A nice warm day. Did the mowing and some hoeing. Dot and Ron for dinner. Dick Richardson knocked out in big fight.
(Against the Swedish, Ingemar Johansson.)

My granddad died in 1983. For the previous 20 years, he kept a diary, recording his day as a farm worker and then through his retirement. We are lucky enough to have his notebooks, all the entries in block capitals, often in pencil. He always tells us about the weather, sometimes about what is going well at the allotment. We get updates of how Liverpool are doing and the occasional political thought. He suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, was always in pain, but you would never know from these entries. My mum once described him as a contented man. Who knows, really, but certainly, there is something soothing about these entries. So I thought I would share them with you. We have a few years to cover so buckle up.

A nice warm day. Did the mowing and some hoeing. Dot and Ron for dinner. Dick Richardson knocked out in big fight.
(Against the Swedish, Ingemar Johansson.)

On again today. Len on a week’s holiday. Got done about ten. Did a bit of gardening. Went to P in the afternoon. Did the mowing, Edged off. Did some weeding.
Not a very nice day with long showers. Car cleaning again. H.D. Making 137 to date. Helped Len plant borders by brooder house. Perry had his radio pinched.
A dull cloudy day. Finished the road side hedge. Got a load of fire wood from back of Bob’s house. Finished house windows ground floor.
On with the road hedge again today. Heavy rain in the night. But warm day with some sun. John Mullrey off sick. Wendy fell off horse.
A cloudy day. Not very warm. Car washing A.S. making 136 to date. Started to cut the hedge down the road side.
Whit Monday
A dull day. Been some rain in the night. Did some more decorating in the hall. Ron and Dot stayed the night. Went to Sheaf again.
A cold wind blowing today. Did the mowing. Put some plants in. Allan and Girl came for tea. Also Dot and Ron. Went to the Wheat at night.
Day on today. Finished 9.30. Did some paint work when I got home. Went to the Shrew with Gerrard last night. P in the afternoon. Mowing hedges.
Another beautiful warm sunny day. Car washing again. H.K.B.Mc.G. making 133 to date. Heard today that poor Chris Argyle has passed away.