mum;’s cousin. Dora, Bill’s wife, was the most glamorous person I knew growing up. She painted her nails different colours.)